Sold for £18,000
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: N/A
Chassis No: T.B.A.
MOT: N/A
View / Collect: Dorset
Full Spec:
- Length - 14 ft 9 in
- Beam - 5 ft 6 in
- Draft - 2 ft
- Single inboard engine
- 75hp
- Original condition garage find
- With original Healey braked trailer
- Original cover
- Water ski pylon
- Front bench
- Rear bench seat with rear teak cover
- Foot and hand throttle
Brief History:
Donald Healey fell in love with waterskiing after vacationing in the Bahamas in 1955 with racing driver Stirling Moss, who was also an enthusiast. Moss was one of his first customers and also helped him with the marketing of the boats, whose attractive lines and affordable prices made them popular for private use.
The first Healey Ski-Master was built at Bridport in Devon before moving production of the Healey Sports Boat to the company's Cape Works in Warwick. It was first shown at the fourth National Boat Show, which had just moved to Earls Court from Olympia in 1957.
The next model was called the Healey Sprite and a new subsidiary company Healey Marine was set up to concentrate on larger boats with an inboard engine.
Before long Healey boats were entering races and he and his son Bic often drove them in events.
A chance meeting with world speed record driver Donald Campbell led to Bic being invited to a trial run for Campbell's boat 'Bluebird' on Coniston Water. Two Healey boats were in the support team acting as rescue craft.
Auction: Live Auction Online, 4th Mar, 2020
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