1981 Pelle Petterson 6 Metre10m

One of Pelle Petterson’s admired 6 Metre Yachts, Bluebird is now on the market for the first time in 14 years. Pelle designed 22 6 Metres all of which are and have been very successful boats.

Blue Bird (ex Tibnor,  USA 116 Chinook, North Pacific Belle and SWE 103 Tibnorina ) is one of the four Pelle Petterson boats built in 1981. She was originally raced by Carl Butchan in the US as Chinook USA 116 where she placed second in the Newport World Cup in 1983.

Over the next 6 years she was campaigned in the US as both North Pacific Belle and Chinook, racing in the 85 and 87 World Cups, achieving mid fleet positions.

In 1989 she was shipped back to Sweden where a full refit was undertaken, this included a new Keel with wings and a new rudder. There she was renamed Tiborina. It was under this name that she took part in the 1989 World Cup Marstrand, Sweden where she placed top 10 results.

Between 1989 and 2005 Blue Bird stayed in Sweden where she changed hands a couple of times. In 2005 she was sold to the UK/Solent 6 Metre fleet and raced with a local owner in the 2007 Cowes World Cup and local Solent 6 Metre events.

Between 2007 and 2009 she was given a new Ian Howlett designed rudder, painted in 2 pack Jotun paint and duropox deck paint.

She was carefully laid up in 2009 and has remained under a cover until now.

• 2 Barient 23 Runner winches 
• 1 Barient 23 Mainsheet winch 
• 2 Barient Headsail winches 
• 2 Barient Spinaker winches 
• 2 Barient Mast/Halyard winches 

• Merriman Hydraulic for mast ram and forestay 

• Mainsail (One Sails) 
• No 2 Headsail (One Sails) 
• No 1 Headsail (North Sails) 
• 2 Spinnakers (North Sails) 

• Black mast with mast ram roller on the bottom 
• Black boom 
• Aluminium spinnaker pole 

• Electric bilge pump 
• Manual bilge pump 
• Anchor with chain and warp 

• Purpose built cradle 
• 6 Metre Measurement certificate (need revalidating)