The Cypsela in the 1960s docked in the docks of the Real Club Náutico de Vigo, after being built in Bilbao under the direction of the unforgettable Juan Manuel Alonso Allende

The Cypsela is one of the most historic ships in Spain, for its design and construction characteristics and for its victories. A very fast and manageable cutter, which has even turned the world around. He's in good condition, he needs new paintings and varnishes. The Cypsela, armed by the José María Pujadas, was later owned by Manuel Varela Uña... son of the pontevedrés gynecologist Manuel Varela Radío was based in the port of Noia and years later by Gonzalo Fernández Puentes (of the family Fernández de Sousa), when he was founded in the dársene of Mount Real Club de Yates de Baiona (decades of the 70 and 80).

In 1980 it was offered to the Yates Club directive, then presided over by the unforgettable Rafael Olmedo as a cession to the Royal Mount, for a sailing school... but the directive declined the offer for the investment necessary to put it in place; as well as for the high maintenance figures... already in the 90's was acquired by the Catalan shipowner and then President of the RANC, Ricardo Balil.

To highlight that the Barcelona businessman with his wife Isabel Muiños sailed all over the Planet for eight and a half years. In 2004, they ran into the Tsunami of Tahiland... the luck was that they were on a sota... because if they had found themselves to barlo, they would not have been able to save the commitment they had lived.

Cypsela is the logical evolution of the concept of light displacement, introduced by Giles, influenced by the thesis of John Illingworth, from his Maid of Malham. Giles gets a ship of reduced dimensions, with very wide interior habitability (three cabins and two bathrooms), large surface on deck, thanks to the typical breakage of its lines and excellent speed skills and sailors of the ship. Its particular line, typical of its great designer between the Forty and Fifty of the last century, ensures an important place among the historical classics. The Cypsela is currently for sale in a marina in Girona.

Shipyard: Udondo (Bilbao) (*)
Model: Cypsela (shipyard construction number 143)
First shipowner: Jose María Pujadas
Year: 1952
Flag: Belgium
Length: 14.8 m
Manga: 3.35 m
Footwear: 2.4 m
Cabins - Shrimps: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Water capacity: 180 l
Price offer: €59,000

(*) The Udondo Shipyard, located near Bilbao, specialized in the construction of sailboats, especially those designed by Juan Manuel Alonso Allende. Among its most outstanding designs is the Galea series, known for its mechanism to rent the mast and its driveway that allowed them to navigate the Midi channel and reach the Mediterranean. They also built boats such as the Lar and the Altamar, both 40 feet.

A shipyard, in general, is a place where ships of various types and sizes are built, repaired and maintained. In the case of Udondo, they focused on sailing boats, including innovative designs such as the Galea. A shipyard is a larger industrial facility where ships of different types, such as yachts, military ships and commercial ships are built and repaired. In a shipyard various tasks are carried out, such as the installation of propulsion, navigation, electrical, communications and entertainment systems, as well as other systems customised according to the customer's needs.

As for the ships of Udondo, examples can be found such as the Cypsela, a classic light-displacement cuter, built in 1954, with double lining of samanilla on wooden notebooks and teak cover, according to Singular Boats. Also mentioned is a 1965 sailboat, a Chris@-@ Craft with a length of 8.98 meters and a sleeve of 3.05 meters, with capacity for 6 people and a 100-litre freshwater tank and a 600-litre fuel tank, according to YachtWorld.

Manuel Pedro Seoane Cordal
Digital Nautical Editor
Corrected and reviewed by the great nautical historian Don Luis Tourón