Falmouth Gypsy Buyer's Guide
The Falmouth Gypsy is a late-sixties design by Rodney Warington Smyth, built by Penryn Boatbuilding in numbers under 200. On the used market she appears as a 23.95-foot triple-keel cruiser with a 19-foot waterline and an 8.5-foot beam, powered by a single 10-horsepower Saab diesel. Her shallow 2.6-to-2.9-foot draft and modest 4,189-pound displacement make her a manageable small-boat purchase for sheltered-water cruising.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Gypsy was produced with either a plywood hull or, on some boats, a fiberglass hull, both under a fiberglass-wood composite deck. Recorded tankage is 13 gallons of water and 11 gallons of diesel, which frames the boat as a minimal overnight or day-cruise layout rather than a long-range liveaboard. The triple-keel configuration is consistent across the class and defines the shallow-draft profile buyers should expect regardless of hull material.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The period rig is a masthead sloop carrying a 244-square-foot sail plan, with jib and genoa sheets of 24 feet and mainsheet near 60 feet, all at 3/8-inch diameter. A spinnaker sheet of about 52.7 feet supports light-air flying sail. For a shopper, the consequence is a simple, easily sourced running-rig inventory; any upgrade path centers on sail-handling refresh rather than complex systems.
What to Inspect
The central used-market question is hull material, since the hull may be plywood or fiberglass and the two demand different survey methods. Confirm the actual construction of the specific boat before committing. The immersion rate of 565 pounds per inch and wetted surface of 161 square feet are normal for the class, but the shallow triple keel should be checked for grounding wear given the boat's gunkholing draft range.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
A buyer's short checklist:
- Verify plywood versus fiberglass hull on the individual boat
- Inspect triple keel for grounding damage
- Confirm Saab diesel and 3/8-inch sheet inventory condition
- Expect minimal 13-gallon water and 11-gallon fuel capacity
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Falmouth Gypsy. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $679 | — |
Where they're listed
Falmouth Gypsy listings appear across 1 country. United Kingdom has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $679 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornish Crabbers 24 Mk I | 29.25' | $ 44,773 | 28 | 9 |
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| MacWester 26 | 26' | $ 4,752 | 6 | 1 |
| Falmouth GypsyYou are here | — | $ 679 | 1 | 0 |