Rival 41 Ketch, Centre Cockpit - "Amazone".  A rare Rival - very few of these were built. Moulded 1976 but launched 1991 after fitting out in a heated shed. Equipped for long distance, short-handed sailing with an extensive inventory, much being new. With her present owner 12 years. Details and photos here. Price €130,000. The yacht is lying in the Netherlands: contact the owner Rob Ruiter by phone 0031 65 22 77 521, email  robruiter58@hotmail.com or Skype: amazone0103  (31/08/2010)

Rival 36  Laranya  is reluctantly for sale for family/health reasons. One of the last built, in 1993, and in immaculate condition with a very comprehensive inventory. Contact ramsay.ellerton#talk21.com  or 07831 630250 for details, or see the broker's listing at www.dickies.co.uk . Located in Bangor, North Wales. Price now £69,950.  (31/08/2010)

Rival 38A Cutter 'CHERRY RIPE' - 1979. 6 berths, plus original pipe cot. Wheel steering. Hull epoxied 1999. Bukh DV36.   New gearbox 1994. Eberspacher hot air heating (Full service & new control box 2009), Dickinson  ‘Newport’ diesel heater in saloon, Taylors 031 2 burner gas stove, separate grill and oven. Sea water cooled fridge..Pumped hot water, calorifier & immersion. shower in heads. 7 opening hatches in saloon, 5 in aft cabin. Fans. 40 gal fuel tank (engine & Dickinson stove)  & 5 gal tank (for Eberspacher). 2 Water tanks - 75 gals & approx 40 gals. PUR watermaker. 1 engine and 2 domestic  batteries. Raymarine C80 with Navionics cartography for UK (2009),GPS (2009),DSC VHF Radio. Navtex, radar, Autohelm 6000 Autopilot. Large chart table, charts  & pilot books Dynaplate on hull & isolators in backstay for SSB. Seago 2.6 Dinghy and Mariner 2.5hp 2 stroke outboard. Plastimo 4 man liferaft, Lifesling, Fully battened mainsail with slab reefing (3 reefs), twin track Furlex. Genoa, Furling Yankee, working jib, storm jib. Spinnaker, 2 poles and jockey pole. Staysail,l trysail  with separate track on mast. Deep self draining cockpit with teak floor grating. Sprayhood, bimini. Electric Anchor Windlass, 451b CQR Anchor 60m 3/8” tested chain and tested shackle. Lying at Kip Marina, Firth of Clyde.  £51,950. Phone Steve Parfitt on +447703 184 961  Details and photos also at http://www.michaelschmidt.co.uk/sail.asp (25/08/2010)

Rival 32 1973 " Spellbound " professionally rebuilt by Halls Yard at Walton on the Naze 1991/2 including Yanmar 3GM30 28HP diesel. Set up for single handed sailing, control lines to cockpit. Fully equipped including: Avon dinghy,  Aries Vindvane (off the designer/builder Nick Franklin's boat Vane Jane ) and ST 4000 tillerpilot selfsteering. Full electronic instrumentation by Raymarine including C80 2005 radar chart plotter. McMurdo Navtex, Garmin GPS. Eberspacher cabin heating, Radio CD player, Kelvin Hughes VHF. Plastimo 6 person liferaft, single line slab reefing, stack pack, lazy jacks, roller genoa & jib, inner forestay, storm jib, spinnaker with snuffer, battery management system to 3 batteries, sea toilet with holding tank and much more. Probably as fine an example of a Rival 32 as you are likely to find. Lying ashore Suffolk Yacht Harbour, Levington near Felixstowe. Price £27,500. Tel. owner : Crombie Glennie  01949 850655 A/Phone ( Mob: 07866 440010 ) or email: crombieglennie@btinternet.com  (17/08/2010)

Mainsail for Rival 38, in tan, free to anyone to collect from Lymington.  Three reefs, 10 ounce sail cloth, well used but still in good repair.  Useful spare for a long distance cruiser? Contact Chris Enstone on 07786 063590 or email on chrisenstone#simpleisgood.com  (10/08/2010)

Unused Ebco Sextant  - still in the box. - Price £70.  Stowe Trailing Log with liquid crystal integrated counter unit.  It has never been used - Price £60.  Also Volumes 1 - 3 of Sight Reduction Tables for Air Navigation  A.P. 3270 - Price  £ 60.  Contact John Howey at dew.of.the.sea@rocketmail.com (06/08/2010)

Rival 34 "TENACITY II” - Standard draught version, built 1978 by Southern Boatbuilding, fitted out for short-handed long distance cruising and commissioned 1980.  New standing rigging (Winter 2008), boom with three dedicated reefing lines and outhaul, New Kemp mainsail - three reefs (winter 2008), Kemp Genoa on Rotostay roller-reefing, Spinnaker and two telescopic poles, Detachable inner forestay for working and storm jibs, separate trysail track on mast. CQR anchor, 60m 10mm Chain with manual windlass, aluminium beaching legs, Air-X wind generator, windvane self-steering gear, standard Bukh DV20 driving a two bladed prop, two 105Ah domestic and separate engine start battery, Navico log/depth/wind/pilot instruments, autopilot, GPS, Navtex, Brand new ICom 505 VHF (DSC) radio, electric and manual bilge pumps, Diesel cabin heater, JVC fm/am radio with stereo speakers, gas alarm, fridge with Isotherm ASU unit, 240v shore power and automatic battery charger,  Too much kit and spares to list here. Currently in commission and afloat at Gosport. Price now £23,000.  For full details and photos contact nickhyde61#hotmail.com  or  07881 834310 (06/08/2010)

Rival 32 'Soirbheas' 1971 - Soirbheas is a fine example of the design and has been well maintained and updated by her present owners. With a new rig and sails in 2006 and an Awlgrip spray finish to her topsides and deck she is in top condition. Price now £23,950. Lying Levington, Suffolk.  Full details and photos here. Contact Helen Wilson at 07767 740786 and shw@christs-hospital.org.uk or Chris Eager at 07768255969 and CEager@woodbridge.suffolk.sch.uk   (25/06/2010)

Cradle for Rival 31/32/34.  Professionally manufactured and in good condition - some surface rust of course, but well maintained and greased.  5 adjustable legs with protective pads.  Can be disassembled for transport - currently in Southsea, Hampshire.  The critical measure is length - maximum is 4.46m.  I moved it in a large Ford Transit - it will just fit diagonally and allow doors to close.  It could easily be strapped to an empty trailer.  £325 ono.  Contact Jim Dutton on 07702 998817 or jbdutton54#gmail.com  (20/04/10)

R31/32/34 Trailer - Single axle articulated truck trailer with cradle for Rival 31-34. Plated for 10 tonnes. Loads of work done to electrics and brakes - have the receipts to show. Very good condition with very little rust. This trailer would require testing prior to using it on the public highway. Now £1000 or near offer. Ideal if you want to put your Rival in your drive. Contact me for pictures: tristanmortimer#gmail.com or tel 07818 040057  (22/03/10)

Rival 31 - 1970  Good all round condition. Usual inventory. Lying ashore on River Medway, Kent. Contact fastman.3648#btinternet.com or 01732 366671 for full details. Price £14950   (04/03/2010)

Rival  31 "Mawingo" - Built  in  1970  by  Marine  Construction  and  extensively  modernised  in  1987  to  have  virtually  the  same  layout  as  the  Rival  34.  Volvo  2002  (with  new  90  amp  alternator and  smart  regulator)  The  Genoa  is  roller  reefed,  and  the  Main  (new  2005)  has  3  slab  reefs.  A  storm  jib  is  set  on  a  removable  inner  forestay.  There  is  also  a  spinnaker  with  the  appropriate  gear. Electric  anchor  windlass  for  the  35lb  CQR,  and  70  metres  of  chain.  Also  10  kilo  Bruce  with  50  metres  octoplait  and  15  metres  chain.  4  man  dinghy  &  a  2.5  hp  outboard.  Neptune  2000  cooker  new  2008.  Autohelm,  Rutland  913  wind  generator, Ebersbacher  central  heating  (in  need  of  servicing), Sestrel  compass,  NASA  echo  sounder, log/speed   indicator,  wind  indicator,  GPS  and  VHF.  Lying  ashore  at  Dunstaffnage.  £17,500.  Contact  Keith Griffiths at keithgriffiths01@btinternet.com  (04/03/2010)