PBO Green Award winner put under online hammer


Calypso, the eco-Contessa 32 that won a PBO Green Award in 2011, is being put up for sale on eBay.

The Rogers family, the boat’s builders and owners, will launch the auction on February 15 and plan to finish it at around 4pm on Saturday February 25.

The starting price will be £135,000 with no reserve or VAT to pay.

Calypso was built to an environmentally-friendly specification. She used a sustainable teak-replacement called kebony for the deck and interiors, has a hybrid engine, solar panels and reclaimed and recycled fixtures and fittings.

To read more about the sale visit sellingcalypso.blogspot.com.

Video – 2011 PBO Green Awards.