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A striking Sailing yacht that achieves both elegant proportions, and superlative interior space for her length. Built in South Africa to cruise the oceans of the world in comfort and safety, .The design has  a very pleasing sheer, a good-looking aft, and a moderately high bow. The flush main deck, combined with a wide beam ,allows truly large  areas of recreational deck space..... This is a proven ocean going schooner.

Custom built in South Africa and launched in 1987. Aluminium Construction

Yacht Staysail Schooner Rig
This Yacht has no Boom between the masts, as is the way of Staysail Schooners.

view from bow
Wide open decks

View port side
Notice wheel on deck ; )

Yacht, Stern view
Aview of the stern, gentle tumblehome can be seen, and inset port boxes. also notice the folding swi

Steering cockpit
Notice heavy teak , and swim ladder, entrance to lazzarette either side.

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  Aluminium structure is all marine grade 5083 alloy, welded by the metal inert gas process. Six transverse aluminium bulkheads are fitted and continuously welded to longitudinal frames of T secion 70 x 60 x 9.5mm 6261 aluminium alloy. Hull and deck plating is welded to this framework. Special alloy extruded toe-rail is welded to the hull sheer. Plate thickness is 8mm below the waterline, and 6mm above. The keel plate is 25mm. There are two cockpits one with storage lockers, the aft with access to the lazarette. All deck mounted hatch and ventilators coaminggs are welded into the deck plating. Ballast consists of stacked lead ingots completely insulated and sealed beneath a welded aluminium plate zincs are attached to 30mm rod section welded inside the hull. Bilge and sump tanks have been created within the keel the sump being closed the bilge (under the main engine) open. The rudder is skeg mounted and sits above the keel line. Fuel and water tanks are of aluminium alloy.
The hull is fair and appealing and pleasing, complemented with constructed insets for all port holes. The hull shows a gentle tumblehome, however little flair at the bow,Shear is classic, gunwales being deep forward and curving back, deck house lines exhibit correct convergence with the modern straight bow line.

Stern quarter view
Notice, recessed ports, Inmarsat C antenna

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The windlass is a Lofrans Titan, 2000 kg lift, with emergency manual lifting, and 24volt forward and reverse . Spare anchor is in the forepeak forward and is a 60KG stainless danforth.Working anchors consist of two 60kg CQR with 60 metres of 12mm chain to port and 140 metres 14mm chain.

Galley BUT just like a kitchen! and a port to look out of !
Lots of working surfaces !

The galley is u shaped with long corian work surfaces and twin inset sinks. plate racks and storage are close at hand. There is a porthole and deck hatch above. Cooking equipment includes a combined microwave rottiserie convection oven, and a gimballed gas oven with top burners.( The gas bottles being kept in isolation in a deck space an isolated locker,accesible by locking deck plate )

Looking Forward to this !
View from midships, forward passageway

Will seat 10 comfortably !
view of galley from dining area

Saloon notice wire on carpet !
View of saloon from port side

Apon descending belowdecks of this schooner the immediate feeling is space and light, The deckhouse has large windows as well as four deck hatches. The main salon has "L"shaped cushioned seating to port and starboard.The navigation station switchboard and chart table, drinks cabinet etc, are to port . The galley and dining salons are forward of this raised saloon but flow from it in a semi open plan scheme, the galley being to port, and the dining salon to starboard .  Forward of this is an attractive centreline passageway with four almost equal cabins, 2 to port and 2 to starboard. Each has its own deck hatch and porthole, ¾ berth below and single upper. Each has its own head and washroom, and sufficient cupboards drawers and storage lockers. Back from the raised  saloon down two steps on the starboard side is the entrance to the Main cabin This cabin is even more spacious,has a queen size bed, and full seating, there is a porthole to port and starboard and two deck hatches. The interior furnishings are fresh, Cabinetry and woodwork of the yacht is finished throughout with teak trim and ,and  panelling of chinese oak. sapelle, and kiat . The sole througout is teak and holly.

All round view from, windows and plenty of light !
view of saloon stbd side from companionway

Raised saloon and nav station
View of Nav Station and saloon to port

Port saloon
Port side saloon aft of Nav Station

Loo behind door
Ablutions parlour aft cabin

Recently stolen (from the boat)
Nice bit of Brass !
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Pub !

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Master

Much storage under seating
Dining Sallon and couches, opposite galley

Across from the galley is the dining saloon, the teak table comfortably seats 10 around it.Storage lockers are under these seats, and in various lockers in the galley.

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Accomadation plan, double click for enlarged view

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Sail Plan xclick for larger view

  (Please note that if you linked from Escapeartist, that some of the information there is incorrect, valuation at present exchange rate is approx $ 370,000 )

A good looking proven ocean going schooner.



 space. The long term accomadation is for a minimum of 10 persons. Daycruising with 25 persons would would be comfortable and spacious.


 

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    The hull is fair and appealing and pleasing, complemented with constructed insets for all port holes. The hull shows a gentle tumblehome, however little flair at the bow,Shear is classic, gunwales being deep forward and curving back, deck house lines exhibit correct convergence with the modern straight bow line.

  • Deck.

    • The deck has a low maintenance yet attractive appearance, with non skid polyurethane laid over an epoxy screed. teak planking in both the cockpit decks and seats.

    Sailplan

    •  The Yachts rig is 2 masted double spreader stayail schooner with loose footed roller furling staysail on the main stay as well as the forestay and fittings for fore fisherman, on foremast, although golywobber carried on board.

     

  •  14mm chain. All winches are self tailing 12 in all. Barberossa.

    • Forepeak..stowage of chain, sails and lines, 2 crew squeeze bunks.

    • Cockpits ...The yacht has a large main cockpit, for dining etc and a steering cockpit aft, the main cockpit is normally entered by a thruway on the starboard side. There are three deck lockers under the seats. There is a large spray dodger. While sailing the main boom is high enough  to pass comfortably overhead while tacking.  Further aft is the sailing cockit, from here sheets can be hauled instruments observed, and the vessel steered.

    • Lazzerette...This compartment is entered thru a deck hatch either side of the steering cockpit, apart from steering hydraulics and motors, the space is for stowage.

    • Steering The Steering is hydraulically operated by a large ram (500cc) and wheel pump above, a 24volt motor runs a hydraulic pump for jog steering, and the Silva autopilot operates the pump solenoids for automatic steering. Should complete failure occur a 3 piece tiller arm can be directly and quickly connected to the top of the rudder stock which is accesed through a cut out in the foreward part of the aft cockpit. This system allows unusually powerfull control from the main cockpit. This tiller arm is stowed in the lazzarette.


    Accomadation...This is not cozy, it is spacious The entrance to the accomadation is from the cockpit. The coach roof is large with four hatches, and outside may be used  for deck cushions and working area for main mast lines and winches

    Apon descending belowdecks the immediate sense is one of space and light, The deckhouse has large windows as well as the hatches. The main salon has cushioned seating to port and starboard, nav station, drinks cabinet etc, lifting seat cushions and backs reveals many storage lockers descends down 2 steps forward, and the spacious galley is to port, and the dining area to starboard with seating for 10, this is sort of like a split level huge saloon. Moving forward is an attractive passageway with four almost equal cabins, each with a hatch and porthole, ¾ berth below and single upper. Each cabin has its own head and washroom, and adequate cupboards drawers and storage lockers. Moving aft through the saloon down two steps on the starboard side is the entrance to the Master cabin This is spacious,has a queen size bed, and full seating, porthole to port and starboard and two hatches.The interior of the yacht is finished throughout with teak trim and , panneling of chinese oak, and kiat. The sole is teak and holly.



    • Saloon... This area is the focal point of the interior, to one side forward is the chart table and navstation. There is an 'L' shaped couch to port and similar size to starboard. The area is complemented with liqor cabinet and bookshelves, there is a lot of space and headroom in this area, the feeling is bright and airy, and added to because of the viewpoint down to the galley and dining salon. Which is the same space but on a lower level.

    • Galley.....The galley is u shaped with spacious corian work surfaces and twin inset sinks. Across from the galley is the saloon table with seating for 10. Storage lockers are under these seats, and in various lockers in the galley.


      • ovens....There is a combined microwave rottiserie convection oven.There is also a gimballed gas oven with top burners.( The gas bottles being kept in an isolated space, accesible bay hatch from the deck, to port.

      • refrigeration....Under one counter is the fridge/freezer which has a holding plate to a compressor on the generater, and a holding plate to a seperate 24 volt DC compresser,

    • Cabins

      • toilets , are marine type low maintenanace manual. The heads have shower space provision and drainage.

      • storage, is more than adequate with large lockers in the heads and cabins.



    Machinery...Machinery space is under the saloon sole, entrance is gained through a hatch in the sole to port and a hatch to starboard. Most routine tasks can then be performed, should greater access be required the sole is partitioned and designed to be easily removed, as are the silencing panels.


    • Main Engine... is a 6 cylinder Ford Sabre 150hp turbo diesel with aquadrive and shaft brake, the engine is started from its own 24volt batterybank, which is charged from a dedicated alternater on the main engine.

    • Genererater....The generater is a Yanmar..........................with ...... hours. 16Kw output 220v 50hz. The generater is started from its own 12v. Battery, and has its dedicated instruments and alarms at the nav station.

    • Waterheater...There is a 4kw water heater, which is heated both electrically and by recirculation through the main engine cooling system.

    • BatterybankThe main batterybank consists of 2 banks of 12 x 2volt cells, giving a rating of over 1000 amp hours, These are charged from a 100 amp alternater on the main engine, and a Victron 100 amp charger/conditioner from shore power/genererater. A compresser is geared to the generater and providies coolant to the galley refrigerat.er holding plates

    • Bilge pumpingMain bilge suction points are the lazzarette a keel foot under the main engine, a space between the outboard fuel tanks in way of the galley, and a keel space by the sump tank, located in the cabin passage way, forward is a suction point by the foremast. Two Gusher 25 pumps serve these manually, one from the aft cockpit serves the main engine space. Automatic 24 volt pumps serve all compartments.

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