Technical Specification
Length Overall 18.2 M
Length Waterline 14.8 M ( Static ) 17.0 M ( 8 Knots )
Displacement, dry 21 metric tonnes
Beam 4.7 M
Draft Variable, 1.4 metres to 3.0 metres
Sail area 1600 sq ft
Design Van de Stadt Design
Build Jachtbouw Johan Vels, Holland
Launch 2000
Construction
Hull: Cedar /mahogany core epoxy composite
Deck: Epoxy GRP, foam core, teak laid
Superstructure: Cedar core epoxy composite
Keel: Variable draft, steel fin, 7 metric tonnes lead bulb
Interior: Maple
Mechanical Equipment
Engine: Yanmar 4JH HTE 100hp diesel (2004)
Gearbox: Yanmar
Propeller: Brunton Autoprop (2007)
Bauer Junior 2 Dive Compressor
Electrical System
8 x 12 volt batteries in a 24 volt bank of 480 amp hours (2008)
1 x 12v engine start 1 x 12v generator start
Alternators: 2 x 50 amp @ 24v
Generator: Westerbeke 12.6 / 10.4 kw (60 / 50 Hz) (2004)
Battery charger: 2 x Victron Skyla 24-50
Inverters: 2 x Victron Phoenix 24v - 230v
Electric water pressure system
Tankage
Fuel capacity: 1,400 litres in 4 tanks
Fresh water capacity: 500 litres
Water Systems
Watermaker: HRO Seafari 120 litres per hour (2003)
Water heating system: calorifier + 220v immersion
Bilge pumps: 1 x Continuous duty diaphragm type, 1 manual
Air conditioning: throughout except front cabin (2005)
Deck wash
Heating: Webasto central heating.
Bowthruster Lewmar Retractable
Fire extinguishers: auto engine room + 3 hand-held
Domestic Equipment
Cooker: 230 volt electric with 4 hobs and full size oven
Electric microwave 220v
Refrigerators: 2 x drawer type
Freezers: 2 x chest type forced draft (dual use as refrigerators)
Toilets: 2 x Raritan Atlantes electric,
Showers: 2 x internal & 1 x external
Entertainment: Panasonic stereo, TV, DVD etc
Electronics
B & G Instrumentation & NMEA network
B & G Autopilot control
Whitlock Mamba Direct drive autopilot (2007)
Anritsu Radar
Industrial PC based Navigation system (2005)
Sailor VHF / DSC
Icom 801 SSB (2007)
Sailor Satcom C
Iridium Email (2004)
Furono GPS
Furono 3000 ft range commercial sonar (2004)
Ocean Sentry active radar
Spars & Rigging
Rig: Aerorig 360 sloop
Spars: Carbon fibre deck and hull stepped
Sparmaker: Carbospars
Standing rigging: none
Rigging: mainsail Doyle Stackpack with lazy jacks,
Harken manual furling on jib
Sails
Doyle Mainsail D4 Vectran (2005)
Doyle Foresail D4 Vectran (2003)
Winches
Main halyard 2 x Lewmar 56 Electric ST
Mainsheet 2 x Lewmar 48 Manual ST
Quarters 2 x Andersen 46 Electric ST (2007)
Deck Equipment
Steering: Whitlock twin gearbox solid linkages
AB aluminium 3.7m RIB with console
Outboard: Yamaha 25 enduro
Stainless steel & teak cradle
Lewmar V4 electric anchor windlass (2007)
Primary anchor: 40kg Delta, 2 secondary anchors
60m x 13mm chain 100m warp
Retractable davits
6-man liferaft Autoflug