Price, Contact & Location
| Status: | Available | |
| Price: | €40,000 | | |
| Location: | Co Tipperary Ireland [View Map] | |
| Telephone: | Reveal Telephone Number | |
| Contact: | Contact Advertiser | |
| Website: | http://apolloduck.net/534951 |
Description
This is a well-known and much-loved family cruising yacht. During the first 30 years of her life she extensively cruised European offshore & coastal waters including Ireland, UK, France, Holland and Scandinavia. She has spent the last 25 years on the large inland lakes in Ireland (Loughs Ree & Derg on the Shannon navigation system).
Many of her early cruising voyages were documented in the Irish Cruising Club Annual publications in the late 1950's and 60's. She also became well known in sail racing circles as she was used as a committee boat in Dublin Bay regattas in the 1970's. Over the last 15 years she has also been in active service with the Lough Derg Yacht Club where she has been the committee boat for several major national, European and world sailing events.
She was designed by famous naval architect Baron Willhelm von Hoevell and built to a high owner specification by the Dutch shipyard Nicolass Witsen & Vis. Hull, topsides & deck are built with steel. Cockpit/cabin finished with Java teak and American mahogany. Masts and booms are Alaskan Sitka Spruce (replaced 2002). Ballast consists of 2.8 tonnes of lead in the long keel.
Her unique "built-up topsides" design gives her a much larger cabin space and deck area than one would normally expect in a 38 ft classic cruising yacht.
Specifications
| Vessel type: | Classic Bermudan Ketch |
| Designer: | Baron van Hoevell |
| Builder: | Nicholas Witsen & Vis (Netherlands) |
| Model: | One-off Design |
| Year constructed: | 1958 |
| Sail number: | 2608 |
| Registration: | 400049 |
| Registry: | Irish Register of Shipping |
| Berths: | 6 |
| No. of engines: | 1 |
| Engine model: | Ford Diesel with Borg Warner Gearbox |
| Engine power: | 65 |
| Fuel type: | Diesel |
| Drive type: | Shaft drive |
| Length over all: | 37' 9" |
| Length at waterline: | 27' |
| Beam: | 10' 9" |
| Maximum draft: | 4' 6" |
| Hull material: | Steel |
| Hull colour: | Dark Green |
| Keel type: | Full Keel |
| Displacement: | 9 metric tons |
| Fuel capacity: | 180 Litres |
| Water capacity: | 120 Litres |
Engine(s)
65 HP Ford diesel with Borg Warner Gearbox.
Gear-box, exhaust manifold, fuel pump, starter motor all replaced during major refurbishment in 2002.
Last major service in 2015
Construction
Hull, topsides and deck built with steel (minimum plate thickness = 4mm under-water / 3mm above-water).
Cockpit & cabin finished to high specification with Java teak and American mahogany.
Ballast is 2.8 tonnes lead encased in long steel steel.
Accommodation
Very spacious accomodation comprising large main saloon, quarter-berth, galley, heads compartment, wet-locker, large fore-cabin.
Finished with American mahogany and solid brass portholes/fittings.
6 berths comprising of quarter-berth, single berth and pull-out double berth in main saloon and 2 singles or large double berth in fore-cabin.
Sails & Spars
Masts and booms replaced in 2003 - made by Collars of Oxford from Alaskan Sitka Spruce.
Fully reburbished with 10 coats of International Compass in 2015.
