PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS

Designer: H. Jacobs & Harry G. May
Builder: Berthon Boat Company Ltd, Lymington
Year: 1924 (Major restoration 1999)

• LOA: 34 ft 6 in / 10.51 m

• LWL: 24 ft 0 in / 7.32 m

• Beam: 7 ft 6 in / 2.29 m

• Draft: 5 ft 3 in / 1.60 m

• Displacement: Approx. 4.25 tonnes

• Construction: Pine planking on oak frames

• Engine: None (as originally conceived)

RESTORATION (1998–1999)

A full, stem-to-stern rebuild was undertaken by Peter Brookes at Maldon, completed to concours standard. The work encompassed hull, deck, spars, interior, systems, and fittings. This was the final West Solent restored by Brookes before his relocation to New Zealand, and is widely regarded as one of his finest achievements.

HISTORY

Yard Number: 199
Class Sail Number: W-1

Commissioned for Mrs Ida Potter of Lymington — an accomplished helmswoman and a woman notably ahead of her time — ARROW began life among a spirited family of racers. Her husband, Major Cyril Potter OBE, banker and Royal Yacht Squadron member, was instrumental in founding the club that would become the Royal Lymington Yacht Club. The Potters’ enthusiasm for small-boat competition helped bring the West Solent class into being, and ARROW was their flagship.

Her early career was marked by success, taking the overall class championship in her first season. Over the following decades she passed through distinguished hands, known variously as DART and later HUAHINE. Among her custodians were decorated naval officers, a celebrated motor-yacht owner, several committed amateur racers, and notably Frank G. G. Carr — former Director of the National Maritime Museum, intimately involved in the preservation of CUTTY SARK.

Throughout the 20th century she sailed extensively on the south coast, the Medway, Chichester and Brightlingsea waters, and the East Coast rivers. Returning to Maldon in 1998 for her major restoration, she regained her original name ARROW.

During the past 25 years she has been actively and successfully campaigned, winning admiration wherever she appears. At the 2025 Hamble Classics Regatta she received the Concours d’Elegance award — a fitting accolade for a yacht of such stature.

CONSTRUCTION

• Carvel pine planking over oak frames

• Timber floors (no metal floors fitted)

• Painted, sheathed marine ply deck

• Varnished teak covering boards, toerails, coamings, and deck structures

DECK LAYOUT & EQUIPMENT

Aft Deck

• Bronze fairleads port and starboard

• Backstay chainplate

• Teak and bronze centreline mooring cleat

• Bronze mainsheet horse

• Wooden blocks for mainsheet

• Running backstay hardware

• Rudder head with wooden tiller

Cockpit

• Low traditional coamings

• Slatted helm seats

• Raw teak grating sole

• 2 × Lewmar 24 self-tailing bronze winches (refurbished 2025)

• 2 × Lewmar 16 bronze runner winches (refurbished 2025)

• Winch handles

Side Decks & Foredeck

• 9 × Spinlock XC clutches (2025)

• Bronze headsail tracks

• Harken blocks (2025)

• Varnished forehatch

• Samson post

• Bronze fairleads

• Bronze anchor roller starboard of stem

Ground Tackle

• Anchor with warp

ACCOMMODATION

Simple, original, and entirely in keeping with a classic racer:

• Sliding coachroof hatch and skylight

• Varnished Douglas fir sole boards

• White deck head and bulkheads with contrasting varnished joinery

• Galley to port: small sink, lockers and shelves

• Chart table to starboard: lifting top with stowage, nav equipment

• Two settee berths with lee cloths and stowage below

• Blue berth cushions

RIG, SAILS & CANVAS

Rig

• Spruce mast with single spreader and jumper struts (A. Riva, 2016)

• New stainless masthead cap with LED nav light (2025)

• Spruce boom (Collars, 2016)

• Stainless mast collar to mast step

• Wooden spinnaker pole (Collars, 2024) for CIM

• Carbon spinnaker pole for IRC

Running Rigging (mostly renewed 2024–2025)

• Continuous mainsheet (2025)

• Spinnaker sheets, jib sheets (2025)

• Dyneema reefing lines

• Adjustable backstay

• Traveller system (2025)

• New halyards throughout: main, fractional and masthead spinnaker halyards, jib (2025)

• Topping lift, downhaul, tackline (2024), vang purchases (2025)

Sails

(A notably comprehensive wardrobe for both CIM and IRC)

• North Mainsail (as-new condition, commissioned 2024/25)

• North J1 (2024, unused)

• Dacron and Mylar headsails (J1, J3, J4)

• Storm jib

• Full suite of CIM spinnakers (A1.5, A5, S1.5, S2)

• IRC radial spinnakers (S2, S5)

• Additional North S2 sails (70 m² & 75 m²)

Covers & Canvaswork

• Full hull and deck cover (2025)

• Mainsail cover with ‘ARROW W-1’ lettering

• Hatch, skylight, forehatch and cockpit covers

• Boom-under cover

• Mast and boom storage covers

• Deck bags, padded washboard bag (2025)

• Cockpit cushions (blue)

• Protective bow fender

ELECTRICAL

• 12V sockets

• Fixed battery charger with shore lead

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS

Navigation

• Original steering compass

• Raymarine depth/speed (2016)

• TackTick 20/20 mast display (2025)

• TackTick Race Master

• GPS receiver & electronic compass

• Raymarine chartplotter (2016)

• TackTick wind instruments (2016)

• LED masthead navigation light

Communications

• ICOM DSC VHF with masthead aerial (2016)

• Fusion stereo with speakers

SAFETY

• Manual bilge pump with cockpit/cabin selector (seals renewed 2025)

• Horseshoe lifebuoy

• 6 × customised Spinlock PFDs (2025)

TRANSPORT TRUCK & CRADLE

A major and unusual asset:

• DAF 19-tonne flatbed

• Fully serviced and MOT’d

• Custom welded cradle

• UK & EU-legal Smart 2 tachograph (2025)

• Kenwood stereo (2025)

This combination enables ARROW to be transported safely between regattas and dry-stored indoors, preserving her hull to a degree rarely achievable for yachts of her age.

OTHER EQUIPMENT

• 6 × fenders with socks (2025)

• Mooring warps

• Wooden passerelle

• Spinlock tiller extension (wood-effect)

• Helmsman’s seats (2025)

• Full set of code flags

• Battle flag

Additional information

Design, Heritage & Provenance

LA FENICE’s origins give her a uniquely purposeful elegance: a hull conceived for range, stability and composed performance in open water. Laurent Giles shaped her with the quiet confidence of a designer working at the top of his game, producing a vessel that remains remarkably efficient and soft-footed underway more than six decades later.

Launched in 1962 as Diadem of Dewlish, she was created as the travelling mother ship for financier J.A. Boyden’s America’s Cup campaign with Sovereign in Newport, Rhode Island. The brief demanded stamina, refinement and the ability to cross oceans without hesitation — qualities that still define her. The early drawings, correspondence and technical notes from Giles’ office reveal a yacht engineered not as an accessory, but as an essential part of the racing effort.

Her years as a French Navy training vessel added another layer to her structural credibility, while her later life under photographer Peter Lindbergh ushered in the collaboration with Christian Liaigre. That partnership introduced the understated, sculptural interior language that now runs through the yacht: dark timber floors, precise lines, generous volumes and a quietly flowing arrangement that feels both modern and faithful to the spirit of a classic yacht.

The vessel’s provenance is unusually well preserved. Her documentation spans:
– Photos from yard period in 2001
– Cartagena refit records (2015/16)
– Original 1962 architects’ and shipyard drawings
– The full Studio Liaigre project file, including handwritten annotations
 – And even a photograph of Christian Liaigre onboard 

Together, these materials form a continuous narrative of care, craftsmanship and thoughtful evolution — all of which accompany the yacht today.

Interior

LA FENICE’s interior captures the warmth and proportion of a classic yacht, balanced with the clean, understated detailing characteristic of Christian Liaigre. Large windows, generous headroom and an unbroken flow between spaces create an unusually open and inviting interior for a yacht of this size and vintage.  She was the first Christian Liaaigre boat and onne can see many of her design details mirrored in later vessels that came under the mastery of Studio Liaigre.

 

Bridge Deck

• Wheelhouse with excellent visibility and navigation station
• Internal lounge/observation area with table
• Large exterior deck with sunpad and substantial bimini and sunshade
• Ideal for private dining or charter entertaining

Main Deck

• Aft lounge with bar
• Day head
• Side-deck access via door
• Forward saloon with ample seating, dining area, bench seating and dedicated TV snug

Lower Deck

• Guest suites (all ensuite):
  1. 3 × double staterooms
  2. 1 × double with Pullman (sleeps 3; perfect for family use)
• Crew area accessed via forward stairway:
  1. Full galley and crew mess
  2. Captain’s double cabin and 2 twin cabins — all ensuite
  3. Crew finish of a standard suitable for occasional guest use

Galley & Service

• Commercial-grade 6-zone induction hob
• 3-phase oven and extractor
• Microwave
• Two large refrigerators
• Freezer
• Dishwasher and extractor
• Washer/dryer (2022)
• Complete galley-ware inventory included

Bar & Upper Deck Service

• Slimline dishwasher
• Wine fridge
• Coffee machine
• Upper deck fridge, freezer and ice-maker 

Exterior & Decks

During the 2021–2023 refit, all exterior decking was renewed to a very high standard. Original teak was faired, overlaid with Lloyd’s-approved marine ply, epoxy faired and sealed  and finished with new Tek-Dek synthetic decking across all exterior areas.

Additional exterior upgrades include:

• Custom stainless-steel lazarette hatch
• Overhauled windlass with new bearings and transformers
• Davit mounting rings, wiring and controls renewed
• Complete antifoul rebuild: wet blasting, dry blasting, Hempel primers, Coppercoat Superyacht finish
• New splash guards for side decks

Ground tackle:

• 2 × 80 kg Pool anchors
• 192 m + 110 m of 16 mm calibrated chain

Machinery & Technical Specification

Main Engines

Twin Gardner 8L3B (230 hp @ 1130 rpm)
~400 hours since complete Gardner Marine overhaul
New bronze raw-water pumps and full spare kits
New exhaust silencers, expansion bellows and high-temperature insulation
Extensive engine room spares
Consumption: Just 45L/Hr inc generator at 10 knots (cruising speed)

 

Gearboxes

Gardner 3UC gearboxes — professionally rebuilt by Gardner Marine (documentation available)

Generators

• Fischer Panda 25 kW, 415 V 3-phase (~1140 hrs), stainless sound enclosure
• Northern Lights 944T 44 kW, 415 V 3-phase (~237 hrs since zero hour rebuild)

Thrusters

• Sleipner 550 AC bow thruster 
• Sleipner 320 DC stern thruster with new tunnel and custom fairings

Stabilisation

• Vosper twin-fin stabilisers (underway)
• Stabilisers fully rebuilt: bearings, rams, hydraulic hoses, nitrogen vessels
• Shafts machined in Inconel 625

Tankage

• Fuel: 14,000 L (4 tanks)
• Fresh water: 12,000 L
• Black/Grey: 1800 L aft, 800 L forward, 350 L sludge

Water Systems

• Aquafresh 190 L/hr watermaker (touchscreen control)
• Technicomar MARPOL-compliant treatment plant (approx. 3,200 L/day)
• Fully renewed freshwater circuits, pumps, filters and heaters

Air Handling

• Dometic reverse-cycle air conditioning throughout (new CuNi raw water pipework, new raw water and circulation pumps, safety circuits and control systems 2023)
• 16 kW Eberspacher heating system (installed; commissioning optional)

Electrical & Connectivity

A complete AC/DC renewal was undertaken during refit, including:

• Full Megger testing
• New starter, service and GMDSS battery banks
• Victron AC, DC and GMDSS charging systems
• New DC consumer panel
• Overhauled AC cabinets
• Phase-rotation meter
• Peplink multi-WAN router with distributed onboard WAP network
• Starlink system installed and fully integrated

Navigation & Electronics

• Furuno TZ2 16” multifunction display
• Furuno GP1871 plotter
• Furuno GP39 GPS
• Furuno NavPilot 700 Autohelm
• Furuno NX300 Navtex
• Furuno SC30 satellite compass
• Furuno 12A 12 kW radar
• Icom GM600 GMDSS VHF
• Furuno FA70 Class B AIS transponder with SOTDMA
• Furuno wind/multi instrument
• ZF 9910 electronic engine controls
• Francis 1 kW searchlight
• Fully renewed NMEA 0183/2000 infrastructure
• Starlink providing global high-bandwidth connectivity

Tenders & Toys

• Predator 550 tender with Yamaha 115 hp
• RS500 sailing dinghy

 

Covers, Canvas & Soft Goods

(All new 2023)

• Custom 3D-patterned covers for aft deck, bar and boat-deck furniture
• Rib console and full tender covers
• Dodger
• Forward hatch and windlass covers
• New cushions throughout (interior and exterior)
• Lounge-pad frame rebuilt
• Branded liferaft covers
• Bags for windlass controls, davit controls and shore-power cable
• Inflatable fender set with branded grey covers and inflator
• Liros Octoplat yard lines
• Liros Super Yacht 32 mm dock lines with leather splices

Safety Equipment

(All supplied new during refit; fully maintained and compliant with MGN280 Category 2)

• 2 × 8-man SOLAS B liferafts with hydrostatic release
• Jonbuoy recovery module with AIS MOB1
• 15 × lifejackets (MGN280 compliant)
• 15 × TPA
• SOLAS throw rings & floating lines
• Full flare pack
• Solid-foam lifejackets
• EPIRB
• FM200 fixed fire-suppression system (serviced 2025)
• Diesel-powered external fire/bilge pump (electric + pull start)

Regulatory & Commercial Notes

• Registered under the UK Ship Register (UKSR)
• Updated GRT/NT measurements and certification
• Full 3D digital scan of hull and superstructure
• Historic Load Line exemption allows operation under <24m MGN280 regulations
• Charter-compliant layout and systems; coding can be completed subject to survey
• Branding, website, social media, photography and charter materials available
• EU VAT exempt

Current Use & Operational Status

LA FENICE is very much a living yacht rather than a showpiece. She has remained in regular use under her present owner, undertaking cruising between Ibiza and Sitges, an extended presence during the 37th America’s Cup, and ongoing time aboard in the Ebro Delta. Her owner participates as signed crew, keeping a close connection with the boat’s operation and ensuring she is exercised, tested and enjoyed as intended.

She is operated with a full-time crew, with a structured maintenance and improvement programme already established for the coming seasons, including the planned winter works for 2025/26. This consistent operational rhythm preserves her mechanical health and confirms that she remains a reliable, travelling yacht — maintained, used and cared for on a continuous basis.

Sustainability & Stewardship

LA FENICE’s environmental approach is shaped by her owner’s background in historic conservation and low-energy design, demonstrating how a classic 29-metre yacht can operate with a lighter footprint than many modern vessels. The guiding principle is straightforward: restore what endures, refine what matters, and engineer efficiency into every stage of operation.

Her reconditioned Gardner engines — rebuilt to full specification — deliver exceptionally low fuel consumption and extended service intervals, using only a fraction of the fuel required by contemporary engines in her class. Throughout the refit, key systems were reconsidered through life-cycle assessments to reduce long-term impact rather than simply minimise upfront emissions.

Significant sustainability measures include:

• Long-life Coppercoat hull protection, applied at commercial thickness for 25-year durability, reducing maintenance cycles and environmental release.
• A combined MARPOL-compliant black and grey water treatment plant, processing approximately 3,200 L/day and reducing greywater discharge by roughly 90%.
• Right-sized power generation, with onboard loads recalibrated to run efficiently on a downsized 25 kW generator.

These engineering decisions give LA FENICE an unusually light operational footprint for a 29-metre motor yacht, showing how responsible cruising and classic yacht preservation can align naturally and effectively.

Broker's Comments

In the 'golden years' era of British power-boats there were several yards making production twin-engined power-boats.  For discerning clients, W A Souter made not only race-winning boats but also finished them to very high standards.

Lakfors III is one such power-boat - more 'Bentley' than 'Jaguar' in car terms.

This Ray Hunt design is well-known in the classic boat fraternity.

Purchased by the Owner's father in 1984, much recent work and affection has been lavished on this craft, now powered by twin Yanmar straight 6 cylinder turbo diesel engines of 315 hp each.  (That compares with the original two 325 hp V8 petrol Mercruiser installations when raced in period).

PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS

Construction: Hot Moulded Agba Veneer
LOA: 33ft (10.06m)
Beam: 11ft 5in (3.47m)
Draft: 3ft (0.91m)
Displacement: Approx. 7 tonnes
Fuel Capacity: 200 gallons (910 litres approx.)
Water Capacity: 50 gallons (225 litres approx.)
Accommodation: 4 berths in 2 cabins
Heads: 2

CONSTRUCTION

Fairey Marine Hull No. 48 – Super Swordsman Aft Cabin Series

• Hot-moulded Agba veneers compressed and baked in Fairey's autoclave
• Epoxied marine ply superstructure
• Teak decks over marine ply
• Varnished teak toe rails
• Teak-laid aft cabin roof
• Teak-laid cockpit sole
• Black painted topsides
• White superstructure and cabin tops
• Red antifouling with painted boot-top
• Gold Fairey dart lines and transom detailing

MACHINERY

Twin Perkins Sabre M225Ti six-cylinder turbocharged diesel engines

• 2 x 225hp
 • Six-cylinder diesel engines
 • Heat exchanger cooled
 • Direct shaft drive via Borg Warner gearboxes reduction gearboxes
 • Morse single lever controls
 • Engine instrumentation panel

 • Cruising 17/18 knots

 • Maximum around 26/28 knots.

Maintenance

• Engine service completed February 2026
 • Antifouled March 2026
 • Professionally maintained throughout ownership

Propulsion & Steering

• Twin bronze propellers
 • Bronze P-brackets
 • Disc rope cutters fitted to both shafts
 • Hydraulic steering
 • Stainless steel ships wheel

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

• 24V onboard electrical system
• 12V converter
• Six 110Ah batteries
• Battery charger
• Engine alternators
• 220V shore power
• Shore power cable

PLUMBING & TANKAGE

Fuel

• Twin stainless steel fuel tanks
 • Total capacity approximately 200 gallons (910 litres)

Fresh Water

• Stainless steel water tank
 • Capacity approximately 50 gallons (225 litres)

Water System

• Pressurised hot and cold water
• Sigmar calorifier
• Jabsco pressure pump

Bilge Pumps

• Manual bilge pump
• Three electric bilge pumps

ACCOMMODATION

Four berths in two cabins with two heads compartments.

Finished in traditional varnished timber throughout, APOLLYON offers a warm and inviting interior with excellent storage and practical cruising accommodation.

Forward Cabin

• Twin V-berths
• Storage beneath berths
• Chain locker access
• Hanging lockers
• Reading lights
• Opening deck hatch

Saloon

• L-shaped seating
• Original upholstery
• Excellent natural light
• Refrigerator
• Clock and barometer
• Storage lockers

Galley

• Stainless steel sink
• Hot and cold water
• Flavel Vanessa two-burner gas hob
• Grill and oven
• Refrigerator
• Galley storage lockers

Aft Cabin

• Double berth
• Upholstered headboard
• Storage lockers
• Vanity unit
• Reading lights
• Ensuite access

Heads

Forward Heads

• Jabsco manual marine WC
• Wash basin
• Opening window

Aft Ensuite Heads

• Jabsco manual marine WC
• Shower
• Wash basin
• Opening hatch

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

• Garmin Echomap GPS chartplotter
• Raymarine Autopilot
• Raymarine ST60 Tridata
• Raymarine 54E DSC VHF radio
• Ritchie steering compass

DECK EQUIPMENT

• Stainless steel pulpit
• Stainless steel pushpit
• Stainless steel handrails
• Original curved windscreen
• Timber mast with navigation lights
• Cockpit seating
• Sliding companionway hatch

Anchoring & Mooring

• Lofrans Cayman 24V anchor windlass
• Danforth anchor with galvanised chain
• Bow roller
• Mooring cleats
• Fairleads
• Warps
• Fenders

Covers & Upholstery

• Cockpit seating cushions
• Cockpit cover
• Hatch screen

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• Ocean Safety 4-person canister liferaft
• Horseshoe lifebuoys with lights
• Manual fire extinguishers
• Automatic engine room fire suppression system

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

• Cabin heater supplied with the vessel (not currently installed)

DOCUMENTATION

• Current owner purchased August 2024, Bill of Sale from first to current owner available

• Believed deemed VAT paid as first supplied before April 1973, in private use before 1 January 1985 and located within the EU on 31 December 1992

Accommodation and Layout

From the bow going aft.

The fore-cabin has been extensively re-furbished compared to the cadet officer days.  Out went the spartan naval bunks and sea-toilet to be replaced by a double bed on the boat's centre-line with, to starboard, an en-suite electric head, hand-basin and shower.  
A new holding tank (46 UK gallons capacity) was also installed, appropriate with modern standards.

The large engine room has been extensively improved and modernised and is well equipped with an Eberspacher hot water heating unit and hot water tank with an electric immersion element when connected to shore-power.

The bridge (above the engine room) is very presentable, has a commanding view, and has all the boat's controls to hand, including for the recently installed electric windlass and bow-thruster.  There are extensive navionics.

Aft of the bridge and down some steps is a very useful cockpit/open area which, as  in the pictures, is under the new blue canopy.

Aft of that space is the light and airy aft cabin with has been extensively re-worked with significant seating, the addition of a modern galley to port and an electric heads and hand-basin to starboard.  
There is a central dinette table.  All is done well, and to modern standards.

Aft of that cabin there is another useful deck area with significant storage underneath.

Construction, deck, and exterior equipment

The 'Nelson' brand of boats have an enviable reputation for being thoughtfully designed for safe sea-worthiness, and being made to a very high standard.  Thorough GRP construction is the hall-mark of all Nelsons with a round chine and deep Vee entry to the bow.  

Stoic is one of the later models with a GRP deck that is over-laid with TreadMaster panels and recently re-painted.
As part of the MoD re-fit in 2014, some localised Osmosis treatment was carried out.

At the bow is the recently-fitted Lofrans 24 volt electric windlass with a 45 lb CQR anchor and 40 metres of 10 mm chain.
Also, a new bow-thruster was installed which, together with the contra-rotating propellors, greatly eases manoeuvring in a marina.

As one might expect in a vessel of this type the fairleads and cleats are substantial.
 
In the recent refit, all the skin fittings were renewed and many new stainless steel hand-rails were installed..

Aft of the bridge is a recent new canopy over the cockpit - the open space between between bridge and aft cabin with its raised edges - providing useful shelter.

Engines and Electrical equipment

Engines and gearboxes.

In 2014, whilst still with the Dartmouth College, the original diesel engines were replaced by two Perkins-Sabre 6 cylinder M130C engines that drive through PRM gearboxes through shafts to bronze counter-rotating 3-bladed propellors.  
The 'C' designation stands for 'Commercial' rating.
(Still being researched, but not yet confirmed, is the well-known Royal Navy practice of installing de-rated diesel engines to improve reliability and length of service). 

Two new diesel fuel tanks were installed, each of 75 UK gallons capacity, so 150 UK gallons in total.

During the refit the Eberspacher diesel-fired hot-water and blown warm air systems were thoroughly reconditioned.  The stored hot water is in a calorifier tank in the engine room having a heating element connected to the Shore-power system.

Also installed was a Shoreline 230V connector, and lithium batteries were installed with a 3Kw inverter.  

The galley has recent new electric: microwave; kettle; fridge/freezer installed.

Navionics 
There is a 12 volt drop-down box from the boat's 24 volt system.
During that re-fit in 2014, modern navionics were fitted including:

* Icom VHF DCS and AIS radio
* Garmin GPSmap 6012 Chart Plotter/Radar
* Garmin GM! 1 0 Log/Depth + GPS Repeater.

Accommodation

 Sleeps 6 in 2 cabins and saloon conversion

Cockpit area amidships with raised seating for helm and navigator and longitudinal sofas to each side astern. Stainless steel grab rail and chart table with perspex cover forward of navigator/Co-pilot's seat. Cockpit seating upholstery in blue vinyl. Removable circular cockpit table. Cockpit coach roof has twin sliding tinted glass hatches above helm and navigator's seats.

Saloon forward (accessed via companionway with twin louvered joinery doors and hinged upper leaf with stainless steel and timber steps) with U shaped seating area and table to port. Saloon upholstery in cream coloured microfibre with navy blue trim.

Galley opposite to Starboard with Isostar refrigerator (with icebox), stainless steel sink and drainer, and Nelson Spinflo cooker with two-burner hob, grill, and oven, storage lockers for cutlery, crockery, and utensils.

Heads compartment just aft of galley to starboard with Lavac sea toilet, shower, and washbasin.

Cabin forward with V berth that Can be used as two single berths or, with infill, as a large double berth. Various teak storage units including timber joinery cabinet on the bulkhead with vertical storage for charts. The opening leaf provides an alternative chart table. Cabin upholstery in cream coloured microfibre with navy blue trim. Blue white and grey curtains to windows. Opening hatch to coach roof above.

Aft cabin (accessed via companionway with twin louvered joinery doors and hinged upper leaf with stainless steel and timber steps) with double berth and ensuite heads compartment with Lavac sea toilet, shower and washbasin, Cabin upholstery in pale green microfiber with green, white and grey curtains to windows. Various teak joinery shelves and storage units.

Construction

GRP hull with white topsides, blue transom and superstructure, and white coach roof

One of only three wheelhouse Triana Tantarella 35s built

Gold painted Cavita line

Navy blue rubbing strake

Hull stripped back to gelcoat (March 2019)

Moisture and osmosis checked

All in-service through-hull fittings replaced and redundant through-hulls removed

Professionally compounded, polished and waxed (December 2025)

Fresh antifouling applied (December 2025)

Teak-laid decks

New headlinings, curtains and upholstery

Wheel steering with twin rudders

Bennett trim tabs

Side-Power bow thruster with dedicated battery and charging system

Machinery

Twin Ford Sabre Dover Block 275HP diesel engines

Uprated from the original 250HP specification (1991)

Engine Hours - 01019 (7th August 2026)

Twin shaft drives

Three-bladed propellers

Propeller shafts replaced/refurbished during current ownership

Stern glands replaced/refurbished during current ownership

Intercoolers replaced/refurbished during current ownership

Replacement engine cooling fans

Annual engine service completed March 2026

Engine oil renewed

Oil filters renewed

Impellers renewed

Fuel filters renewed

Transmission oil renewed

Shaft anodes replaced

Engines inspected ashore before relaunch

Engines run up and checked afloat following relaunch

Electrical Systems

24volt and 12volt installations

Two domestic and two engine batteries

Battery Charger

Shorepower installation and cable

Victron battery monitor

Tankage

Twin balanced fuel tanks - 250 gallon / 1137 litres total capacity

318 gallon / 1,445 litre water tank

Water System

Water heated by engine calorifier and shore power

Navigation Equipment

Raymarine Axiom 9 & AIS (2018)

Raymarine 3D transducers (2019)

Raymarine GPS sensor (2020)

Geonav 6 Sunshine GPS

Standard Horizon GX1700E DSC VHF (2013)

Garmin Echo 500C fishfinder (2013)

Compass

Raymarine Evolution autopilot (2020)

Black leather Motolita steering wheel with Triana logo

Morse throttle controls

Full engine instrumentation

Alarms for each engine exhaust

Deck Equipment

Windscreen with wipers, washers, and demisters

Navy blue canvas cockpit enclosure 

Navigation lights

Cabin lighting

Flexible chart table light

Stainless steel transom boarding ladder

Twin stainless steel and teak platforms on transom.

Stainless steel fender holders

JVC radio / CD player with Pioneer speakers

Fenders and warps

Cockpit enclosure professionally refurbished with replacement windows and zips

Freshwater pressure pump replaced

Holding tank sensor and pipework renewed

Engine room cooling fans replaced

Ground Tackle

15kg stainless steel Trefoil anchor

Stainless steel swiveling link to 27 meter anchor chain

Lewmar electric windlass

Safety Equipment

4 lifejackets

Fire blanket

2 manual fire extinguishers

Plumbed in extinguisher system in engine room

Remote controlled searchlight

Johnson bilge alarm system

Nerus gas alarm system, new gas housing and pipework

Electric and manual bilge pumps

Twin stainless steel air horns on coach roof

Hull and Structure

• Micron CSC antifouling, 3 coats (2025)
• Complete anti-osmosis treatment 2024–2025 (6 coats Interprotect 2000E)
• Cutless bearing replaced (2025)
• Blakes through-hull fittings removed and inspected (2025)
• Lecombe & Schmitt 50ST drive system

Rigging and Sail Inventory

• Standing rigging completely renewed (2025)
• Dyneema runners (2025)
• Navtec hydraulic backstay station (original) with Navtec Backstay hydraulic cylinder (2025) and Navtec Boom Vang hydraulic cylinder
• Schaefer 3000 genoa furler
• 15 Lewmar winches plus coffee grinder
• KiwiGrip non-slip deck paint (2025)
• Harken mainsail and genoa tracks
• Hydranet Triradial 56m² mainsail (2024) with Dyneema core reefing lines (2025)
• Hydranet Triradial 30m² staysail (2025) with Dyneema core halyard (2025)
• 11oz Dacron genoa (2022)
• Yankee headsail
• Asymmetric spinnaker with Dyneema core halyard (2025)
• Symmetric spinnaker
• Northsail Dacron storm jib, 17m²
• Orange Dacron storm jib

Deck Gear

• Lewmar V5 windlass (2016)
• 10mm chain, 120m (2022)
• 35kg Spade anchor, re-galvanised (2025)
• 90lb FOB anchor and cable
• Zodiac Cadet Aero 270 inflatable dinghy (2019)
• Two cockpits

Engine and Electrics

• Yanmar 4JH-DTE 77hp engine (1980) overhauled February 2020 and 2023, regularly maintained
• Total diesel capacity 610L across 4 tanks with independent filter/decanter redundancy system
• Hitachi 80 Amp 12V alternator (2024)
• Sterling Alternator Splitter Pro
• Victron Orion DC-DC charger (2025)
• 4 x solar panels, 400W total (2024)
• Victron 30I100 MPPT controller
• Silent Shark 450W wind turbine (2023) with noise reduction system
• External wind turbine charge controller (2023)
• 4 x 220Ah gel service batteries (2015), routinely maintained
• 145Ah engine battery
• Xantrex TrueCharge2 40A shore power charger (2022)
• WAECO 2000W inverter

Navigation and Electronics

• C80 chart plotter
• Raymarine radar
• Raymarine EVO-400 electronic autopilot with ST70 display
• Lock ST60 depth sounder
• ST60 wind speed and direction sensor (2025)
• ICOM MC304 DSC VHF radio with new antenna (2025)
• AIS em-track B924 transponder with Wi-Fi/Bluetooth splitter (2025)

Accommodation and Comfort

• 4 double cabins (bow, aft, and two with bunk beds)
• 2 heads
• Genuine chart table
• 150L 12V refrigerator
• 40L 12V freezer
• Refurbished square bench cushions (2025)
• 300L water tanks
• Isotherm 40L water heater (2020)
• Echotec 150L/hr watermaker with motor belt
• Thermal insulation and Webasto heating

Safety Equipment

• Plastimo 8-person Ocean ISAF liferaft (2025)
• 2 electric bilge pumps, 1 manual bilge pump
• 2 radar reflectors
• Complete safety equipment package
• Polyform fenders (2025)
• Firefighting equipment (2022)
• CO detector (2025)

Broker Comments

Genuinely turnkey blue water yachts with a documented history like Venus's rarely come to market. Many major systems have been renewed, rebuilt or significantly upgraded within the last one to three years, and the refit was carried out to a standard that reflects the boat's history rather than simply preparing her for sale. This is a yacht that has been loved, sailed hard, and maintained by people who understood exactly what she is. Her rig, sail inventory and power management system in particular are set up for serious long-distance cruising or ocean racing. 

Early viewing advised given the rarity of the model and the depth of the refit specification.

MACHINERY

• Beta Marine 43hp diesel engine installed in 2015.
• Hydraulic drive system renewed in 2023.
• Engine serviced annually.

RIG

• Standing rigging replaced by Ocean Yacht Systems in 2017.
• Annual inspection and servicing by Advanced Rigging.

SYSTEMS

Documented investment includes electrical upgrades, plumbing improvements, heating installation, interior refurbishment and continued commercial coding compliance.

BROKER'S OBSERVATION

It is unusual to find a yacht of this age supported by such comprehensive maintenance records and professional documentation. 

Rather than demonstrating isolated repairs, the archive illustrates consistent investment over many years, giving prospective purchasers a clear understanding of how SCARAMOUCHE has been maintained.

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Designed by Germán Frers, SCARAMOUCHE reflects the qualities for which his offshore yachts are renowned: balanced handling, strong offshore capability and enduring performance.

More than four decades after her launch, she continues to fulfil the role for which she was designed, combining proven offshore racing credentials with the practicality required for sail training and extended passage making.

PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS

• Designer: Germán Frers
• Builder: Palmer Johnson (USA)
• Year Built: 1980
• Construction: Welded aluminium hull, deck and superstructure
• Rig: Masthead sloop
• Mast & Spars: Aluminium
• LOA: 12.70m (41ft 8in)
• Beam: 3.84m (12ft 7in)

HULL & DECK

Aluminium hull and deck construction.

During current ownership the yacht has benefited from significant documented structural investment, including major deck reconstruction and associated repairs carried out by professional marine contractors.

The cockpit is arranged for efficient offshore sailing and sail training, providing a secure working environment for both racing and passage making.

OFFSHORE CREDENTIALS

• Current RYA Category 2 Coding.
• Successfully completed the Rolex Fastnet Race in 2017 and 2019.
• Operated for many years as Greig City Academy's offshore sail training flagship.

MACHINERY & MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

SCARAMOUCHE is powered by a Beta Marine 43hp diesel engine installed in 2015, replacing the original engine with a modern, widely supported propulsion package.

The engine has reportedly seen relatively light use, being employed primarily for harbour manoeuvring and occasional passages, with annual servicing throughout current ownership.

Engine

• Manufacturer: Beta Marine
• Model: Beta 43
• Power: 43hp
• Fuel: Diesel
• Year Installed: 2015

Engine Hours: To be confirmed.

• Propulsion
• Hydraulic drive system renewed in 2023.
• Supporting documentation available.
  
  
• Steering
• Wheel steering.
  
  
• Fuel System
• Diesel fuel system.
• Fuel capacity to be confirmed.

RIG, SAILS & SAIL HANDLING

The rig has been maintained to support continued offshore racing, sail training and passage making, with documented investment throughout current ownership.

Standing rigging was replaced by Ocean Yacht Systems in 2017 and has since been professionally inspected and serviced annually by Advanced Rigging.

The yacht is offered with a well-maintained North Sails wardrobe, professionally serviced on an annual basis.

Rig

Rig Type: Masthead Sloop

Mast & Spars: Aluminium

Standing Rigging:

• Replaced by Ocean Yacht Systems in 2017.
• Professionally inspected and serviced annually by Advanced Rigging.

Sail Inventory

All sails supplied and professionally serviced by North Sails.

Mainsail

• New 2017.

Headsails

130% Overlapping Genoa

• New 2017.

No.3 Jib (100%)

• New 2023.

No.2 Headsail

• Included (age to be confirmed).

Downwind Sails

• Spinnaker – New 2019.
• Spinnaker – New 2019.

Deck Hardware

• Lewmar winches renewed during current ownership.
• Deck hardware maintained as part of the yacht's ongoing maintenance programme.

NAVIGATION, COMMUNICATION & ELECTRONICS

SCARAMOUCHE benefits from a Raymarine navigation suite installed in 2019, providing modern navigation and sailing instrumentation for offshore racing, passage making and sail training.

Navigation

Raymarine eS75 HybridTouch Multifunction Display

• 7-inch colour display.
• HybridTouch operation.
• Integrated Wi-Fi.

Raymarine Radar

Installed 2019.

Raymarine HS5 Network Switch

Installed 2019.

Sailing Instruments

• Raymarine i70s colour instrument display.
• Raymarine i50 speed instrument.
• Raymarine i50 depth instrument.
• Raymarine i60 analogue wind instrument.

(All installed in 2019.)

Communication & Safety Electronics

• AIS.
• EPIRB.

Further communication equipment to be confirmed.

SHIP'S SYSTEMS

Throughout current ownership, SCARAMOUCHE has benefited from ongoing investment in her electrical, plumbing and domestic systems to support reliable offshore operation.

Electrical System

Documented improvements include:

• Shore power upgrades.
• New AC consumer unit.
• Galvanic isolator.
• Battery charging system improvements.
• LED lighting upgrades.

Plumbing System

Documented improvements include:

• Replacement stainless steel freshwater tank.
• New freshwater pump.
• Replacement plumbing pipework.
• Freshwater system upgrades.

Heating

• Eberspächer diesel warm-air heating.

Gas System

• LPG gas installation professionally inspected and certified on 2 July 2026 by a Gas Safe registered engineer.
  
  
• Eno two-burner hob.
  
  
• Gas pipework, regulator, hose assembly and gas tightness all recorded as satisfactory.
  
  
• Next inspection due on or before 2 July 2027

ACCOMMODATION

SCARAMOUCHE retains the practical interior expected of a serious offshore yacht, prioritising security at sea, functionality and ease of maintenance.

The accommodation has benefited from ongoing refurbishment during current ownership, including interior joinery improvements and the installation of offshore pipe cots to support extended passages and sail training.

Saloon

Practical saloon arranged for offshore passage making with secure seating and good access throughout the yacht.

Navigation Station

Dedicated chart table integrated with the yacht's navigation systems.

Galley

Practical offshore galley.

Eno two-burner LPG hob.

Further inventory to be confirmed.

Accommodation

A total of 11 berths arranged to support offshore racing, cruising and sail training, comprising eight offshore pipe cots in the main saloon, installed during the current ownership and designed to adjust for heel at sea, together with a V-berth and an additional single berth forward.

Heads

Marine heads compartment.

Interior Improvements

Documented refurbishment and joinery improvements undertaken during current ownership.

OPERATIONAL HISTORY

SCARAMOUCHE has remained true to her original purpose as an offshore sailing yacht.

During her ownership by Greig City Academy she has been actively employed for offshore sail training, introducing generations of students to seamanship, navigation, teamwork and extended passage making whilst maintaining the standards required for commercial offshore operation.

Offshore Racing

SCARAMOUCHE successfully completed the:

• Rolex Fastnet Race – 2017
• Rolex Fastnet Race – 2019
• Round the Island Race – 2026

Sail Training

As the flagship of Greig City Academy's offshore sailing programme, SCARAMOUCHE has provided students with practical experience of:

• Offshore seamanship.
• Navigation.
• Watchkeeping.
• Teamwork.
• Leadership.
• Extended offshore passage making.

Continuing Investment

Her operational history has been supported by a documented programme of continual investment, professional maintenance and commercial coding compliance, allowing her to remain an active offshore yacht throughout current ownership.

PROVENANCE & DOCUMENTATION

SCARAMOUCHE is accompanied by an extensive archive of documentation accumulated throughout her ownership by Greig City Academy.

For a yacht of this age, the quality and continuity of the supporting records provide valuable insight into her maintenance, operation and ongoing stewardship.

Documentation Available

Certification

• RYA Category 2 Coding Certificate.
• Current LPG Gas Safety Certificate (valid until July 2027).
• Standing rigging reports.
• Supporting coding documentation.

Maintenance Records

Professional invoices and supporting records relating to:

• Structural works.
• Machinery.
• Hydraulic propulsion.
• Rigging.
• Electrical upgrades.
• Plumbing improvements.
• Heating installation.
• General maintenance and refit.

Operational History

Supporting records include documentation relating to:

• Rolex Fastnet Race campaigns.
• Offshore sail training.
• Commercial operation.

Media Archive

An archive of photographs, video footage and press coverage accompanies the yacht, documenting her recent operational history and sail training programme.

DISCLAIMER

Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

• This vessel is UK VAT paid.
• As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.
• This boat is lying in Southampton, England.
• © 2026 Nicolle Associates

Chronology: Care, Maintenance, Improvements

Chronology
The following gives an indication of the well-cared-for nature of this 1985 Westerly Merlin Special Edition over the years:

• 2007  New Nanni 3.75HE 21HP marine engine (freshwater closed-circuit cooling)
  
• 2007  New 3 bladed propeller 
• 2010  New Standing Rigging  (Invoice available)
• 2010  New Jeckell's mainsail in premium Marblehead woven Dacron and lightly used since.  (Slab reefing with 3 reefing points and 2 reefing lines running to cockpit jammers with ram’s horn at mast)
• 2010  New Jeckells furling genoa in premium Marblehead woven Dacron with UV strip and lightly used since
• 2010  New mainsail cover in burgundy
• 2010  New sprayhood with clear panels and grab rail 
• 2016  New vision panels to spray hood
• 2017  New acetal cutlass bearing
• 2018  New engine battery
• 2020  The cast iron bilge ballast keels grit blasted and re-primed by Larkmans of Woodbridge
• 2020  Running rigging replaced (Cruising Dyneema)
• 2021 Stanchions checked and guard rail wires renewed
• 2021 Thorough standing and running rigging inspection. 
  All approved in Plymouth after road transport from the East Coast.
  New runners at top of mast.  New halyard and new furler.
  New, mast head VHF/Windex unit.
  New Haarken furling system
  New mainsail bag and lazy-jacks
  New Stackpack Weathermax.
  All before re-rigging in Plymouth.
  New fender and mooring lines.
• 2021 Polished hull
• 2022 Two new 110Amp/hr batteries installed
• 2024 New dodgers and lazy-jack sail bag
• 2024 Painted fore-deck and cockpit
• 2024 New spray-hood
• 2024 Topsides pressure washed and polished
• 2025 New sea-cocks, full engine service, new UV strip on Genoa, and thorough annual maintenance.
  END.

More sailing information

The following is additional sailing-related data about Morning Star,a well cared-for Westerly Merlin Special Edition:

• Deck and superstructure in white with grey non-slip panels to deck, coach-roof, cockpit coamings and lockers
• Transom hung rudder with tiller steering
• Self-draining cockpit
• Fractional sloop rig
• Silver anodised aluminium alloy mast: Boom and spinnaker pole by Kemp
• Deck stepped mast
• Headsail furling system
• Control lines lead aft to cockpit via Spinlock jammers
• Two Barlow 23 two speed genoa sheet winches
• Two Barlow 20 halyard winches.

 END

Full Specification and Inventory

REFIT — WORKS COMPLETED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS

Machinery and Systems

• CMC waveless zero speed stabiliser system
• Mactra fully automatic watermaker
• Bow and stern thrusters with wireless controls
• 25kVA Fischer Panda generator
• New engine exhaust lagging and engine room ventilation
• Dual Webasto diesel heating system throughout, with remote starting

Electrical and Battery

• Solar panel system

Navigation and Electronics

• Full bridge rebuild, incorporating:
  • 3 x Raymarine glass bridge displays
  • Autopilot, radar, VHF and intercom system
  • Class B AIS
  • Starlink satellite communications
  • Raymarine camera
  • Touch screen vessel and engine monitoring, with electronic control system

Accommodation and Interior

• Saloon rebuilt with 21 new windows
• Two wardrobes and bar area installed in the saloon
• New ensuite bathroom to each cabin
• Utility room fitted out, with new appliances
• Walnut flooring and trim throughout the main deck interior
• New headlining throughout
• Interior repainted throughout
• New mattresses throughout

Deck and Exterior

• 800kg lift hydraulic crane, with reinforcement to the flybridge deck
• Bar area and icemaker constructed on the flybridge
• Teak decks, foredeck recaulked
• New cushions to flybridge, bow, aft deck and bridge

 

SPECIFICATION AND INVENTORY

Build and Dimensions

• Built in 1986 by Versilcraft, Viareggio, Italy, and fitted out by Sanlorenzo
• Length overall: 22.5m (73ft 10in)
• Beam: 6m
• Draft: 2m
• Displacement: 65 tonnes
• Hull: Glass Reinforced Plastic
• Class: Performance Power
• Layout: Flybridge

Performance

• Cruising speed: 10 knots
• Fuel consumption at cruising speed: 60 litres per hour (6 litres per nautical mile)
• Range: 1,000 nautical miles at cruising speed
• Maximum speed: 20 knots

Tankage

• Fuel: 6,500 litres
• Fresh water: 1,000 litres, supplemented by Mactra fully automatic watermaker
• Black water: 300 litres

 

Accommodation

• Master double cabin, two twin VIP guest cabins and 2 guest cabins forward, each with its own ensuite bathroom
• Complete interior refit to all cabins
• Saloon rebuilt with bar area and additional wardrobes
• Walnut flooring and trim throughout the main deck
• New headlining throughout
• Interior repainted throughout
• New galley and appliances
• Utility room with washing machine and tumble dryer
• New mattresses and cushions throughout
• New teak to the bathing platform

Machinery and Systems

• 3 x 760hp MAN engines, fully rebuilt with new electronic control system — 1,700 hours from new, approximately 500 since the rebuild
• Complete rewire of 24V and 240V systems, including lighting
• New skin fittings, seacocks and stern seals
• Beta 12kVA backup generator, rebuilt — 2,100 hours
• 25kVA Fischer Panda generator — 700 hours
• CMC waveless zero speed stabiliser system — 520 hours
• Mactra fully automatic watermaker — 150 hours
• Bow and stern thrusters with wireless controls
• New engine exhaust lagging and engine room ventilation
• Dual Webasto diesel heating system throughout, with remote starting
• Reverse cycle air conditioning system

Electrical and Battery

• 5kW Victron Quattro inverter
• Isolation transformer
• Solar panel system
• Rolls domestic battery bank, August 2020
• Engine start and bow thruster batteries renewed 2025

Navigation and Electronics

• Full bridge rebuild
• 3 x Raymarine glass bridge displays
• Autopilot, radar, VHF and intercom system
• Class B AIS
• Starlink
• Raymarine camera
• Touch screen vessel and engine monitoring, with electronic control system
• Maretron vessel monitoring system

Deck and Exterior

• Hull and topsides repainted
• Teak decks, foredeck recaulked
• 800kg lift hydraulic crane, with reinforced flybridge deck
• Bar area and icemaker fitted to flybridge
• Underwater lights
• New fenders and lines
• New cushions to flybridge, bow, aft deck and bridge

Tenders and Toys (available by separate negotiation, not included in the asking price)

• Highfield 460 Sport RIB with 50hp Honda outboard, 2021
• RS Feva sailing dinghy
• Nautibuoy inflatable platform

Recent Maintenance

2019
Engine service
Turbos serviced
Two new dipsticks (Borgwarner)

2020
2 new intercoolers, housings, air filters, and gaskets

2021
Engine service (inc replacing starboard engine cylinder head)
3 new bilge pumps fitted
New impellers fitted
One turbo repaired
New VHF transceiver
New battery isolator switches
New bilge pump float switcih and switch at panel
New Raymarine unit inc transducer

2022
Trailer service

2023
Wash and reproof boat cover
Hull shot blasted
Coppercoat applied (October)

2024
Engine service (April)
New exhaust tube to port engine
New steering wheel cover
New steps fitted to ladder
New Morse cables to both engines
New grease tubes to driveshafts

2025
New 12V XV31MF Batteries x 4
New header tank

Mechanical

• Engines: 2 × Cummins V8 V903, 425 hp each – approx. 600 hours

• Generator: 6.5 kW

• Bow Thruster: with joystick

• Trim Tabs

• Hydraulic Passerelle

• Hydraulic Lift Tables × 2 (cockpit & saloon; saloon table converts to double berth)

• Air Conditioning: CruiseAir units in saloon and master cabin, with master cabin vent

• Full Soft Leather Settees

• Solid Stainless Steel Windscreen

• Extended Factory-Built Teak Bathing Platform (unique to this hull)

• Recently Antifouled: July 2025

Electronics & Navigation

• Garmin GPS Plotter

• Autopilot: Raymarine

• Compass

• VHF radio

• Navigation lights

• Depth/speed instruments

Deck & Exterior Features

• Extended teak bathing platform (factory-built)

• Bow sunbeds × 3

• Spacious cockpit with hydraulic dining table (converts to large sunpad)

• Sunshade awning on two stainless-steel poles (new 2024)

• Blue LED floor/courtesy lights in cockpit

• Underwater lights

• Full cockpit tonneau and full canopy covers

• Stainless steel flagpole

• Teak or maintenance-grade deck surfaces

Galley & Bar

• Wet bar with sink

• Cockpit bar with new fridge (2022)

• Stainless-steel fridge in galley

• Electric hob (new 2019)

Interior

• 2 cabins, 5-berth layout

• Owner’s cabin with ensuite access (Jack-and-Jill heads configuration)

• Open-plan saloon with classic Riva wood finish

• Hydraulic saloon table converting to double berth

• CruiseAir air conditioning and reverse-cycle heating

• Full soft leather seating

Audio & Entertainment

• New Alpine Bluetooth Stereo in Saloon

• 2 speakers in saloon + 2 new Fusion speakers in cockpit

• Original Alpine player with 2 speakers in Master Cabin

Safety & Other Equipment

• 6-man liferaft (requires service)

• 4 life jackets

• 2 lifebuoys

• Fire extinguishers

• Halon fire extinguisher (requires service)

• 3 × automatic bilge pumps with alarms

• Manual bilge pump

• Hot water tank with immersion heater

• Cleats

• Boat hook

Other

• Original Riva binder and instructions from new

Additional Information

Few yachts offered for sale carry a history as clear and well-documented as Ecover of Skagen. She was built in 1991 by Devonport Management Ltd as one of the original Challenge 67 fleet, and competed as Group 4 under Mike Golding, winning her class in the round-the-world race against prevailing winds and currents. That pedigree is not merely decorative: it tells you that the underlying structure of this yacht was designed and built to sustain the most demanding offshore conditions a yacht can encounter.

 

In 2009 she was taken to Danish Yacht in Skagen, Denmark, for a rebuild of thoroughgoing ambition. The Challenge interior and deck arrangement were stripped entirely. She emerged with a classical cruising layout finished in bird's eye maple with a teak sole, hand-laid teak decks with black caulking throughout, a carbon spar from Nordic Mast, and a complete replacement of all electrical, hydraulic and plumbing systems. The result is a vessel that reads and presents as a purpose-built luxury cruising yacht. Her racing origins are evident only in her hull form, her structural robustness and the exceptional quality of her winch and hydraulic arrangements.

 

The current owners purchased her in France in 2014 and have sailed her extensively, including a transatlantic passage in 2017 as part of the ARC, followed by extended cruising in St Lucia, Antigua, Martinique and Grenada. She returned to the UK in 2021 via the Azores.

 

Maintenance during the current ownership has been systematic and well-documented. In 2023 a new Steyr SE236E40 230hp engine was fitted, giving her barely 15 hours at the time of listing. The hot water system was refurbished, all batteries replaced throughout, rudder bearings renewed, bilge pumps and windlass serviced, and hydraulic hoses replaced. In 2024 the rod rigging received its full five-year service and all halyards were replaced, navigation lights were renewed, and all mast LED lights replaced. The life raft, lifejackets and fire extinguishers have all been serviced within the past two years. This is not a yacht requiring a list of deferred work; she is ready for her next passage.

 

Ecover of Skagen accommodates eight in four cabins, each with its own en-suite heads and shower. The owner's cabin occupies the full beam aft, with a double berth of 150 by 210 centimetres, a two-seat sofa, dressing table and ample stowage. Two guest cabins forward of the saloon and a crew cabin in the forepeak complete the arrangement. The saloon is generous by any standard, with leather sofas, a dining table seating six, a Bose sound system and a concealed widescreen television that rises electrically from behind the seating. A separate nav station carries the full Furuno electronics suite and Simrad autopilot.

 

On deck the layout is clean and seamanlike. The hydraulic systems manage the genoa furler, vang, backstay rams and mainsail outhaul, reducing the physical effort required of a short-handed crew. Anderson primary and secondary winches handle the sail plan efficiently, and the Reckmann hydraulic genoa furler is well suited to extended offshore passages. The teak bathing platform opens hydraulically via remote control, giving straightforward access from a tender or from the water.

Full Specification & Inventory

Principal Dimensions

LOA: 67ft / 20.42m

LWL: 55ft / 16.76m

Beam: 17ft 3in / 5.26m

Draft: 10ft 2in / 3.1m

Displacement: 50,000 kg / 110,231 lb

Hull Material: High tensile steel

Builder: Devonport Management Ltd

Designer: David Thomas

Year Built: 1991

Year Rebuilt: 2009, Danish Yacht, Skagen, Denmark

Official Number: 721998

Classification: MCA SCV Cat 0 (6 persons), Cat 2 (14 persons) — not currently in date

Accommodation: 8 berths in 4 cabins

 

Construction

Hull: High tensile steel shell plating over T-bar longitudinals and angle ring frames

Keel: Cast iron, by Iron Brothers Ltd

Keel Bolts: 16 x 30mm

Rudder: Steel; full depth skeg; ertalite bearings. Rudder removed, bearings replaced 2023

Deck: Hand-laid teak with black caulking throughout

Bathing Platform: Teak; hydraulically operated via fixed and wireless remote control

Antifouling: 2023

 

Engine & Machinery

Engine: Steyr SE236E40, 230hp (new 2023)

Engine Hours: Approx. 15 hours at January 2026

Gearbox: ZF63A

Throttle: ZF Microcommand 91100 electric throttle (serviced 2023)

Propeller: 28" Gori 3-blade folding (2009)

Steering: Lewmar carbon steering wheel

Bow Thruster: Maxpower 24v 10kW; new motor and solenoid 2023

 

Electrical Systems

Voltage: 24VDC and 220VAC

Domestic Batteries: 6 x Rolls R12-200 AGM (all new 2023)

Emergency Lighting: 2 x Exide EP900 AGM 100Ah

Generator Start: 1 x Optima Blue Top 50Ah / 975CCA

Engine Start: 1 x Optima Blue Top 50Ah / 975CCA

Bow Thruster / Windlass: 4 x Optima Blue Top 50Ah / 765CCA

GMDSS Batteries: 2 x Exide Sonnenschein GF12 044Y

Battery Chargers: 2 x 100A Mastervolt (house); 1 x 30A Mastervolt (bow thruster / windlass); 1 x 10A GMDSS; 1 x 10A emergency lighting; 1 x 15A engine / genset start; 1 x 30A bow thruster

Alternator: 150A at 24VDC

Generator: Fisher Panda P25i, 24kVA, 3 x 230V 50Hz (2009; fully refurbished 2023). Approx. 1,804 hours at January 2026

Shore Power: 3 x 208V or 3 x 400V through 20kVA transformer; 1 x 220VAC at 32A backup; 2,500W inverter bus

Hydraulic Powerpack: Anderson 2 x 3kW 24VDC; Halmatro manual hydraulic panel

Hydraulic Hoses: All replaced 2024 (mast, furlers, transom platform)

Lighting: LED throughout (new 2023)

Navigation Lights: All new 2024; mast LED LOPO lights replaced 2024

 

Plumbing & Tankage

Fresh Water Pressure: Jabsco hydrophore system (2009; serviced 2024)

Fresh Water Pumps: Jabsco Double Stack 24v, 22 lpm (new 2023); new accumulator tanks

Water Heaters: 2 x water heaters; full refurbishment and new elements 2023

Watermaker: Sea Recovery (2009)

Bilge Pumps: Jabsco; all serviced 2023

Fuel Capacity: 1,378 litres diesel

Fresh Water Capacity: 650 litres; tanks cleaned, new seals and senders 2023

Grey / Black Water: 340 litres; grey waste sump boxes replaced 2023

Tank Monitoring: Monitoring system fitted; tanks vented to mast; pipework pressure tested

 

Navigation & Electronics

Chart Plotter / PC: Furuno MaxSea navigation and communications PC integrated with NavNet II helm display (2009)

GPS: Furuno GP32 (2009)

Navtex: Furuno NX300 (2009)

Compass: Furuno satellite compass (2009)

AIS: Furuno FA150 Class A transceiver (2009)

Radar: Furuno NavNet black-box (2009)

VHF / DSC: Furuno DSC VHF (2009)

Autopilot: Simrad AP50

Instruments: Furuno FI system with 4 displays at helm (2009)

Satellite Communications: Thrane & Thrane Fleet Broadband 250 (2009)

Alarm System: IP addressable fire and bilge alarm with SMS alerting (2009)

Navigation Computer: Navigation / communications computer via UPS

 

Rig & Sails

Mast: Nordic Mast 3-spreader carbon, painted white (2009)

Boom: Nordic Mast carbon Park Avenue, painted white (2009)

Spinnaker Pole: Nordic Mast carbon, painted white (2009)

Rig Dimensions: P: 22.28m  |  J: 7.825m  |  E: 7.4m  |  IG: 24.24m

Standing Rigging: Rod rigging; 5-year service completed 2024

Running Rigging: All replaced 2024

Reefing: 2 reef points; single-line or traditional slab reefing

Genoa Furler: Reckmann hydraulic

Hydraulic Systems: Anderson 2 x 3kW 24VDC powerpack; Halmatro manual hydraulic panel; Halmatro hydraulic vang, twin backstay rams and mainsail outhaul

Primary Winches: Anderson 72ST 2-speed (x2)

Secondary Winches: Anderson 58ST 2-speed (x2)

Halyard Winches: Anderson 58ST 2-speed (x2)

Mainsheet: Anderson captive reel winch

Genoa Tracks: Harken (2009)

Genoa: North Sails furling genoa (2020)

Mainsail: North Sails full-batten Spectra laminate with ECOVER logo (2009)

Yankee: North Sails Spectra laminate with tiger stripe livery (2009)

Staysail: North Sails Spectra laminate with tiger stripe livery (2009)

Gennaker: North Sails nylon cruising gennaker with ECOVER logo (2009)

Storm Sails: Dacron trysail and storm staysail by Hoods

 

Deck Equipment & Anchoring

Cockpits: Forward guest cockpit and aft sailing cockpit with fold-away dining table

Stanchions: Full stanchions and guard wires with additional handholds on cabin top

Windlass: Lewmar 24VDC 2kW with 100m chain (serviced 2023)

Chain: 1 x Solid Zinc G40 100m (new 2023)

Cleats: Aluminium, fore and aft

Deck Wash: Anchor wash and deck wash pumps; new raw water pump 2023

Deck Hatches: All removed and overhauled as required 2023

Cushions: Cockpit cushions supplied

 

Accommodation

Layout: 8 berths in 4 cabins; all en-suite; bird's eye maple joinery throughout; teak sole

Owner's Cabin: Full-beam aft; double berth 150 x 210cm; two-seat sofa; dressing / writing table; full-length hanging locker; hidden secure locker; LCD TV; en-suite heads and shower

Guest Cabin (Starboard): Lower berth 100 x 210cm; upper berth 80 x 210cm; drawers and hanging space; en-suite heads and shower

Guest Cabin (Port): Lower berth 85 x 210cm; upper berth 80 x 210cm; drawers and hanging space; en-suite heads and shower

Crew Cabin: Forepeak; twin berths 210cm; drawers and hanging space; en-suite heads and shower; accessible from deck or port guest cabin

Saloon: 250cm headroom; leather sofas; dining table for 6; concealed electric widescreen TV; Bose sound system; extensive stowage; wet locker to starboard

Galley: Open plan, aft to starboard; bird's eye maple cabinetry; Corian worktops; ENO 4-burner gimballed gas stove with oven and grill; 2-drawer refrigerator; top-access chest freezer; Siemens microwave; extractor fan; stainless sink with mixer tap

Navigation Station: Open station adjacent to companionway; full-size chart table; full AC and DC control panels

Heads: Vetus electric heads throughout

 

Domestic Systems

Air Conditioning: Central plant reversible system with air-handlers for all cabins; Webasto serviced 2023 with new saltwater coolant pump

Entertainment: Bose sound system in saloon; LCD TV in owner's cabin; TV in saloon (new 2023); CD / radio in crew cabin

Lighting: LED throughout (new 2023)

 

Safety Equipment

Liferaft: Crewsaver 95062 Ocean ISO 8-person container, over-24hr pack (2023; serviced 2024)

Lifejackets: Viking (serviced 2023)

Fire Suppression: Seafire 1230 automatic unit with shutdown and monitor control (2023)

Fire Extinguishers: 4 x 2kg dry powder; 1 x 4kg dry powder; 1 x 6kg dry powder (all 2023; all serviced 2024)

Alarm System: IP addressable fire and bilge alarm with SMS alerting

Gas Certification: 2023

Navigation Lights: All new 2024

 

Summary of Recent Maintenance

2023: New Steyr engine; new battery banks throughout; hot water system refurbished; fresh water pumps replaced; rudder bearings renewed; bilge pumps serviced; windlass serviced; new bow thruster motor and solenoid; hydraulic hoses replaced; grey waste sump boxes replaced; water tank seals and senders replaced; new LED lights; new navigation lights; Webasto air conditioning serviced; generator refurbished; ZF throttle serviced; deck hatches overhauled; antifouling; gas safety certification; life raft, lifejackets and fire extinguishers serviced; raw water deck wash pump replaced

2024: Rod rigging 5-year service; all halyards and running rigging replaced; hydraulic hoses replaced (mast, furlers, transom platform); mast LED LOPO lights replaced; navigation lights replaced; fire extinguishers serviced; liferaft serviced; fresh water pressure system serviced

Accommodation and Layout

From the bow going aft, the guest cabin has a large double bed on the boat's centre-line with plenty of storage in lockers.

To one side, the en-suite facilities include a hand-basin, shower, and an electric Sanilav SN31 heads (to the holding tank) that uses fresh water to reduce odour. 

A short passage-way leads towards the saloon.

* To port, off that passage-way, is the galley that has been sympathetically upgraded.  Gone is the old oven to be replaced by a micro-wave and an electric ceramic-top hob (no gas on board this vessel).
The tall American fridge/freezer is dual voltage.
* To starboard, off that passage-way, is the dinette with seating and a table for dining with its cosy atmosphere. 

Up some steps to the saloon and to starboard is the elevated vessel's command console with wheelhouse sliding door to the side-deck.  To either side of the steering wheel are the gearbox selectors and engine throttle controls.  
As well as the engine instrumentation there is a full suite of navigation equipment including: Raytheon Log and Echo Sounder; Raytheon Radar; an Autohelm Autopilot; and a Huson 60/Kelvin Hughes type VHF radio.

The saloon has extensive settee-type seating to port with a coffee table.  To starboard is a wet bar, cocktail cabinet and a TV storage locker.  All windows have both blinds and curtains.

Some steps at the aft end of the saloon lead down to the master stateroom with its en-suite facilities with an electric Sanilav SN31 heads (to the holding tank) that uses fresh water to reduce odour.  
This is a private and luxurious room with its double bed and extensive storage and the two windows have venetian blinds.

Some steps at the aft end of the saloon lead up to the aft cockpit, a significant area for entertaining, being enclosed with full-length hard-top and new side screens.  As well as a table and chairs there are storage lockers for safety equipment including an 8 man liferaft (requires servicing).  For al-fresco dining there is a cockpit galley with sink, cooking area, and a free standing refrigerator.

A few steps lead up to the flybridge with the recently recovered seats and: 
- duplicate gearbox and engine control
- duplicate engine instrumentation
- Raytheon VHF
- Raytheon Log and Echo Sounder
- Garmin Chart Plotter.

Care and Improvements

The vessel has benefitted from extensive improvements by the current owner:

2010 Refit after Purchase

- Osmosis treatment starting with stripping the Gelcoat
  Followed by applying 8 coats of International Gelshield and Gelshield Plus

- All seacocks removed and either replaced or reconditioned

- Stainless steel rudders removed and reinstalled with new seals and packing

- Fresh water tank removed from aft cabin and completely rewelded with double thickness stainless steel. Reinstalled and replumbed. New piping where necessary

- Remove and replace both sea toilets. Replaced with Sanilav SN31 units that use fresh water to reduce odour with new plumbing 

- New galley sink unit

- New fresh water Jabsco pump

- New water heater element

Flybridge
- new upholstery
- new tinted windscreen
- renovated dashboard
- new Raymarine echo-sounder and depth gauges
- new Garmin chart plotter
- the Bimini had a new stainless-steel frame and cover

- Buff hull and superstructure

- Respray hull and flybridge blue striping

- Strip anchor winch: recondition; reassemble; and refit

- New and additional 30 metres of galvanised anchor chain

- New Delta 45kg anchor

- New saloon window side screens

- New interior downlights and led bulbs

- Aft cockpit - new cockpit covers fitted

- Aft cockpit - new shower system

- New teak bathing platform 

Both Engines
- Extensive engine service
- Recondition the raw water circulation pumps  

Subsequent Maintenance
- Each season, the boat is removed from water and checked for osmosis (all OK)

- Two coats of antifoul (dark blue)

- Replace external anodes

- Hull polish when necessary

- Check anchor chain integrity and remark when necessary

- Check sea cock operation and service when necessary

- Extensive service to each engine bi-annually

- New cutlass bearings in 2023.

2022 Refit

- New cockpit canopies in Sunbrella

- New cockpit upholstery

- New teak side decks and foredeck

- New external anodes

- New solar panel system including new 80 Amp/hour battery charger and 5kW inverter

- Complete hull and superstructure buff

- Respray transom

- New stainless steel name lettering

- Extensive engine service to each engine

- Port engine: new high pressure oil pipe to oil cooler 

- Starboard engine: remove lagging to exhaust system and replace after checking the exhaust system's integrity

- New oil and fuel filters including Racor system

- New engine anodes throughout

- Complete overhaul of Onan Generator including: cylinder head; valves; exhaust manifold; new water pump; reconditioned injectors and heat exchanger.

Decks and Equipment

On the bow is a recently purchased Delta 40kg anchor with, also recently, an additional 30 metres of chain added to the previous length of chain.  The Owner reports that, when anchoring, it is now often the case that little chain is required to make fast because the anchor is so effective.

The electric windlass is a heavy-duty model made by Maxwell.

New teak decks were commissioned in 2022 and there are photographs concerning their construction before installation.

The flybridge has ample seating, all of which has been recently recovered.  Together with all the regular engine and navigation instrumentation there are gearbox control levers to one side of the steering wheel and engine throttle levers to the other side.  

At flybridge level, behind the solar panels, is the crane for the Zodiac 3.5 metre dinghy with its Honda 2.5 hp outboard.engine. 

Electrical, Galley, and Navigation details

Solar Panels, Batteries, and Inverter

In late 2023 new solar panels were installed together with a new inverter controller and new batteries (plus a new battery charger and change-over switches).  
One of those 200Amp/hour batteries is dedicated to start the port engine and the other two batteries of the same capacity supply the 'domestic' voltage circuits.  

Thus, 'Mood Swing' has full 230V and 12V capability providing independence from both marina and/or shore connections reducing the need to run either an engine or the generator to top up the batteries.  
The generator has its own 125 Amp/hour battery (new in 2023) for the ONAN 6.5 KVA generator.

Unless otherwise stated, the boat's electrical system is 12 volt.

In the galley the American fridge/freezer has a dual-voltage input and is so reliable that there has been no advantage in replacing it.

The original oven was removed and a new ceramic electric hob installed together with a new microwave oven. 

In the aft cockpit there is a 230 volt refrigerator to keep drinks cool. 

Navigation equipment is located at both the internal command console and the external flybridge station and can be summarised as:

* Internally at Command Console 
Raytheon Log and Echo Sounder
Raytheon Radar
Autohelm Autopilot
Huson 60/Kelvin Hughes type VHF radio.

* Externally on Flybridge
Raytheon Log and Echo Sounder
Autohelm Autopilot
Raytheon VHF
Garmin Chart Plotter

Engines, Engine Room, and Tanks

The two Caterpillar V8 diesel engines are normally aspirated (non-turbo) for economy and ease of maintenance.  They are regularly serviced and the next full service is booked for March 2026.  Both engines start quickly, run very well with no smoke, and show the recommended oil pressures and temperature.  
The port engine has a calorifier providing hot water through the heat-exchanger.

In 2010 the raw water seacocks were replaced as were the raw water pumps on each engine as a precaution.  In 2014 replacement alternators were fitted.

The engines have only about 2,250 hours on each and now only run about 75 hours per year.

In the engine room the ONAN 6.5 kVA Generator has about 1,600 hours in total and was last serviced in 2022. 

There are two fuel tanks for the diesel, one for each engine, and each holds approximately 1,200 litres.

The single stainless steel water tank holds about 800 litres

There is also a holding tank with overboard and pump-out facilities.

Accessed is through a door in the aft state-room and, interestingly, the engine room has significant head-room of approximately 5' 8" - nearly full standing room.
Thus, no hatches need to be lifted in the saloon (or anywhere else) to access the engine room. 

Full Specification and Inventory

General

• Builder: Marine Projects Ltd, Plymouth, England
• Designer: Bill Dixon
• Model: Moody 44 centre cockpit
• Year: 1993
• Name: Da Capo
• Hull: GRP, built to Lloyd's certification, glassed-in marine ply bulkheads, GRP floors
• Deck: GRP with balsa core reinforcement in high-load areas, mechanically fastened and bonded to the hull
• Keel: fin keel, rudder on skeg
• Flag: Australian (General Register), home port Sydney
• Lying: ashore, Panamarina, Caribbean coast of Panama

Dimensions and Tankage

• Length overall: 13.41 m (44 ft)
• Waterline length: 10.97 m (36 ft)
• Beam: 4.17 m (13 ft 8 in)
• Draught: 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)
• Fuel: 265 litres (70 US gal)
• Fresh water: 302 litres in two polyethylene tanks, interconnected
• Holding tank: 42 litres (11 US gal), forward heads

Engine and Propulsion

• Perkins Prima M50, 50hp, four-cylinder diesel
• Hours: approx. 3,420 (combined total of two hour meters)
• Hurth 50 gearbox
• Gori three-blade folding propeller (2013)
• Engine mounts, new Perkins originals (January 2026)
• Starter motor rebuilt (January 2026)
• Fuel lift pump (2024), raw water pump (2022), heat exchanger (2018), fresh water cooling pump (2015)
• 90A alternator, spare 70A alternator
• Engine room accessible from the port walk-through, the aft heads and the aft cabin
• Maintained to the Perkins schedule, maintenance log aboard

Accommodation

• Aft owner's cabin with double berth accessible from both sides, seating port and starboard, opening ports and overhead hatch
• Forward V-berth cabin with bookshelves and fishing gear stowage
• Forward starboard cabin with upper and lower bunks
• Port walk-through with single berth and workshop stowage
• Saloon with U-shaped settee and folding table to port, seating to starboard
• Forward-facing chart table
• Forward heads with Raritan electric toilet and holding tank; former shower space converted to shelved stowage
• Aft heads with manual toilet and shower
• Varnished teak joinery, fans in every cabin
• Two steering wheels, the smaller folding wheel stowed below

Galley

• Three-burner gimballed propane cooker with oven (2014), US gas fittings
• Frigomatic 12V two-compartment fridge and freezer (2013), insulation renewed (2023), spare compressor (2024)
• Separate cool box
• Worktop renewed (2023)
• Stainless double sink, hot and cold pressure water, saltwater foot pump (2021)
• Quick BX25 calorifier, heated by the engine

Heating and Air Conditioning

• No heating or air conditioning fitted
• Fans in every cabin

Electrical

• 3 x 100Ah Syscom lithium house batteries, 300Ah (2024, owner installed)
• Victron 12V 30A charger (2024)
• Victron Orion DC to DC charger 30A (2024)
• Victron SmartShunt and Lynx distributor (2024)
• Balmar SG200 battery monitor (2020)
• AGM engine start battery (2025)
• Solar: 395W panel (2022) and 2 x 145W panels, 685W total, TriStar MPPT controller
• D400 wind generator (2021)
• Inverters: Xantrex PROwatt SW 2000W, 110V (2021); Allroundmarin KV-1000, 1000W, 230V
• Yamaha 800W portable petrol generator

Navigation and Communication

• Raymarine Axiom 7 chartplotter (2021)
• Raymarine ST70 instrument display
• Raymarine P70 autopilot controller (2025) with Type 2 linear drive
• Hydrovane VXA2D self-steering with spare vane
• Silva steering compass
• Spare depth, speed and temperature transducer
• NASA Meteoman, Barigo barometer
• Standard Horizon VHF with cockpit remote
• GME AIS transponder, Class B
• Icom IC-M802 SSB with Dragon Pactor modem
• NASA Clipper Navtex
• Uniden handheld VHF
• YellowBrick satellite tracker

Sails

• North Sails in-mast furling mainsail
• Lucas furling genoa
• UK Sails hank-on heavy genoa
• Spinnaker
• Storm jib
• Genoa sheets renewed (2022)

Rigging

• Kemp aluminium mast, deck stepped, stainless compression post to the keel
• Double swept spreaders, four shrouds each side
• In-mast mainsail furling
• 6 m whisker pole on a forward mast track
• Standing rigging renewed 2014, aft stays and selected items renewed 2019
• Spreader bases reinforced (2021), chainplates rebedded (2023)
• Rig inspected annually since 2021
• All sails can be handled from the cockpit

Deck Equipment

• Winches: 2 x Lewmar 50 two-speed self-tailing primaries, 2 x Lewmar 30 two-speed self-tailing, Lewmar 40 two-speed self-tailing on the mast, Lewmar 16 and Lewmar 16 self-tailing on the coachroof
• Simpson Lawrence Horizon 1000 electric windlass with cockpit control
• Stainless bow fitting with twin rollers
• Anchors: 25 kg stainless Lewmar Delta, Fortress FX-23, 22 kg CQR, dinghy anchor
• 72 m of 10 mm stainless chain, approx. 100 m of spare nylon warp
• Stainless pulpit and pushpit, double guardwires
• Aluminium toerail
• Lewmar opening hatches
• Stainless dinghy davits and outboard crane
• Bathing platform with folding ladder and transom shower
• Eight fenders, good stock of spare lines

Canvas

• Stainless-framed dodger (2023)
• Stainless-framed bimini
• Full cockpit enclosure with Strataglass windows (2020)
• Shade cover with rain catchment over the aft cabin hatch and aft deck (2023)

Safety

• Plastimo 6-person liferaft, last serviced December 2022
• GME 406 MHz GPS EPIRB
• Lifesling and inflatable dan buoy
• Four lifejackets, gas cylinders renewed (2022)
• Jackstays, radar reflector, grab bag
• Flare pistol and flares
• Fire extinguishers in every cabin, automatic engine room extinguisher, fire blanket
• Smoke alarms
• First aid kit

Tender and Watersports

• Apex 12 ft hypalon RIB
• Yamaha Enduro 15hp two-stroke outboard (approx. 2018)
• Spare fuel and water cans

Recent Maintenance

• 2026: new Perkins engine mounts, starter rebuilt
• 2025: Raymarine P70 autopilot controller, AGM start battery
• 2024: lithium house bank and Victron charging, fuel lift pump, spare fridge compressor
• 2023: TruDesign thru-hulls and seacocks, galley worktop and fridge insulation, dodger, rain-catchment shade cover, chainplates rebedded
• 2022: raw water pump, 395W solar panel, genoa sheets, lifejacket gas cylinders
• 2021: Axiom 7 chartplotter, D400 wind generator, Xantrex inverter, galley saltwater pump, spreader bases reinforced
• 2019: Coppercoat antifouling, aft stays renewed
• Invoices for recent work available to serious buyers

Inventory

• Extensive spares, filters and tools
• Spare fresh water cooling pump, spare 70A alternator, spare fridge compressor, spare watermaker membrane
• Spare depth, speed and temperature transducer
• Hand pump for fresh water as backup to the pressure system

Sale Notes

• Registered on the Australian General Register, official number 859232
• The owners are aboard from approx. late November to mid January, the best time for viewings and sea trials
• The owners are willing to spend time aboard with the new owner to hand over her systems
• Not included, available by negotiation: Raymarine Quantum radar (fitted, needs rewiring), Starlink, Standard Horizon HX851 and HX890 handheld VHFs, paddle board, spearguns, fishing rod and gear, four harnesses, Musto foul-weather gear, galley inventory, library, pilot books, paper charts, cookery and provisioning books
• Owner-disclosed items: some varnish and deck cosmetics due; forward hatch taped and due for replacement; ST70 display requires repair; windlass down solenoid requires replacement; Hydrovane spare vane needs patching; flares out of date; shore power inlet in need of replacing
• Standing rigging dates from 2014 with later partial renewal. An insurer may require renewal

Inventory

Principal Dimensions

• LOA: 11.25 m (36 ft 11 in)
• LWL: 9.45 m
• Beam: 3.63 m (11 ft 11 in)
• Draft: 1.80 m
• Displacement: 9.7 tonnes
• Builder: Najadvarvet, Orust, Sweden
• Year: 1994 · Hull No. 43
• Construction: GRP sandwich with lead keel and skeg-hung rudder
• Tanks: fuel 275 L, fresh water 450 L, holding tank with deck and sea discharge
• Flag: Sweden

Machinery & Systems

• Engine: Volvo Penta MD22L, 57 hp, direct drive, 1,208 hours
• Extended overhaul 2017: engine removed and cleaned, injectors tested and renewed, heat exchanger and calorifier cleaned, coolant changed and pressure-tested, gearbox oil, alternator belt, exhaust riser inspected; timing belt replaced at Orust Yacht Service (August 2021)
• Alternator (2014), raw-water pump (2014), engine and shaft aligned (2014)
• Feathering propeller (serviced 2016) with Spurs rope cutter (2018)
• Bow thruster with helm, deck and remote controls; propeller renewed 2017
• Fuel tank cleaned (2014) and inspected (2018); water tank cleaned (2017)
• Water heater (2018); pressure pumps (2016); shower thermostatic mixer (2016); toilet hoses (2016)
• Isotherm 3201 fridge (2015)
• Electrics: 3 x 140 Ah service batteries and 1 x 110 Ah starter (2022); Victron charger/battery manager (2022) and solar controller (Bluetooth); LED lighting throughout

Rig & Sails

• Hydraulic in-mast furling main, Furlex furling genoa, Reckmann mast and boom
• Standing rigging renewed 2014, backstay insulators 2014, rigging screws 2019; chainplates resealed 2014
• Running rigging – halyards, sheets and control lines – replaced 2017, with new rope clutches
• Genoa tracks and cars (2017); gennaker gear
• Andersen winches including 2 x 52ST electric and manual secondaries
• Telescopic whisker pole and spinnaker gear
• Sails: furling mainsail (serviceable, 2–3 years’ life); furling genoa, polyester laminate tri-radial (2018); working jib, DCX laminate tri-radial (2016); spinnaker (unused by current owner, condition unknown)

Deck & Equipment

• New 12 mm teak deck (2017) – superb condition, not yet sanded
• All ten portlights replaced (2017)
• Windscreen renovated with new seals (2015)
• Teak grab rails (2017); stainless ventilators and dorade guards (2017)
• Electric windlass with stainless Bruce anchor and chain
• Stainless guardrails with gates port, starboard and stern
• Teak cockpit with full cushions, folding wheel, G&T seats, custom stainless/teak swim platform and ladder
• Sprayhood and extension (cleaned and reproofed 2018 and 2020)
• Cockpit shower (hot/cold)
• 2.3 m inflatable tender with virtually unused Mercury 4 hp four-stroke outboard

Navigation & Electronics

• 2 x Raymarine plotters (helm and nav pod)
• Raymarine i70 x5 and i60 wind display (2018), new log transducer (2018)
• Raymarine Evolution autopilot with p70s control head and ACU-200 (2021), handheld remote
• VHF at helm and chart table
• Pioneer Bluetooth stereo with saloon and cockpit speakers and Infinity subwoofer (2015)

Interior

• Traditional Najad mahogany joinery with white panel headlining
• Forward cabin, aft cabin, saloon, galley, nav station, heads and separate shower
• Grey Alcantara saloon upholstery and sprung mattresses with quilted toppers (2016); carpets (2014)
• Galley with Corian worktop and sink (2014), ENO Open Sea gas cooker with oven (barely used), Truma automatic gas safety switch (2021), large fridge and full cookware inventory (negotiable)
• Eberspächer diesel heating, serviced and refitted by Eberspächer (December 2021), with a brand-new spare unit still boxed
• Modernised heads and separate shower room

Condition

• Hull and freeboard re-gelcoated – immaculate, scratch-free finish
• Below waterline epoxy-treated and faired; seacocks replaced; keel bolts inspected (2017) and sound
• Chainplates and rigging in excellent order
• Extensive spares, safety kit and ancillary equipment included, with a new set of six cruising mooring lines and a separate set for long-term berthing

Additional Info.

PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS

Builder: Fairline Boats plc, Oundle, England
Model: Targa 39
Year: 1997
Builder's Certificate: 17 December 1996
Fairline build/yard reference: Targa 39/172 (8319)
Construction: GRP
Hull form: Planing motor yacht
VAT Status: UK VAT paid – original 1997 VAT invoice available

DIMENSIONS

Length overall: 39ft 1in / 11.91m
 Beam: 12ft / 3.66m
 Depth: 6ft 9in / 2.06m

The original Fairline Builder's Certificate records gross and register tonnage of 13.85 tonnes.

CONSTRUCTION

Fairline Targa 39 constructed by Fairline Boats plc in the United Kingdom.

• GRP hull
• GRP deck and superstructure
• Planing hull form
• Large aft cockpit
• Integrated bathing platform
• Stainless steel deck fittings and rails
• Bow sunbathing area with bespoke cushions renewed 2026

MACHINERY

Main Engines

Twin Volvo Penta KAD42P-A six-cylinder turbocharged and supercharged marine diesel engines.

• 230hp each
• Approximately 860 engine hours – current readings to be confirmed
• Twin Volvo Penta sterndrives
• Original Fairline engine installation
• Port engine serial number: 2204213668
• Starboard engine serial number: 2204213706
• Original Builder's Certificate records B4 propeller specification

Bow Thruster

2025 Mechanical Programme

The present owner reports expenditure of approximately £25,000 on mechanical servicing, refurbishment and associated works following purchase in 2025.

Reported work includes:

• Engines serviced
• Sterndrives serviced
• Sterndrive bellows renewed
• Injectors refurbished
• Alternators renewed
• Belts renewed
• Engine oils changed
• Jubilee clips renewed
• Anodes renewed
• Fuel tank opened for internal access
• Fuel tank internally cleaned
• Four inspection hatches fitted to the fuel-tank chambers
• Fuel tank subsequently resealed

UNDERWATER MAINTENANCE

May 2026:

• Yacht lifted ashore
• Underwater hull antifouled
• Anodes replaced

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

• 12V DC electrical system
• 230V AC shore-power system
• Shore-power connection
• Battery banks
• Battery charging system
• Wireless charging point at helm – 2025
• USB and USB-C charging points in galley – 2025

Further battery and charging-system details to be confirmed.

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATIONS

A substantial Garmin-based navigation and communications installation was completed during 2025 and 2026.

June 2025

• Garmin GPSMAP 723xsv multifunction display
• European Navionics cartography
• Garmin transducer
• DSC VHF radio
• AIS receiver/transponder
• New VHF aerial

February 2026

• Garmin Reactor 40 autopilot
• Garmin GHC 50 autopilot control head
• Garmin rudder feedback sensor
• Garmin GMR 18 radar

RADIO LICENSING

Ofcom Ship Radio Licence documentation supplied.

• VHF DSC
• AIS transponder

ENTERTAINMENT

Extensively upgraded Fusion Marine entertainment system installed during the present ownership.

June 2025

• Fusion Marine audio system
• Fusion Signature Series six-channel amplifier
• Fusion Signature Series subwoofer
• Fusion Signature Series LED speakers

February 2026

• Two additional Fusion Signature Series speakers

COCKPIT & HELM

The Targa 39's large open cockpit provides the principal exterior living and entertaining area, with direct access to the bathing platform and accommodation below.

• Helm station with comprehensive renewed Garmin instrumentation
• Garmin multifunction display
• Garmin radar
• Garmin autopilot
• DSC VHF
• AIS
• Wireless telephone charging
• Extensive cockpit seating
• Renewed upholstery – 2026
• Fusion Marine entertainment system
• Integrated bathing platform
• Access to engine compartment

ACCOMMODATION

Two-cabin accommodation with saloon, galley and separate heads compartment.

The Targa 39's arrangement provides practical accommodation for extended weekends and family cruising, combining the large exterior cockpit with a substantial interior for a sports cruiser of this size.

• Forward owner's cabin
• Separate guest cabin
• Saloon seating
• Dining area
• Galley
• Separate heads compartment
• Shower
• Interior storage throughout
• Complete upholstery renewal undertaken February 2026

GALLEY

Galley integrated into the main accommodation.

• Sink
• Refrigeration
• Cooking facilities
• Storage
• Work surfaces
• USB and USB-C charging points installed 2025

Exact appliance inventory to be confirmed.

DECK EQUIPMENT

• Stainless steel pulpit and guardrails
• Anchor and ground tackle
• Electric anchor windlass
• Foredeck sunbathing area
• Bespoke foredeck cushions renewed February 2026
• Integrated bathing platform
• Boarding access from bathing platform
• Cockpit cover

Full deck inventory to be confirmed.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• Boat Safety Scheme examination completed June 2024
• BSS certificate valid until 13 June 2028
• Certificate issued under the yacht's previous name ARABELLA
• Liferaft available separately by negotiation

Safety equipment is subject to normal purchaser inspection and servicing requirements.

DOCUMENTATION & REGISTRATION

A useful historic documentation package accompanies ATLANTIC DREAM.

Documents supplied include:

• Original Fairline Builder's Certificate dated 17 December 1996
• Fairline build/yard reference: Targa 39/172 (8319)
• Historic Bills of Sale
• Current owners' April 2025 Bill of Sale
• Historic Small Ships Register documentation
• Canal & River Trust craft index: 128898
• Boat Safety Scheme documentation
• Ofcom Ship Radio Licence
• Supporting ownership documentation

Documented previous names include:

• BARBARA ANN
• ARABELLA
• ATLANTIC DREAM