33ft sailing yacht

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Beneath the traditional sheer and topsides of the Alerion 33 is a thoroughly modern underbody. The full-roach main, carbon-fiber mast, and self-tacking jib boom make the Alerion 33 an elegant performer on all points of sail, while the electric winches allow easy adjustment in all wind conditions.

The cockpit includes seats long enough for a nap or for a group of friends. Below deck, detailed woodwork and finish provide luxurious and comfortable accommodations.

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Nauticat 33 motorsailer: ‘classic and solidly built’

• Duncan Kent
• June 8, 2021

Duncan Kent looks at this classic and solidly built motorsailer, the Nauticat 33, which promises comfort and reliable passage making

Solid and study, the Nauticat 33 was modelled on a traditional Nordic fishing boat. Credit: David Harding

Product Overview

The Nauticat 33 comes from a generation of yachts intended for sailors who prefer the comfort of helming inside and the advantages of motorsailing to reach your destination on time.

Although her wheelhouse is a veritable cocoon, its huge windows and hatches keep the crew in touch and in control.

Being a ‘double-ender’ with a generous, almost constant beam throughout her length, she is surprisingly roomy, making them popular liveaboard boats with both blue water cruisers working their way around the world and those closer to home just seeking a comfortable, spacious and characterful yacht.

Design history of the Nauticat 33

Nauticats were built by Siltala in Finland for 50 years up to 2018.

When asked by local sailors to build a 10m motorsailer able to cope with the worst ravages of the stormy Baltic, they created the Nauticat 33, its hull closely resembling a traditional Nordic fishing boat.

The MkI boats (pre-1977 with hull numbers 1 to 440) had a long shoal-draft, encapsulated keel and a wooden wheelhouse.

The following 59 retained the latter but had a raised poop deck with a second helm.

In 1979, an all-GRP MkII version was introduced (numbers 500 on), and from 1982 a deeper fin keel and skeg-hung rudder were offered.

In total, some 1,100 were launched over the boat’s 31 years in production.

Below decks

The Nauticat 33s are bestowed with warm hardwoods, creating a cosy feel below.

Rarely were two boats the same as Nauticat were happy to personalise the layout.

At the time, the Nauticat 33 had a larger internal volume than almost any other similarly sized yacht, which was, to many, its primary attraction.

Her beam remains fairly constant for two-thirds of her length, allowing enough room for two spacious cabins and heads.

Wheelhouse entry is via sliding side doors, which makes her vulnerable to breaking waves should you leave one open.

Entering from leeward when heeled isn’t easy either as the narrow side decks leave you leaning out over the rail.

Once inside, though, you are protected from the elements and large windows keep you in touch with the outside.

A spacious wheelhouse makes the Nauticat 33 an attractive choice for all-year-round cruisers. Credit: Nicholas Clegg

The Nauticat 33 has a wheel on the centreline and although her bulwarks rise going forward, they don’t restrict your view ahead.

An eye-level instrument console makes them easy to monitor and the engine controls are to hand.

There are wipers on all forward-facing windows and a clear hatch above for checking mainsail trim. In addition to the helm station, there’s a small table that can double as a cockpit table, surrounded by an L-shaped settee, and a single pilot’s seat opposite.

Beneath the sole is the powerful engine, commonly a 4.1 litre, 90hp Ford Lehman diesel, driving a fixed three-blade prop through a conventional shaft.

Service access is obtained by lifting the sole boards.

Steps down aft lead you into the aft cabin, which has a 2.1m/6ft 10in-long offset double berth and an ensuite head/shower.

Early models had a desk/vanity unit with a sink inside, but this was soon moved into the heads.

The hull sides were often planked and there is an abundance of stowage.

Lockers, shelves and drawers are plentiful in the linear galley. Credit: Nicholas Clegg

Three opening ports provide light and ventilation, but there was no overhead hatch as a means of escape from an engine fire.

Some had them retrofitted, despite creating a trip hazard in the cockpit. A modern ‘flush’ hatch would be ideal.

Stepping down forward from the wheelhouse brings you into the dinette-style saloon.

Early models had transverse settees each side of the table but this was later changed to a U-shaped settee to provide more seating and an optional double berth.

Headroom in the Nauticat 33 is 1.83m/6ft or more and stowage abounds in deep lockers above the seating, and in cavernous bins below.

A 450 litre/88 gallon freshwater tank is located under the cabin sole.

Opposite is a linear galley, comprising a deep sink with drainer, tall fridge and full-size, gimballed cooker/oven. Lockers, shelves and drawers are plentiful.

Moving forward brings you to the main heads/shower, opposite which is a large hanging locker.

The forecabin has two singles or a vee-berth, plus standing headroom without the infill. Again, there is bags of locker stowage above the bunks.

The Nauticat 33 has reassuringly high bulwarks, inspiring confidence when moving around the decks, although they’re a little narrow beside the wheelhouse.

Her foredeck features a large, planked bowsprit keeping the forestay well clear of her substantial ground tackle and bow rollers.

Cleats and fairleads are equally chunky and the chain locker is accessible from on deck.

Moving aft past the wheelhouse you step up onto the raised afterdeck which, in all but the first few boats, has its own wheel and engine controls, plus all the sail control lines and winches.

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Halyards and mainsail reefing lines were generally left at the mast, leaving just the headsail sheets running aft to the poop deck and the mainsheet track within reach on the wheelhouse.

Some had removable benches or fixed seats, others were bare.

Later models had a proper cockpit with moulded GRP seating.

Both mainmast and mizzen are deck-stepped, stoutly engineered, and well stayed.

You need to be quick when close-quarter manoeuvring as her high topsides generate considerable windage.

She accelerates quickly, though, thanks to her big prop, and gives steerage almost instantly, but you need a plan for the prop walk!

She needs a solid Force 4 to really start sailing, but then she’s quicker than she looks.

Helming under sail from the poop deck is a little unnerving, due to the height above the water and the inability to see past the genoa, but the sturdy guardrails offer some reassurance.

The lead of the jib sheets rising up from the deck to the wheelhouse-mounted winches isn’t ideal, though, and you must remember to duck when tacking to avoid the mizzen boom!

Despite her hefty looks she only has a 29% ballast ratio, so isn’t as stiff as you might expect.

An ample beam gives plenty of space down below. Credit: Steve Klietz

When reaching the long-keel version in gusts over 20 knots, she feels a bit tender, despite tracking straight with her helm light and positive.

In these conditions she is better balanced with just her mizzen and jib hoisted.

With the long keel, tacking in light airs requires the headsail to be held aback until her bows are through the wind.

She heaves-to nicely, though, gently bobbing with the wind just forward of the beam.

The fin-keel version is stiffer, tacks quicker and the semi-balanced rudder reduces weather helm.

Off the wind, the drag from her substantial underwater surface area requires all the canvas you can muster.

Helming from the wheelhouse is easy, although you have to venture outside to trim the sheets.

In summary, the Nauticat 33 is an attractive and solid motorsailer that will cruise at around 5 knots.

Her high, bluff bows keep the decks dry and, should the weather turn nasty, there’s always that cosy, warm wheelhouse.

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Owners experiences of the Nauticat 33

S/y darika (1986).

According to her owner, Steve Klietz, Darika is probably the only Nauticat 33 in Southeast Asia.

‘Being a late model, she has the GRP wheelhouse, fin keel, skeg-hung rudder and taller mast. My mizzen has a slightly raised boom to accommodate a custom-made GRP bimini,’ he explained.

‘She has one hanked-on headsail, the other furling, and my mainsail is manually hoisted with one reef that I’ve never used. I can also hoist an asymmetrical spinnaker in lighter winds.

‘ Darika is a great passage-maker. With 15 knots of wind, I can sail at five knots, more in favourable conditions. She also has a Ford Lehman 90hp diesel with which I can comfortably motor at eight knots (hull speed). In a 5-10 knot wind 30° off the bow, with just the main and mizzen up she will motorsail through anything at 7 knots/1500rpm.

‘ Darika has been retrofitted with two 300 litre stainless fuel tanks, giving her a range of 600 miles. Then I can add four 25 litre cans of fuel/water on custom foredeck fittings, plus two more in the engine compartment. She came with 450- litre freshwater tanks and I can carry another 100 litres in cans that can be refilled ashore.

Darika is a later model and has a taller mast. Credit: Steve Klietz

‘Along with a bag of rice and a fishing rod I can carry provisions for a month. I have added insulation and a water-cooled compressor to the under-counter fridge/freezer and ice maker, and I’ve fitted a full-size, front-opening refrigerator where the forward clothes locker was.

‘I have removed the wheelhouse pilot seat and added a bathroom to the rear cabin with toilet, sink and hot shower. Some of the space gained now contains three more house batteries (giving me a total of four 120Ah deep-cycle house batteries) plus solar/wind charging controllers and extra switches and fuses.

‘My engine has a 160A alternator and I have five 120W solar panels, a wind generator, a 40A shore power charger and a 2kW/220V portable Honda generator. Normally, my solar panels run for 12 hours a day here in Thailand and my wind generator runs at night, keeping my batteries fully charged. I rarely start the generator.’

S/Y The Boat of Laughter and Forgetting (HN 1072, 1989)

Bruce, 60, and Shari, 56, Goldman have owned their Nauticat 33 since 2017 and have since fitted a bow thruster, holding tank and lazyjacks, plus renewed the sails, running rigging, anchor and chain, most of the plumbing and gas lines, and changed all the lights to LED.

Previous owners fitted dinghy davits, behind-the-mast mainsail furling, a wind generator and solar panels, and replaced the fuel tank and water hoses.

‘I started sailing in the 1960s with my parents on a 23ft Pearson Ensign and got my own boat, a 30ft Beneteau racer/cruiser, in 1997,’ says Bruce.

‘After 20 years, we wanted a slightly bigger and more cruising-friendly boat. Shari and I frequently day sail with friends and family on Lake St. Clair but we’re now outfitting and planning for summer cruises in the Great Lakes.

‘Even though the owner’s manual states that she sails best in a ‘fresh breeze’, she is surprisingly slippery and will make way in all but the lightest airs. In heavier airs, she’s perfectly fine under jib and jigger, sailing on her lines. The ketch rig allows for an easily handled combination of sails.

Bruce finds mooring difficult when sailing singlehanded. Credit: Bruce and Shari Goldman

‘Although she’s a great boat for two I frequently sail singlehanded. The most difficult part is mooring. All sail controls except the vang are led to the aft helm station. The main and genoa are furling, and the mizzen has lazyjacks. Tacking in light airs can sometimes require a gybe instead or use of the bow thruster, and steering in reverse under power is always an adventure.

‘She’s very comfortable and the layout makes her seem much bigger. She’s airy and bright with four hatches, sizable ports and windows throughout, plus doors on both sides and a sunroof in the pilothouse. She has ample storage and the galley is spacious. We have diesel heating for the early/late season chills and aircon throughout for the summer. If cruising further we would install a bigger fridge/freezer, add a gate and swimming platform at the stern, and improve the aft deck with seating.

‘Nauticat 33s have distinctive ‘little ship’ good looks and are substantially over-built, providing a sense of security. She’s also very comfortable under sail and at anchor.

‘Her only negatives are the hydraulic steering, which gives no feedback, and the headsail sheets running from midship up to winches on the pilothouse roof. Also, other than in the aft cabin, our portlights don’t open.’

S/Y Artemis of Wareham (HN 518, 1979)

Nicholas Clegg, 64, has owned Artemis for the past nine years and still reckons she’s a superb vessel.

He started sailing in dinghies in his youth and then owned a motorboat before buying Artemis .

He now cruises the UK South Coast regularly with friends and is happy to sail single-handed, although he finds manoeuvring into a marina berth tricky due to her high windage.

Artemis is a MkII model with a full cockpit and wheel on the poop deck. Credit: Nicholas Clegg

Just after buying her, Nicholas stripped her interior down to bare bulkheads before installing a new galley, bunks, and wheelhouse seating.

He also fitted a bow thruster, together with new wiring and a modern electrical management system.

‘She’s a compromise between sailing performance (not being able to point too close to the wind), comfortable and spacious accommodation and the ability to motor well in light airs,’ noted Nicholas.

What the experts say about the Nauticat 33

Nick Vass B,Sc B,Ed HND FRINA MCMS DipMarSur YS,

Marine Surveyor www.omega-yachtservices.co.uk

Nauticats hold their prices well and represent good value for money when you consider the vast quantity of fibreglass and hardwood required to build them.

Vessels of this type are rare these days due to massive build costs and availability of teak and mahogany, so investing in and maintaining a Nauticat 33 could be considered quite environmentally friendly.

Fitting a new engine to a Nauticat is often more sensible than refurbishing a lighter constructed yacht that has become worn and tired.

Many of the Nauticat 33s that I have inspected have suffered from osmotic blistering.

I have also found softness and flexibility underfoot on the decks of several, especially around the forward and aft ends of the superstructure.

The Nauticat 33 will cruise at around 5 knots in most conditions. Credit: Duncan Kent

In these cases, the balsa core sandwich stiffening material had absorbed water and begun to decay, causing it to compress and not bounce back when walked upon.

Water enters the core sandwich through the teak decks’ slat screw holes.

Teak decks are expensive to replace so make sure that all the slats are sound, free of movement and rot, and that the caulking between the slats is good to keep the water out.

Also, ensure the windows are not leaking as water ingress can cause massive damage to internal joinery.

Some early 33s had timber superstructure so make sure that it is sound and free from leaks and decay.

Ben Sutcliffe-Davies, Marine Surveyor and full member of the Yacht Brokers Designers & Surveyors Association (YDSA)

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The Nauticats were certainly in a class of their own, and they do vary quite a bit in terms of fit out, finish and layouts.

I’ve surveyed several that all had a common fault of mast compression; the causes of which can be manifold.

The boats I examined all had a slight lack of suitable support for the loadings; some just had a bulkhead that had suffered from overloading.

The ketch rig makes it easy to handle a combination of sails. Credit: David Harding

Water ingress had caused the bulkhead to start rotting. Two had compressions of over 10mm on deck.

My advice is to look carefully before buying; faults will be obvious if it is raining!

As Nick highlighted, many Nauticat 33’s suffer with osmosis and dry laminate under the waterline so care is needed at survey.

I’ve also looked at many which had soggy decks under the teak finish.

This is not a cheap problem to solve.

Alternatives to consider

High bulwarks make the Fisher 34 a solid cruiser. Credit: David Harding

The popular Fisher 34 was first launched in 1978.

Designers David Freeman and Gordon Wyatt teamed up in 1969 to produce a range of boats that had the seaworthiness of a North Sea fishing boat and the sailing abilities of a long-distance cruising yacht.

The Fishers all had canoe sterns and long keels for directional stability, plus a deep-vee entry and pronounced sheer with high, flared bows and deep bulwarks to keep the waves out.

Renowned for their build quality, Fishers are all hand-laminated and incorporate a long keel with encapsulated cast iron ballast.

Hulls are solid GRP, while the deck is a balsa sandwich.

Bulkheads are laminated to the hull and deck, and the raised bulwarks are part of the deck moulding, topped off with 25mm-thick teak capping.

The deck/hull join is through-bolted and then laminated over for strength and water tightness.

The Fisher 34 has a traditional, cosy wheelhouse from which the vessel may be steered under power or sail, the latter made possible thanks to a large transparent sliding hatch in the wheelhouse roof.

As standard she was ketch rigged, but a sloop option was available with double doors opening aft into the cockpit.

She has a generous sail plan that, given a good Force 4 breeze, allows her to be sailed quite competently.

When the going gets rough and making way to windward is mandatory, however, she also boasts a powerful 75hp Yanmar diesel engine driving a large fixed 3-blade prop via a conventional shaft.

Below, they were fitted out to a high standard with oodles of lovely warm wood in the cabin and wheelhouse.

No space was wasted, with locker and stowage fitted into every nook and cranny.

Every Fisher was built to order, so a degree of customising will be apparent between boats.

The 34 can sleep up to six comfortably with a double forecabin, and double aft quarter cabin set under the wheelhouse and a double berth in the saloon.

Over 100 were launched in three models, the final MkIII being launched by builders, Northshore, in 1995.

Colvic Watson 34.5

The largest of these renowned Colvic Watson motorsailers, the 34.5 is a canoe-sterned, long-keeled ketch loosely derived from one of Watson’s lifeboat designs.

The hulls were moulded by the prolific Colvic yard on the UK east coast and the large majority were fitted out by their owners, so the finish quality can vary considerably.

Her decks have high bulwarks and a sturdy teak-capped handrail all round.

Ground tackle is usually substantial, with a massive windlass and samson post on the foredeck.

Unlike the Fisher, she has no cockpit or outside steering position, but this is rarely a problem with this type of vessel.

A few boats had fitted seating on the poop deck for relaxing outside at anchor.

Although not dissimilar in displacement terms to the Fisher 34, she has another 2ft of beam so her internal volume is extremely generous.

All featured a cosy wheelhouse with a raked screen, coffee table, wheel steering and chart shelf.

Layouts varied, but most had a spacious double cabin aft, a well-equipped galley, dinette-style saloon, and a twin or double-bunked forecabin.

Quite often they were cutter rigged with a long bowsprit plank, increasing her sail area and sail plan flexibility for ocean passages.

They certainly aren’t the quickest under sail, due mainly to their considerable wetted surface and heavy displacement, and neither are they very close-winded.

Her barn door-style rudder also results in a good deal of weather helm.

But her ample beam adds considerable form stability and stiffness under sail, and she loves gentle motorsailing to windward with her large diesel humming quietly at little more than tickover revs.

Beneteau Evasion 34

A masthead sloop/cutter rig sail plan came as standard on the Beneteau Evasion 34. Credit: David Harding

Launched in 1984, the 34 was the most popular Evasion built and was lighter and roomier than the earlier Evasion 32.

For a motorsailer she had a fairly performance-orientated hull shape with a long fin keel (or centreboard) and a skeg-hung rudder.

She has a good size cockpit with a full depth locker.

As with most wheelhouse motorsailers the decks are on the narrow side, but access is secure thanks to the high guard wires and well-placed grabrails.

There’s also plenty of clear flat areas for lounging at anchor and enough room on the foredeck for handling the substantial ground tackle.

Anchoring is easy with stout twin bow rollers, windlass, and deep chain locker.

Though not built for speed, her masthead sloop or cutter rig sail plan was large enough to provide an acceptable sailing performance, particularly as she was comparatively light for a motorsailer.

Plus, her 50hp diesel engine and shaft-driven, 3-blade fixed prop ensured she could be motored against a foul tide with ease, and over a good range thanks to her 200-litre fuel tank.

Down below, she is spacious and practical, with her extended wheelhouse containing a well-equipped galley, dinette that seats six and converts into a useful double berth, and an inside helming position with an aft-facing chart table.

Headroom is a generous 1.90m/6ft 3in.

Steps down from the wheelhouse lead to three cosy double cabins and a single heads with shower and wet locker forward.

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Dream daysailers: 13 of the best boats for a great day out on the water

• Toby Hodges
• July 16, 2020

Toby Hodges looks at the best daysailer yachts on the market, from ultra-modern cruisers to classically-styled masterpieces

Modern daysailers

1. saffier se 33 ud.

Saffier Yachts now has eight designs between 21ft and 37ft. The investment and knowhow the Hennevanger brothers have put into the production facility really shows too – the vacuum-infused builds and finish quality are top class.

Saffier builds seaworthy designs , tests all new models thoroughly in the North Sea and ensures its yachts can be sailed easily single-handedly.

Launched in 2014, the Saffier Se 33 is a sporty design but with a practical self-draining cockpit and optional solid sprayhood, which help it handle most weather conditions. It has a fast underwater shape, a generous sailplan and a fixed carbon bowsprit. The extra-large cockpit features 2m benches and a folding transom and there is space enough for four to sleep below.

Saffier’s brand new Se 27 also looks like a seriously fun design and has been averaging speeds in the mid-teens with the kite up, clocking over 20 knots in its early trials this spring.

Prices for the Se 33 start at €114,500 (ex. VAT).

2. Domani S30

The S30, launched in 2018, is Belgian company Domani’s first model – a trailable sportsboat designed to be comfortable, fast and beautiful, says founder Michael Goddaert.

Inspired by Riva’s Aquarama motor boat , it has a large minimalist cockpit, spacious aft sunbed and a classy-looking compact interior. The narrow-beamed S30 weighs only 1,700kg, is offered with a long, two-part carbon rig, and has an electric drive as standard. A Lounge version is being developed which is similar to the Tofinou 9.7 in terms of deck layout.

Price ex. VAT: €88,000.

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3. Black Pepper Code 0.1

Those lucky enough to have sailed at Les Voiles de St Tropez may have seen these neo-classic daysailers from chic brand Black Pepper.

As well as this range of Code-branded daysailers/weekenders, the yard has just launched a new Sam Manuard-designed, scow-bowed IMOCA 60 for Armel Tripon’s Vendée Globe campaign.

The original Code 0, by Marc Lombard, is a high-performance dayboat with a distinctive squared coachroof, which is built light in carbon and epoxy with half its displacement in the keel bulb.

A new Code 0.1 version (pictured) launched last year, and is available in Open and Spirit (performance/regatta) versions.

Price ex. VAT: £148,000.

4. A-Yachts A27 / A33

A-Yachts founder. Michael Gilhofer helped to develop the original B30 (pictured below) and was distributor for B-Yachts in Germany for 17 years. He commissioned the in-demand Lorenzo Argento, who formerly worked with Luca Brenta, to design a new range of luxury daysailers built in Slovenia and finished in Austria.

The first two A-Yachts models (the A27 is pictured above) are focused on performance daysailing, whereas B-Yachts has gone for more cruising comfort below. An exciting new model, the A39, is due for launch in 2021.

Prices ex. VAT: A27 €98,500, A33 €215,000.

5. B-Yachts B30 / B34

The Brenta B30 is the iconic Italian daysailer. A real looker to keep berthed at your Portofino residence, it has a lightweight carbon/epoxy build and a high ballast ratio, for tantalising light airs sailing. B-Yachts is the brand that took the daysailing concept to the limit with the fiendishly indulgent (and very white) B60, which we tested, open-mouthed, back in 2008.

Although stagnant for some years, the company was acquired by Luca Brenta’s cousin Alberto Castiglioni in late 2018. Brenta, along with designer Alessia Lee, has worked up the design for a new B34 model due to launch this year, and they are now working on a B40.

The B30 (above) is now a modern classic, with more than 40 built, but the refreshed company has made some upgrades including a new rudder profile, fixed bowsprit, revised deck gear, a more functional interior and the option for an electric engine. But it’s still got those killer lines.

Prices ex. VAT: B30 €118,000, B34 €190,000.

6. Esse 330

This is the sixth model from Josef Schuchter’s yard on Lake Zurich, which builds fast, stiff and sporty designs. The new 330 is the first Esse that offers the ability for weekend/overnight sailing. Schuchter told us it is designed more for pleasure sailing than racing but has the same performance as the yard’s 990, using a 1m shorter mast and with greater stability and comfort.

Umberto Felci designed the 330 with a self-tacking jib, a carbon deck-stepped mast with no backstay and a high ballast ratio to help ensure it can easily be sailed short-handed. A lifting keel reduces draught to 1.55m and an electric drive is offered.

Price ex. VAT: €134,000.

A plumb stem and square coachroof give an alluring pilot classic style to this Judel/Vrolijk design, but it is the materials from which it is crafted that are most intriguing. Built by Bremen-based Greenboats, the flax (plant) or linen (fibre) is vacuum-infused with bio epoxy and can be given a clearcoat finish to help show off the fibres.

The focus is on weight-saving for this performance daysailer, using recycled PET as the core material. The deck is made from cork, the ropes are made entirely from recycled plastic bottles and the sails are recyclable.

Price ex. VAT, ready to sail: €126,000.

Modern-classic daysailers

8. eagle 38.

The Boersma brothers founded Leonardo Yachts in the northern part of the Netherlands to build top quality gentleman’s daysailers and weekenders.

Its range of gorgeous designs are inspired by the timeless lines and overhangs of the J Class , but with modern appendages.

The new Hoek-designed Eagle 38 is the smallest of a range that now extends to 70ft. It is devised for easy handling, with jib winches in reach of the helmsman/tiller, in a deep self-draining cockpit that can seat six in comfort.

The varnished mahogany interior can sleep three and includes cooking facilities and a neatly hidden toilet.

Price ex. VAT: €177,500.

9. Wally Nano MkII

Wally stunned us with the unveiling of its incomparable Nano in 2009. The Andre Hoek-designed masterpiece certainly elevated the standard of extravagance (and price) for a daysailer. This Wally Nano MkII model released eight years later is a refined version of the achingly cool design, which marries Italian styling with Dutch workmanship and ingenuity.

A pilot cutter-influenced plumb bow, bowsprit and low, squared coachroof set off a retro style, finished by an elegantly overhanging counter. These classic lines meet contemporary construction and attention to detail at Joop Doomernik’s traditional Dragon building yard. The top class composite work includes a keel grid built from 33 layers of carbon. Believe me, the result on the water is a truly intoxicating ride, both upwind and down!

Price ex. VAT: €390,000.

10. Rustler 33

The Stephen Jones design has the elegant lines and overhangs of the Cornish yard’s earlier Rustler 24, but with a comfortable handmade interior that makes it enticing to overnight on too – there is a proper heads compartment including wet hanging area.

With the addition of stanchions, this becomes a Class B offshore yacht. It’s a stiff boat to sail with a deep, dry cockpit, in which it is comfortable to sit, perch on the chunky coaming or stand to handle the tiller.

Rustler says recent clients for the Rustler 33 are ordering them with carbon masts and electric engines.

Price ex. VAT: £165,000.

11. Morris 29

Fusing S&S lines with modern lightweight materials such as carbon and epoxy, the Morris 29 is a quintessential daysailer that’s easy to rig and maintain, a witch to sail and is as handsome as they come.

And there’s a deep, long cockpit and comfortable saloon below to keep any guests content while you hog the tiller. Now built by Hinckley and priced from US$266,500.

12. Alerion 28 / 33

Cleverly marketed as ‘the 90-minute’ getaway, the iconic Alerion daysailer fleet, from 20-33ft, is designed to get people afloat easily and with the most enjoyment possible. Above is the Alerion 33.

Often seen sporting optional Hoyt jib booms, the models are easy and a delight to sail and have inviting and well-finished interiors.

Rarely do beauty, speed and single-handed ease combine this fluidly and successfully. Prices are available on application only.

13. Friendship 36 / 40

The elegantly timeless look of the Friendship 40, its classic lines, including pronounced tumblehome and wineglass counter, are by Rhode Island’s Ted Fontaine. A Friendship’s deep cockpit and wonderfully inviting and well-appointed interior invite you to sail on through the weekend and beyond.

Fontaine says both the 36 and 40 are still available to order, but at top prices: “The Friendship 40 would be built by Yachting Developments in New Zealand where the moulds are presently stored,” (priced in the region of US $1,350,000).

“And the Friendship 36 is being offered as a cold-moulded wood epoxy built boat that would be built by Rockport Marine in Maine – the yard that built the first 36.”

First published in the June 2020 edition of Yachting World.

Spirit Yachts 46 2015 WHISPER OF LYMINGTON | Classic Yacht For Sale

WHISPER OF LYMINGTON

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BROKER'S COMMENTS

The Spirit 46 truly set Spirit Yachts on the right track and has become their most popular model. No wonder: this design has many of the answers if you are searching for modern racing and cruising performance with the emotional satisfaction of an incredibly beautiful hull form, startling ease of handling, an interior as elegant as her external lines would suggest, and an active group of fellow owners. WHISPER OF LYMINGTON ticks all these boxes, and is one of the most recently built. In present, second ownership since 2017, she has been raced and cruised extensively and placed fourth overall at the 2022 Spirit Regatta, Guernsey, taking home the prestigious Spirit Cup for 'embracing the Spirit of the regatta'.

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OWNER'S COMMENTS

It has been a privilege to be the custodian of such a beautifully designed and crafted performance yacht since 2017. Whether inshore racing, weekend cruising with family or short handed sailing, she is an absolute delight to sail, is easily handled, and attracts admiring looks wherever she goes. Being of the Spirit of Tradition class, we have particularly enjoyed the camaraderie of being a part of the classic regatta scene in the UK together with other like minded Spirit owners.

CONSTRUCTION

- Spirit Yachts Yard No: 46-11 - Built to EU RCD Category A ISO 12215 - Laminated Douglas fir wood keel, hog, stem and horn timber - Keelson at sawn mahogany mast step - Laminated mahogany transverse floors and frames - Sawn mahogany hanging knees creating ring frames - Laminated Douglas fir full length beamshelves - Bonded and glass sheathed plywood floors and ring frames fore and aft - Sawn mahogany floors in way of keel and mast step - Sawn mahogany engine bearers - 15 mm Douglas fir 'Speed strip' planking - 2 x Diagonal 3 mm Khaya outer veneer - 600 gm Biaxial glass cloth set in WEST epoxy resin - Additional 200 gm finishing twill cloth to topsides - Awlgrip topsides paint finish - Mahogany veneered marine plywood transom - Internal hull sealed - 9 mm Marine plywood bulkheads and locker partitions - Bulkheads mahogany veneered where relevant - Bow and lazerette bulkheads are watertight. - 6 mm Teak laid deck epoxy bonded to marine ply sub-deck - Laminated mahogany deck beams - Epoxy primed steel fin keel with cast lead lower bulb 2.15 tonnes - 10 x 24 mm Stainless steel keelbolts - Laminated ply, sheathed semi-balanced spade rudder - Jeffa hull and deck bearings - Laminated mahogany superstructures

DECK LAYOUT, EQUIPMENT, AND GROUND TACKLE

FROM AFT - Raw teak laid deck on marine plywood substrate - Varnished teak raised toerail and taffrail - Removable stainless steel stanchions - Deck fittings a mix of stainless steel and chromed bronze AFT DECK - Mooring fairleads port and starboard - Stainless steel mooring cleat on centreline - Ensign staff socket - 3 x Flush hatches - Starboard hatch to lazarette - Port hatch to boarding ladder and swim shower - Wood tiller with Harken extension and Autopilot arm fitting - Double sheave spinnaker blocks port and starboard COCKPIT - Large sunk cockpit - Attractive elliptical coaming with chafe plates at winches - Teak laid cockpit seats port and starboard and swept round aft - Very deep lockers under offer excellent stowage - Locker cowl vents - Shore power socket - Yanmar engine panel - Lewmar throttle control - Lewmar mainsheet traveller and car - Lewmar and Ronstan blocks - Manual backstay control - Laid teak w. Spirit Yachts logo bridge deck with locker under - Raymarine repeaters at house bulkhead SIDE DECKS - Lewmar self-tailing stainless steel sheet winches - 2 x 50ST Port and starboard - Lewmar foresail sheet tracks and cars with Barber haulers COACHROOF - Raised 40 mm from standard giving 50 mm more internal headroom - Cold moulded mahogany - Laid teak roof on marine plywood - 3 x Eliptical stainless steel portlights port and starboard - Raw mahogany grabrails port and starboard - Sliding companionway hatch - Double leaf companionway doors - Flush Solimar acrylic hatch over saloon - Flush Solimar acrylic hatch over WC compartment - Lewmar 42ST 2-speed stainless steel halyards/ controls winches port and starboard - 7 x Line clutches/ halyard locks port and starboard - Ronstan lead sheaves port and starboard - Ronstan turning blocks at mast base FOREDECK - Flush Solimar acrylic hatch over saloon over forecabin - Stainless steel mooring cleat on centreline - Chromed mooring fairleads port and starboard - Recessed forestay chainplate - Flush hatch to anchor well and furler - Anchor bow roller offset to port of stemhead GROUND TACKLE - 10 kg Delta anchor - Stainless steel anchor cradle - 7 mm short link chain/ multiplait warp - Fortress FX16 kedge anchor

ACCOMMODATION AND DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

SUMMARY - Accommodation for 5 in fore cabin, saloon and a quarter berth - Traditional mahogany framed and panelled marine plywood joinery - Mahogany trim - Mahogany veneered plywood sole boards - Alcantara covered foam upholstery - LED Lighting - Access via 4 x steps down from companionway hatch - Engine box forms part of steps GALLEY TO PORT - Isotherm B140 fridge/ freezer 40 L - Raw teak top surfaces - Smev 2 x burner hob with smoked glass lid - Stainless steel sink; chopping board cover - Lockers outboard and below - Mixer tap - 'Cabin' lamp/ reading lamp NAV STATION TO STARBOARD - Chart table - Lift lid stowage under - Shelf and locker outboard - 'Cabin' lamp/ reading lamp - Nav and communications displays - Ship's electrical panel QUARTER BERTH TO STARBOARD - Lockers outboard - Blue Alcantara upholstery - 'Cabin' reading light FORWARD TO SALOON - Settees/ berths port and starboard - Blue Alcantara upholstery - Stowage under and outboard - Shelves and lockers outboard - Removable folding saloon table - Cutlery stowage under - Hatch in deckhead - '4 x Cabin' reading lights - Alpine steroe with JL amp; 2 x speakers DOOR OFFSET TO STARBOARD FORWARD TO WC COMPARTMENT - Stainless steel inset sink unit to starboard - Mixer tap - Stowage under and outboard - Jabsco 12 V toilet to port - Stowage - Shower with sump and pump - Hatch in deckhead - Deckhead light FORWARD TO FORECABIN - Double berth - Alcantara type upholstery - Stowage under - Shelves at hull side - 2 x 'Cabin' reading lamps - LED Dimmable mood lighting - Hatch in deckhead - Access fwd to chain locker

RIG, SAILS, AND CANVASWORK

RIG Spars - Keel-stepped fractional sloop rig - Southern Spars white spray painted carbon mast - Double swept spreaders - Southern Spars white spray painted carbon boom - Fitted for slab reefing - Rod vang - Lazyjacks - Carbon spinnaker pole - 12 V Bartels under deck headsail furler with aluminium foil Standing rigging - Discontinuous 6mm and 7mm Nitronic stainless steel rod shrouds - Stainless steel barrel type rigging screws; stainless steel toggles - Bartells 12 V under deck headsail furler - Aluminium foil Running Rigging - Mix of braid on braid polyester and Spectra SAILS - Slab-reef mainsail - Furling jib - Code 2 racing jib (non-furling) - Storm jib - Storm tri-sail - cruising asymmetric - Code Zero with furler - S2 Spinnaker - S4 Spinnaker - S6 Spinnaker - A2 Asymmetric - A4 Asymmetric CANVASWORK - Mainsail boom cover - Furled headsail cover - In-commission under boom cockpit to forestay cover - Overall/ mast up winter cover (for layup ashore) - Sunbrella covered foam cockpit cushions

MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND TANKAGE

MECHANICAL - Yanmar 3YM30 3 cyl 29 hp diesel - Shaft drive - Atra Flex coupling - Tides Marine self-aligning non drip seal - Stainless steel shaft - Bronze p-bracket - 3-Bladed bronze Gori 16.5 x 13 feathering prop ELECTRICAL - 12 V DC System - 160 Ah Heavy duty AGM domestic battery - 70 Ah Heavy duty AGM engine start battery - 80 A Alternator - 240 V AC Shore power system - Fuse protected + Mastervolt isolation transformer - Mastervolt battery charger - Inverter - AC Control panel - Mastervolt BM3 battery manmangement monitor - 12 V and USB sockets TANKAGE AND ASSOCIATED - Polypropylene water tank w. 12 V gauge 17.6 Gal / 80 L - Jabsco Par Max4 freshwater pump - 30 L Hot water tank via calorifier and 750 W element - Deck shower at lazarette - Whale Gulper 12 V manually operated shower discharge pump - Polypropylene 20 L black water holding tank - WC discharges to tank with valved overboard discharge or pump out - Polypropylene fuel tank 17.6 Gal / 80 L - Gas bottle drained locker in lazarette OTHER - Webasto 8000Btu air condition unit - Webasto Air Top 40 diesel fired cabin heater

NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

NAVIGATION - 1 x Raymarine E series multi-function chart plotter, GPS, AIS, data - 2 x Raymarine A series multi-function chart plotter, GPS, AIS - Raymarine autopilot display - Raymarine i70 multi-function display - (Repeaters duplicated port and starboard at companionway COMMUNICATIONS - Raymarine VHF/DSC - Icom IC-M35 hand held VHF

- Whale manual bilge pump at cockpit - 2 x Jabsco 12 V auto/ manual bilge pumps - Bilge alarms - Harness loops in cockpit - Jackstay webbings - LED navigation lights - 12 V Isolator valve for gas supply - 2 x Je-50 clean agent fire extinguishers - Fire blanket. - First aid kit - Horseshoe lifebuoy - 6-Person liferaft (needs service)

OTHER EQUIPMENT

- Windex - Shore power cable - Portable stainless steel boarding ladder - Assorted fenders and warps - Assorted spares and tools - Assorted winch handles - Ensign and staff - Extendable deckwash hose

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Broker's comments.

From the late eighties until now, Elan have been building foremast family cruisingyachts and with success. With two separate cabins, she is ideally suited for the younger family. That together with performance, nice design, good cockpit and stowage space, make her very competitive. This Elan 33 comes well equipped with a new set of sails, heating, fridge, etc.

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GRP sailingyacht Elan 33 "Somewhere Between", built in 1991 by Elan Joegoslavia, dim.: 10,35 (lwl 7,60) x 3,30 x 1,78 mtr, design by J&J Design, grp hull, deck and superstructure, perspex windows in aluminium framing (perspex windows and deckhatches to be replaced), roundbilged hull, fin keel, balanced spade rudder, displacement: 3,6 tonnes, ballast: 1,2 tonnes (cast iron), fueltank: 60 ltrs (s.s.), freshwatertank: 2 x 80 ltrs (plastic), tiller steering.

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Classic Aformoisa teak interior, 2 cabins and saloon, 4(+2) berths, headroom: 1,80 mtr, 1 x u.w.toilet, Webasto diesel ducted air heating, galley: electric/footpump waterpressure system, Plastimo two burner gasstove and oven, 12v Isotherm fridge.

Yanmar 2GM20 18 hp (13kW) diesel, installed in 1991, partial overhaul 2003, direct coolingssytem, approx. 860 runninghours, mechanical gearbox, s.s. propellershaft, two bladed fixed propeller, cruisingspeed approx. 5,5 kn, consumption approx. 2,5 ltr/hr, manual bilgepump, 12v electrical system, 25amp Calira batterycharger, 2 x battery.

Plastimo compass (to be replaced), Raytheon ST60 Tridata log and echosounder, Raytheon ST60 windset, Uniden MC6700BV vhf, Autohelm 2000 autopilot, Audiosonic radio/cassette player.

Sprayhood with s.s.grabrail, cockpit awning, Brittany anchor with line/chain, boardingladder, bathingplatform, fenders, warps, clock, barometer, radar reflector, fire extinguisher.

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