ROAD TAKEN - SOUTHERN WIND SHIPYARDS FOR SALE

Road Taken is a tried-and-true bluewater performance sailing yacht, crafted for uncompromising voyages across the globe. Marrying grace with purpose, her overarching concept and refined interior/exterior aesthetics were shaped by Nauta Design, while Farr Yacht Design delivered the sophisticated naval architecture, from the optimized sail plan to the precise appendages. Bringing it all together, Southern Wind Shipyard united advanced composites and state-of-the-art build techniques with its signature craftsmanship, creating a luxury sailing yacht that shines as a performance cruiser, bluewater yacht, and offshore cruising yacht.

SW80DS Road Taken

Road Taken is a Southern Wind Shipyard blue‑water performance cruiser delivered in 2003 and comprehensively refit in 2020, conceived by Nauta Design for the overall concept and interior/exterior styling and drawn by Farr Yacht Design for the naval architecture, sail plan and appendages. She carries the European Recreational Craft Directive CE Category ‘A’ Ocean classification and presents a modern, purposeful aesthetic finished in grey Awlgrip topsides with red cove and boot stripes, and a sleek black International Micron 66 antifouled bottom most recently renewed in June 2025. Her advanced composite sandwich hull and deck are vacuum‑bagged and post‑cured with epoxy resin over Corecell foam using a calibrated blend of carbon fibre, Kevlar and E‑glass; high‑density core is employed in load‑bearing deck areas. Overall length is 23.99 m or 78.70 ft, with a waterline of 20.92 m or 68.63 ft, a beam of 5.90 m or 19.35 ft, and a draft of 3.80 m or 12.46 ft; light displacement is 39,490 kg or 87,060 lbs with 12,800 kg or 28,219 lbs of ballast (fin 2,500 kg and bulb 10,300 kg to designer specifications). A rational, seakindly appendage package includes a carbon fibre rudder stock and blade with new JP3 upper and lower bearings and seals fitted in autumn 2024, a meticulously checked keel structure with bolts inspected in 2024, and a sprocket‑and‑chain twin‑wheel steering system on an alloy quadrant with twin carbon wheels and a Simrad AP26 autopilot driving twin hydraulic cylinders. The opening transom reveals a teak‑trimmed swim platform with lockers and a hot/cold deck shower, while a retractable Max Power R300/21 bow thruster—hydraulically powered from a PTO on the 17 kVA generator—makes close‑quarters handling effortless.

On deck, her Flexiteek laid side decks, fore and aft working areas, cockpit soles and seats—installed new in 2020 and saving approximately 500 kg versus natural teak—are framed by Matterhorn White Awlgrip non‑skid for secure footing. Hardware is by Lewmar with custom Southern Wind fittings, Solimar flush deck hatches with Oceanair mosquito screens and blinds, stainless opening bow pulpit with an integrated teak seat, gates amidships in the lifelines and matching teak‑seated pushpit, and a centre cockpit table with integrated stowage. Anchoring and mooring are robust: eight stainless cleats with teak covers, stainless fairleads at bow, stern and midships, an aluminium anchor arm feeding a galvanized Rocna 70 kg primary (new 2023) on 150 m of 12 mm galvanized chain (new 2023) driven by a Lewmar V8 24 V windlass and capstan renewed comprehensively in 2022; bow protection in carbon fibre arrived in 2024, and a Fortress spare anchor rides in reserve. Sail handling is powerful yet refined, with a suite of Lewmar winches: three‑speed electric 111 primaries to port and starboard and a matching three‑speed electric 111 mainsheet winch; on the coachroof there are three‑speed electric and two‑speed manual 66 halyard winches (the manuals new in 2023), plus a dedicated windlass/capstan. Canvas protection is equally thorough with a grey Sunbrella bimini with leather trim on a stainless frame (new 2024), matching twin sprayhoods over both companionways (new 2024), a tailored sail cover, a pair of sun awnings (one connecting to the boom from both sides and one for the foredeck), covers for the tender, wheels, pedestals and centre cockpit table, and a black external netting cover for the saloon windows.

The rig is a carbon showcase. In service today is a Hall Spars three‑spreader carbon mast painted white with a Hall carbon V‑boom, Navtec stainless steel rod standing rigging, Reckmann electric furlers for both genoa and staysail, a removable mast jack with manual pump and spreader lights; mast and boom were unstepped and fully serviced in autumn 2024 including NDT, and the rod rigging underwent a comprehensive revision by Navtex in spring 2025. During the 2020 service the spar was fully rewired with new spreader lights and upgraded antennas. Historical documentation also notes a Southern Spars carbon mast and Park Avenue boom fitted previously. Measured rig dimensions are I 39.68 m, P 39.73 m, J 11.56 m and E 13.59 m. Her sail wardrobe is current and compelling: a full‑batten mainsail with three reefs from North Sails delivered April 2025; a furling jib by North Sails in NPL Ultra XC Norlam NLUC 445 from 2023; a furling staysail by North Sails in the same NPL Ultra XC NLUC 445 from 2018; a 360 m² North Sails gennaker with sock and inflatable bucket from 2025; a North Sails asymmetric of 420 m² with sock and GRP bucket; plus a storm jib and a dedicated main try sail.

Inside, a satin‑finished varnished teak interior by Nauta Design is bathed in recessed warm LED lighting and balanced by practical details—reading lights at each berth head, lee boards for every sea berth, removable vinyl‑covered overhead panels and Hella 12 V ventilation fans in each cabin. New cream leather upholstery refreshed both the upper/lower saloon and owner’s cabin in 2020. A forward owner’s suite offers a centreline 160 x 200 cm bed with drawers below and nightstands either side, a starboard two‑person settee with drawers plus hanging lockers fore and aft, portside stowage with an aft hanging locker and a forward writing desk, and a private ensuite with separate shower, WC, bidet, washbasin, mirrors and lockers. A forward lounge and bar set to starboard features teak countertops, dedicated stowage for glass and tableware, an inboard front‑loading drinks refrigerator by the mast, and a cosy port seating area with twin settees and a folding table that converts into a studio workspace; an icemaker, additional drinks refrigerator and Nespresso machine complete the service. The panoramic deck saloon hosts a port dining table for six to eight with a facing settee and the signature 270‑degree view that defines the SW80DS experience. A forward‑facing nav station carries a lift‑top chart table with flush‑mounted instruments and displays, flanked by stowage lockers and bookshelves. Aft, the watertight engine‑room door opens from the corridor onto a well‑insulated machinery space with a port workbench and vice. Two identical aft guest cabins mirror each other: to port, twin singles measuring 80 x 190 cm with lockers below, a nightstand with reading lights, bookshelves above, lockers outboard and a forward hanging locker; to starboard, the same twin layout plus an additional inboard Pullman berth. Both guest cabins include an ensuite with separate shower, WC, washbasin, mirror and stowage. The open‑plan galley and crew mess is anchored by Corian worktops, an inboard island that doubles as work surface and breakfast bar with stools, a pair of stainless front‑loading cold lockers—refrigerator of about 180 L and below it a 200 L freezer—and double sinks outboard served by a Quooker hot‑water tap. Premium appliances include a four‑burner gimballed induction hob, Bosch electric oven, Baraldi illuminated extraction hood, Comenda dishwasher, Miele microwave, a Miele combi washer‑dryer and a Nespresso machine. Two aft crew cabins—each with fixed upper/lower singles for two—are supported by ample lockers and drawers, while a dedicated starboard crew head aft of the nav station provides a separate shower, WC, washbasin, mirror and stowage.

Under power, a Yanmar 4LV‑STE 230 hp at 3,300 rpm (new 2018) drives a 50 mm Aquamet 22 shaft (new 2018) via a ZF800/A2 gearbox at 2.85:1 to a five‑blade Max‑Prop folding propeller (new 2018); engine hours are circa 3,760 as of March 2025. A PTO‑driven Delstar 250‑amp service alternator (new 2024) complements the charging plan. Fuel is carried in four stainless steel tanks plus a stainless day tank—revised fully in 2024—for a total of 2,500 L with approximately 100 L in the day tank; transfer is managed by a new 2023 pump and new electro‑valves, with a digital monitoring display at the nav station and all Racor filter cases renewed. Fresh‑water capacity totals 1,500 L in two stainless tanks with internal wash baffles and digital monitoring; hot/cold pressurised service is powered by a pair of G&R 24 V freshwater pumps added in 2023 and twin 65 L water heaters, one forward and one aft, the aft unit linked to a main‑engine calorifier. Two HEM watermakers at 220 V, each producing 180 L/h, were fitted with new membranes in 2024; seawater piping in the engine room has been replaced in cupro‑nickel. Drainage is organised through two composite grey‑water tanks totalling about 200 L and a pair of black‑water tanks totalling 318 L (new 2024), backed by manual and electric bilge pumps with the fire pump cross‑plumbed for emergency bilge duty; bilge system valves were renewed in 2024. Climate control comes via a Frigomar central air‑conditioning plant with reversible Summer‑Winter cycle running on two 220 V compressors delivering 72,000 BTU to six fan coils with local LCD controls, supported by dedicated natural ventilation trunks and 24 V Hella fans in guest cabins. Refrigeration is likewise Frigomar with dual 24 V DC/220 V AC compressors feeding a double‑column galley fridge of about 400 L, a 250 L freezer and a 130 L freezer in the aft corridor, a U‑Line icemaker in the bar, an additional saloon frigo bar and hull‑recessed outboard condensers. A pneumatic air blower is fitted for inflating fenders, paddle boards, tender and toys.

The electrical architecture is crisp and accessible, with wiring numbered at both ends, run in conduits with junction boxes and secondary distribution panels for easy inspection. The DC backbone is 24 V, led by twelve Sonnenschein AGM service batteries totalling 1,400 Ah at 24 V (new 2024); navigation power resides in two Mastervolt 12/200 AGM units for a combined 200 Ah at 24 V; engine and generator starting is by two independent banks each of two Mastervolt 12/120. The AC network runs single‑phase 220 V at 50 Hz, fed by shore power through a 25 m cord and by twin Onan gensets in sound shields: a 7 kVA 50 Hz set (new 2018, approximately 3,010 hours in March 2025) to port and a 17 kW 50 Hz set with PTO to starboard (approximately 6,775 hours in March 2025, fully rebuilt in 2024 and fitted with a new PTO that year). All 220 V relays and breakers were replaced in 2023. Charging and conversion is by two Mastervolt charger/inverter units providing 70 A charge and 2,500 W invert each (new 2023), supplemented by alternators on main engine and each genset.

Navigation and communications are state‑of‑the‑art. A B&G H5000 ecosystem—processor, Precision 9 compass, masthead wind unit, speed and depth sensors—drives GFDs at both helm stations and the nav desk, Triton multifunction displays in the aft cockpit, a trio of 20/20 repeaters above the aft companionway for the crew, and additional GFDs in the captain’s and owner’s cabins, with select displays renewed in 2024. Charting and radar are entrusted to a pair of new‑for‑2024 16‑inch Furuno plotter/radar systems at the port steering pedestal and nav desk, augmented by a B&G 4G broadband radar antenna and a B&G ZG100 GPS. Autopilot authority is via B&G with new 2024 pilot control on the steering pedestal and a Marsili hydraulic drive. Shoreside and offshore data flow through Starlink Maritime with a pushpit antenna (2023) and a 4G Pepwave system with a new 2024 antenna; an Iridium PTT 9575 Extreme handset anchors the satphone capability, while a Wi‑Fi router ties Starlink and 4G together. Three Icom handheld VHF units with AIS (active/passive, 2025) complete the voice plan. Entertainment is by a 28‑inch LCD smart TV in the saloon with Apple TV feeding a Fusion Marine audio system serving both saloon and cockpits. San Giorgio Sein provides integrated digital monitoring of fuel and water tanks.

Her equipment list is cruise‑ready: a Joker 4.2 m RIB tender with central console, powered by a Yamaha 50 hp four‑stroke outboard from 2022, removable foredeck chocks with screw‑in pad eyes, a swim ladder, water skis and wakeboard, and two inflatable paddle boards. Safety is comprehensively addressed with two six‑person Arimar ISO liferafts new in 2024 accompanied by two grab bags, twelve inflatable lifejackets with AIS beacons, twelve triple elastic lifelines, an EPIRB, a pair of Jonbuoy recovery modules on the pushpit, a full offshore first‑aid inventory, extinguishers in every cabin plus FM200 fixed systems in the engine room and galley, a new 24 V fire pump and a new 20 m deck fire hose both in 2024.

Road Taken’s maintenance pedigree is exemplary and thoroughly documented. Since her 2019 sale she has cruised primarily in the Mediterranean, ventured to Scotland in the summer of 2022 and crossed to the Caribbean for winter 2024/2025. A rolling program has kept her in peak form: spring 2025 brought a new North Sails 3Di mainsail, a new North Sails gennaker with sock and inflatable bucket, fresh antifouling in late June, full service of the Navtec hydraulic system and a comprehensive service of main engine and both generators. Autumn 2024 at Monaco Marine Cogolin saw a complete mast and rig service with NDT on mast and boom, a full Navtex rod rigging revision, full rebuilds of the Reckmann jib and staysail furlers, all‑new halyards and sheets for main, jib, staysail and gennaker, the rudder removed for new JP3 bearings and seals, a new service alternator and PTO on the main engine, a new owner’s mattress, a haul‑out with prop service, anodes and two coats of antifouling, new membranes for both watermakers, two new 24 V bilge and firefighting pumps, two new sprayhoods and a new bimini, a new Iridium satphone handset, a new H5000 autopilot display on the steering pedestal, four new B&G GFDs across helm, owner and captain cabins, and two new six‑person liferafts with grab bags. Spring 2024 again at Monaco Marine Cogolin added a complete removal and rebuild of the Onan 17 kVA genset, a new PSS stuffing box, a new Aquadrive thrust bearing, a new main‑engine exhaust elbow, twelve new Sonnenschein AGM service batteries, two new Ecojet2 BB 24 V freshwater pumps, new electronic cards in the winches, a replacement hydraulic system on the autopilot and removal and deep cleaning of the fuel tanks. Spring 2023 delivered a new North Sails furling jib, a removed/serviced bow thruster, an improved gangway, a new ship’s computer, a Starlink Maritime installation with pushpit antenna and new ZF throttle controls at both steering pedestals. Winter 2021/2022 encompassed new mattresses for crew and guests, new canvas covers for tender and wheels, a new Rocna 70 kg anchor with 12 mm chain, a new Lewmar V8 windlass and capstan, major servicing of main engine and both generators, a new guest‑area hot‑water heater, new Furuno EPIRB, GPS33 LCD colour and a NavNet TZtouch 9‑inch on the port helm, new Dometic blinds/mosquito screens in all fourteen deck hatches, a modified saloon staircase for direct access to the 7 kW genset, new alloy flooring in the engine room, a new Yamaha 50 hp outboard for the tender, a new Mastervolt 24 V/110 A charger, major servicing and membrane replacement on both watermakers, new cream leather upholstery for saloon and owner cabin, new electrical relays for the 220 V system and a major revision of air‑conditioning hoses, plumbing and fan coils. The transformative 2020 refit at Monaco Marine Cogolin replaced all teak decking with Flexiteek for roughly 500 kg of weight saved, repainted the hull in grey Awlgrip with red stripes, fully serviced mast and rig (the rod rigging was new in 2017), rewired the mast with new spreader lights and antennas, powder‑coated deck hatch gutters with new hatch glass, comprehensively modernized electronics with new B&G H5000 instruments/processor/sensors/displays, a KVH V3 VSAT, a new 28‑inch LCD smart TV with Apple TV and a Fusion marine audio upgrade, refreshed the interior to all‑LED lighting and overhauled the hydraulic passerelle with a new electronic mother board.

Fuel and water capacities, electrical standards and engine/generator hour notations are carefully monitored and displayed at the nav station; DC is 24 V and AC service is 220–240 V depending on shore or genset source. The yacht is flagged in Montreal, Canada, currently lying in Cogolin, France, and asking EUR 2,500,000. Every detail, from the carbon bow guard to the San Giorgio Sein tank monitoring and the meticulously labelled conduits, reflects an owner’s unwavering commitment to safe, swift and sophisticated passage‑making. Road Taken is, quite simply, the complete SW80DS: panoramic deck saloon, exhilarating sail plan, ocean‑rated structure and an equipment and refit pedigree few yachts can match.

Exclusions: personal effects including personal tools, clothing, navigation equipment, books, pictures and works of art.

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