BICHABU has been little used and professionally maintained through life.  She has a beautiful and well crafted teak interior with 3 spacious double cabins and an enormous deck saloon into which light just floods.  Her cockpit is perfect for alfresco dining and also for operating the yacht.  Her rugged steel construction makes her perfect for blue water cruising in both high, mid and low latitudes. The Atollvic is a great class and she deserves your inspection.  

The Atollvic shipyard is well known as a builder of luxury yachts and super yachts. In 2008, the shipyard received a grant from the Spanish government to enable it to build 2 steel cruising yachts - CARACOLA an Atollvic 66 and BICHABU an Atollvic 56. Both yachts were constructed and fitted out with equipment and materials of a quality normally associated with much larger luxury yachts.

This state aid enabled the Atollvic 56 to be built for a price of around 1.4 million Euros but to be exhibited at  the Barcelona Boat Show in 2009 for only 1.2m Euros making her extremely price competitive with comparative yachts. 

When I saw this great yacht, I started to negotiate with the Atollivic shipyard and I was extremely happy to be able to purchase the yacht for 900,000 Euros in 2011 which was a great price.

Today the yacht is in perfect condition; it has equipment that is little used, such as a washing machine, printer etc.

Her current price is 550,000 Euros which is a fixed price, recognizing that the market is only interested in very good value. 

BICHABU is a true bluewater cruising yacht, and not only does she look great, her steel construction is rugged and perfect for serious sailing.

After sailing around 2,000 miles, sometimes in bad weather conditions, I can say that the full form provides a stable platform, good sailing performance and the helm is light and very responsive.

All sail handling is accomplished from the cockpit and having done so myself, I can confirm that she is easy to sail singlehanded - in addition her not inconsiderable displacement of 31,000 kg, makes maneuvering in port straightforward as she is not blown around whilst docking as is the case with lighter yachts.

The highlight for me is the easy sailing as it is possible to set the plain sail in courses with apparent wind between 60 and 90 on both tacks.

Sailing with mainsail and gennaker (apparent wind direction with being 70 ° to 130 °) is very reliable - thanks to her quick response and accurate helm.

On a personal level, my previous yacht was a Beneteau First 45 (2008). A very high performance boat with agility and good  speeds when at regattas. However, I wanted a yacht that was suitable for more extensive offshore sailing and it was important that the yacht was very strong and comfortable both at sea and in port. I sincerely believe that the Atollvic 56 meets all these requirements.

My experiences of sailing both these yachts have allowed me to write a manual of sailing which I hope are useful to other yachtsmen.

BICHABU is perfect for the yachtsman who would like to change direction and sail offshore in comfort and safety.

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

·         Hull, deck and superstructure are constructed in steel using Acero Corten A.

·         Hull plating thickness 4.5 to 6mm.

·         Keel plating thickness 10mm.

·         Superstructure thickness 4mm.

·         Burma teak 10mm deck overlaid on a steel subdeck.

·         Insulation: machine room – 50mm + 32mm thick; accommodation – 40mm thick.

·         Burma teak interior woodwork, with teak and stainless steel trim externally

Keel & Rudder:

·         Lead encapsulated keel.

·         Steel 2 piece rudder.

Engine & Gearboxes:

·         1 x Yanmar HTP- 4LHA 160hp diesel engine.

·         Head TS-400 mechanical transmission.

Maintenance & Performance:

·         Engine Hours: c. 800 hours.

·         BICHABU’s systems have been serviced in accordance with the Manufacturers’ recommendations.

Propulsion & Steering:

·         Maxprop 3-bladed folding propeller.

·         Lewmar 250 VRTT electric bow thruster.

·         Wheel helm with pedestal arrangement with binnacle compass and instrumentation.

Voltage Systems:

·         8kW 230v transformer.

Battery Banks:

·         12 x 2v batteries – 24v 150Ah.

·         1 x Starter battery – 24v 150Ah.

·         1 x Hermetic 900 generator starter battery.

Battery Chargers:

·         2 x Automatic battery chargers; 1 x can act as an invertor.

Alternators:

·         2 x Alternators; coupled to each other at the main engine and generator.

Generator:

·         Westerbeke 12kw generator.

·         Hours: c. 90.

Shore Power:

·         220v shore power system.

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

·         Pressurised fresh water system – flow rate 55 litres per minute.

·         20 litre pressurised water tank capacity.

·         Water heated electrically/via main engine – 60 litre tank capacity.

Watermaker:

·         Idromar MC1J, 1,500 litre unit.

Bilge Pumps:

·         2 x Automatic pumps, electric pump and manual hand pump.

Fuel:

·         Total capacity of 1,500 litres.

Fresh water:

·         Total capacity of 1,000 litres.

Grey/Blackwater holding tanks:

·         Total grey water capacity of 100 litres.

·         Total black water capacity of 100 litres.

·         Dell printer/scanner.

·         Furuno M-1734 C 36 mile radar.

·         Furuno M-1734 C navnet function radar, fish finder and chartplotter/GPS.

·         Furuno SC-50 satellite compass.

·         Furuno ETER-6/10 probe.

·         Raymarine ST60+ sailing instrumentation.

·         Sailor P4000.

·         Sailor RT-5022 VHF.

·         Simrad/Roberston AP-25 autopilot.

Galley:

·         Gas hob.

·         Extractor hood.

·         Double sink.

·         Fridge.

·         Dish washer.

Heads/Showers:

·         2 x electric WCs.

·         2 x showers.

Heating & Ventilation:

·         CLD Marine fan-coil air conditioning system with reversible cold-heat function delivering 40,000 BTU.

Entertainment:

·         CD player/stereo with 4 x speakers.

·         Sony Bravia television.

·         Each cabin prepared for telephone lines and TV antenna.

Lighting:

·         Interior halogen lighting throughout.

·         Reading lights.

Summary of Accommodation:

·         Burma teak interior.

·         Headroom: 1.95m cabins, 2.10m in passageway, 2m shower compartment/s.

Description of layout:

There is a forward lazarette with crash bulkhead.  Aft of this is a centerline VIP double berthed cabin with ample storage.  There is a lobby leading from this to the main saloon with a large double cabin to port and heads compartment with separate shower to starboard.  The main saloon has a large seating and eating area to port in a U shape and to starboard is the navigatorium.  Aft of this is a sideboard.  To starboard is the well-equipped linear galley which leads to the owners’ stateroom with masses of wardrobe space and an en-suite heads with separated shower.  She has a spacious engine room which can be accessed from the galley passageway.

Bow Cabin:

·         Latex mattress – measures 200 x 150 x 18cm.

·         2 x High storage compartments.

·         2 x Side shelves.

·         2 x Fixed portholes.

·         2 x Hatch deck access.

Port Side Cabin:

·         Latex mattress – 200 x 140 x 18cm.

·         High cabinets.

·         Side shelf.

Forward Heads Compartment:

·         Electric WC.

·         Corian surfaces.

·         Basin.

Saloon:

·         U-shaped dinette with capacity for 6/8 people.

·         Adjustable table.

·         Instrument panel, electrical panel and cabinetry.

·         Safe stowed under seat of the chart table.

Aft Cabin:

·         Latex mattress – measures 200 x 150 x 18cm.

·         2 x High storage compartments.

·         2 x Side shelves.

Aft Heads Compartment:

·         Electric WC.

·         Corian surfaces.

·         Basin.

Rig:

·         Nordic aluminium cutter head masthead rig painted white with triple spreaders

·         Harken track and batten cars for fully battened mainsail

·         Holmatro backstay.

·         Holmatro hydraulic vang.

·         Reckmann hydraulic furling genoa.

Winches (Harken):

·         2 x Primaries – B60.2STEHC.

·         2 x Secondaries B53.2STEHC.

·         2 x Halyard lift on mast – B48.2STEHC.

Sails:

·         Mainsail – 76.26m2 North Sails – Spectra.

·         Genoa – 88.74m2 North Sails – Spectra.

·         Stay sail: 27.63m2 North Sails – Spectra.

·         Gennaker: North Sails G3 – Dyneema Polyester.

General:

·         Passerelle

·         Anchor compartment with space for electric windlass.

·         Storage locker for sails and mooring equipment.

·         Bow thruster access.

·         Lazarette with bathing platform.

·         Gas bottle storage.

·         2 x Standard storage compartments.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

·         Lewmar electric anchor windlass.

·         35kg CQR anchor with calibrated chain – 80m. of 10mm diameter

·         Kedge anchor – 50m if 14mm diameter

·         Anchor roller.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions.

·         Hood covers.

·         Sail covers.

·         Winch covers.

·         Pedestal cover.

·         Cockpit seat cushions.

Safety Equipment:

·         Life lines.

·         Life jackets.

·         Rings with lights.

·         Box flares and rockets.

·         Beacon.

Fire-fighting equipment:

·         2 x 2kg Fire extinguishers.

·         Hydraulic pump.

·         Smoke detector (visual and audible).

·         Electrical FirePro fire extinguisher system.

·         Panel control and timer.