Overview
The Hylas 70 ARCHANGEL is an impressive example of one the builder's most recent Frers high quality center cockpit semi-custom designs. The Hylas 70 is flagship of the highly regarded Hylas series. Hylas has done it again this time on a grand scale, a world class ocean cruising yacht comparable in quality to the best in North America and Europe. German Frers, one of the world's pre-eminent designers, has been Hylas chief designer since 1996. Queen Long, the exclusive builder of Hylas is an established high quality yard that has perfected their building techniques and systems installation with hundreds of their proven offshore yachts sailing worldwide.
Whether you're a coastal cruiser or considering a circumnavigation, the Hylas 70, ARCHANGEL, is a luxury cruising yacht with the integrity, exquisite finish and state of the art systems for extended passagemaking and liveaboard. Fully automated push button sail handling allows a couple to cruise without additional crew. ARCHANGEL very experienced owner who previously built a Hylas 54 was very involved during the building process and commissioning. His experience gave him the knowledge to make preferred choices for the interior arrangement, deck layout, mast/rigging, electronics and quality systems. Custom options include state of the art electronics, larger main engine and backup generator. ARCHANGEL has had the benefit of the same full time captain since new who has kept her in exceptionally good condition since she was delivered to Fort Lauderdale.
Interior Accommodations
Archangel incorporates a four cabin layout with four heads. There is a large master cabin aft with centerline queen and two VIP guest cabins forward, both with large double berths. The fourth cabin is amidships for crew's quarters.
- Finely finished varnished teak cabinetry
- Raised panel doors with split cabinet doors with lattice work outboard of settees
- All cabinets and lockers are finished in teak
- Solid teak cabin sole
- Raised panel passageway doors
- Corian counters for heads and galley
- Teak handrails throughout the interior for safety movement offshore
- Continuous handrail port and starboard for main salon to galley and Nav station
- Continuous handrails along forward bulkhead below main saloon fixed ports
- Cameo White European headliner with recessed edges overhead
- Epoxy seal endgrains and sub-flooring
- All cabin sole uplifts are positive locking for offshore passage making
- All hanging lockers in forward, port and aft cabin are cedar lined
- All hanging lockers have automatic lights when opened
- Ocean Air screen/shade combination for deck hatches
Main Salon
Spacious raised main salon with side and forward windows to maximize natural light and visibility. Large U shaped settee on port side with 4' x 5' dining table with cabinet in base. Table base/cabinet is 30" long and 20" wide, accessed from starboard side. Two built in chairs to starboard with coffee table with cabinet in between.
- Continuous handrails on forward saloon below fixed ports
- Passageway door from main saloon to forward guest cabins
- Built in Avanti wine cooler
- 32" TV to starboard on Inca electric lift
- Outboard of TV lift is a bookshelf. Lower sections of bookshelf have a removable fiddle
- ULine icemaker with stainless face aft of port seating
- AC vents face inboard similar to vent at forward end portside
- Fixed captain's chairs to starboard . Back and base of chairs lift for access to storage.
- Table with cabinet door at base between captain's chairs.
- Forward starboard cabinet is liquor cabinet.
- Fold down cabinets below captain's chairs
- Two speed fans on forward bulkhead outboard
Master Stateroom
The signature feature is the king centerline berth with custom mattress. Berth base is lifting design with dual heavy duty lifting arms to access storage space and systems. 5" shelves on port and starboard side of berth. There are drawers and hanging lockers port and starboard, with split cabinet door and three removable shelves to starboard, and additional cabinet to port.
- Built-in bureau with wide drawers and custom recessed bulkhead above for flat screen TV
- Vanity to port with lifting top and mirror with wide drawer above split cabinet doors and single cabinets at forward and aft ends
- TV mounted on forward bulkhead
Owner's Head
Spacious head design with larger shower stall forward
- Raritan Sea Fresh electric freshwater head with tank tender and electric discharge
- Corian counters
- Linen closet outboard in shower stall with two removable shelves
Forward Guest Stateroom
Forward cabin has double berth, lifting base design with split cabinets in front and adjoining tables.
- Additional hatch overhead aft end of cabin
- Portside hanging locker with louvered double doors and settee in front
- All outboard cabinets are enclosed
- Starboard side has upper and lower cabinets with shelf. Upper cabinet has two removable shelves, below has three drawers.
- Ocean Air concealed hatch
- Additional speakers in forward and third portside cabin (2 pairs)
- Two fans at aft end of berth
Portside Guest Stateroom
Full queen Pullman style double berth, 64" wide.
- Cabinet next to berth at berth height
- Drawers
- Hanging locker forward of berth
- Additional 110v outlet (2 standard)
- Mirror mounted on aft end bulkhead next to berth above cabinet
- Ocean Air concealed hatch
Guest Heads
There are two heads forward with shower stall between.
- Raritan Sea Fresh electric fresh water heads with tank tender and electric discharge
- Fold down shower seat
- Solid stall doors
- GFI 110AC outlets in each forward head
- Teak grates for shower
Starboard Crew Quarters
Upper/lower design with berths and hanging locker located forward of berths, drawers below lower berth. Wider berths, 34" at the widest part for both upper and lower berths. Mirror mounted on inboard cabin side of head door.
- Crew head with telephone style shower
- Raritan Sea Fresh electric freshwater head with tank tender and electric discharge
Galley
The galley on Archangel is a U shaped design to maximize counter and storage space. There are inboard and outboard Corian counters with double routed fiddles and state of the art appliances. The arrangement is very safe for offshore sailing and and will please the most demanding gourmet chef at anchor or at sea.
- Frigoboat refrigeration and freezer system, stainless boxes with keel cooled and air cooled compressor units
- Freezer and refrigeration drain lines plumbed to gray water tank with check valves
- U Line icemaker between forward end of galley and aft end of port salon seating
- Force 10 propane stove with oven and broiler
- Xintex propane monitor
- Stainless double sinks
- Manual freshwater back up pump
- Galley cabinets are raised panel doors with similar raised panel design
- Sink drains increased to 1 1/2" diameter
- Access panel full width into engine room from under sink to allow portside engine access
Navigation Station
Navigation station with forward facing desk with swing out seat located aft of the starboard salon seating. Desk has lifting top and opening for computer storage, with an open shelf forward and outboard filing cabinet underneath. Electronics and radios are flush mounted. Electrical breaker panels, monitor gauges and switch consoles.
- Raymarine E120 W Color chart plotter
- ICOM 604 and 504 backup VHF
- ICOM 802 SSB with Pactor Modem
- WEMA tank level gauges for fuel and water
Electronics
Cockpit electronics, radio and controls at each of twin helm pedestals:
- Raymarine E120W color chartplotter
- ST6000 autopilot control
- Bow thruster control
- Command mic (repeaters to primary VHF)
- Single lever engine control
- ST60 multi display
Forward end of cockpit:
- ST60 speed, depth and wind information displayed in console above companionway
- Raymarine E120W adjacent to the companionway entrance
Entertainment:
- Entertainment package including multiple flat screen TVs, Bose audio equipment with Surround Sound
- 32" TV with Inca lift on starboard side of main salon
- 19" Samsung TV in forward guest cabin
Electrical System
12 volt and 24 volt DC systems with breaker panel
110 volt AC system with breaker panel
Northern Lights 12KW AC generator
Backup 4kw Fischer Panda generator
Mastervolt AGM batteries for all banks
Isolation Transformer 15KVA 120/240V 50/60HZ for European conversion
Two 50V 220/125A shorepower connections
Mastervolt 100 amp battery charger for forward cabin 24V
Mastervolt 100 amp battery charger for aft cabin 24V
4000 watt Mastervolt inverter charger (100 amps)
Imtra Xenon 24v/50W UW lights
110AC outlets with watertight connection in stern garage
Two (2) 3" copper strips bow to stern, port and starboard for grounding
Bonding strap for SSB ground plane
Dimmers for saloon and owner's cabin
Night LED lights to be installed along corridor to aft cabin
All fans 2 speed
Mechanical
Upgrade to larger Yanmar 260 HP with electronic engine controls
Morse single lever control system to protect against high RPM gear shifting
Three engine room lights
Sundown insulation in engine room, 2" vinyl/foam composite
Fireboy MA2-450 engine room fire extinguisher with remote activation in both cockpit and Nav area
Cruise Air Reverse Cycle AC with four compressor units and digital controls. 65,000 BTU total with four separate compressor systems with digital controls
Sea Recovery 75 gph/1800 gpd water maker
Dual Racor fuel filtration system allowing independent filter and bypass
Electric oil change pump for engine, generator and transmission
Shaft size: Aqualoy 22, 2" shaft diameter with MOD III shaft brake
Variprop propeller
PSS shaft seal
Lewmar Mamba rack/pinion steering system and 1/2 HP, 24V, autopilot drive unit
Home size separate washer and dryer
General Ecology Seagull X6 multiple line water filter
Seagull filter plumbed to faucet of each head and to a dedicated spigot at galley sink
Head Hunter water pumps for fresh and salt water
Frigoboat refrigeration system: Two (2) MS 130R refrigerators
Freezer system, keel cooled
Vacuflush heads with electric flush and tank tenders
Bilge pumps: 2 16A Rule Bilge pumps 24V/3700 GPH
Jabsco bilge blower 4" 12V X 2 each
One (1) Jabsco Par-Max 4, 24V for stern lazarette
Emergency steering with rudder post squared off for emergency tiller
Raw water strainer to engine: ARG-1250 Groco water strainer 1-1/4"
Walborough in-line fuel pump with engine bypass for filtration
Eighteen (18) gallon hot water heater
All through hull fittings are bronze with seacocks or valves and bonded
Fresh water pumps (2)
Tanks
- Water capacity: 390 gallons
- Fuel capacity: 700 gallons
- Two independent 45 gallon holding tanks
- All tanks have easy access for inspection /cleaning and are baffled
- WEMA gauges for fuel and water tanks
Hull and Deck
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Standards for Hull & Deck design. The hull is solid hand laid up FRP glass using Vinylester resins and Isophthalic white gel coat, with Twaron carbon aramid fiber reinforcement. Five (5) year GRP hull warranty. Shoal draft bulb keel design. Two epoxy barrier coats below the water line for maximum protection, followed by Micro CSC bottom paint. Balanced spade rudder with partial skeg for optimal performance, strength and protection. Rudder bottom plane is above the keel plane for grounding safety.
GRP (fiberglass) deck construction with 3/4" sandwich Balsa core with molded light grey non skid and wider companionway. Solid GRP fiberglass located where deck, deck fittings and stress areas are located. Teak covering on cockpit seats and sole. Hull to deck joined with 3M 5200 and S/S bolts. Watertight collision bulkhead forward with independent overboard drainage. Watertight stern bulkhead across aft lazarettes. Sail locker forward with separate divided anchor locker. Transom steps and swim platform; stern garage with dedicated Rule auto bilge pump. Large aft deck lazarettes, port and starboard with dual Bailey latches for watertight seal.
Two of the many standout features of ARCHANGEL are the twin wheel arrangement aft of the spacious cockpit with direct walk in deck access, and transom garage with steps to the swim platform.
- Teak toerail
- Teak rubrail with solid striker plate
- Enlarged stern garage, with Bailey latches
- Maxwell 4000 hydraulic windlass
- Lewmar 250kfg electric bow thruster
- Stainless thruster guards installed for port and starboard
- Stainless stemhead with two anchor platforms with rollers
- Stainless steel plate between the bow chock and the windlass for deck protection
- Primary and secondary anchors
- Split bow roller
- Solid stainless striker plate for bow protection
- 300' of 3/8" hi-tensile chain
- 300' of 5/8" anchor rode and 35' of hi-tensile chain for secondary anchor
- Simpson 300 electric dinghy davits (330 kg Series 3)
- Salt water wash down pump for anchor wash down
- Fresh water deck wash down pump: R4525-743 Flojet MPV12-12V,S/E
- 32" high 316 stanchions, 1-1/4" in diameter with double lifelines
- Mamba steering system
- Twin Whitlock pedestal/wheel,custom teak wheels
- Stainless steel compass with 5" binnacle, solid teak
- Stainless handrails on forward coachroof
- Radar pole with two antenna arrays and outboard lift.
- Extended stern pushpits to midship gates
- Side boarding ladder with port and starboard side mounting brackets
- Mainship 316 low profile hatches and ports for excellent ventilation
- Varnished teak double leaf fold up cockpit table with top access storage accommodating 10 guests, seated,
- includes custom stainless steel footrest designed by Ed Harris and rope lighting around the base
- Stainless cowl vents on Dorades
- Fresh water hot/cold shower on stern platform
- Fold down stainless stern swim ladder
- Stainless protective plate on hull's stern
- Four heavy duty Wichard folding padeyes in cockpit (for lifeline hookup)
- Two optional 7" x 14" cockpit opening ports
- Two additional port lights 7" x 14" helm, stbd/port
- Two 12v outlets, one each forward end of cockpit
- LED Lights for stern steps
- Drop in liferaft storage in lazarette
- Pedestals modified to fit new Raymarine Wide Series. Two throttle controls installed
- Sail locker forward wider design
- Cockpit storage areas to have teak fiddles as standard
- Stainless thruster guards installed for port and starboard thruster controls
- Single quick disconnect deck fitting for salt and freshwater washdown
- LED LOPO running lights at the bow and stern
- 13 AB hard bottom inflatable with 25 hp electric start Yamaha
Mast and Rigging
- Selden aluminum mainmast with inmast furling, 2013
- Selden Furlex hydraulic forestay and staysail furlers
- Navtec rod rigging, 2013
- Running rigging, 2013
- Navtec boom vang
- All sheets to the aft cockpit will not interfere with the seating area of the cockpit
- Halyard bales on forward dorades
Winch inventory:
- Primary winches Antal CHST 77's hydraulic 24V
- Secondary winches Antal CHST 66's hydraulic 24V
- Mainsheet winch Antal CHST 60's hydraulic 24V
- Cockpit winch Antal CHST 66's hydraulic 24V
- Electric traveler winches
Sails
All sails by Doyle, built for world cruising specifications and include tell tales and oversized heavy duty sail bags:
- Spectra Carbon radial cut Rollaway main
- 135% Roller furling genoa, Marblehead Dacron with UV Dacron leech suncover, 2013
- Roller furling staysail, Marblehead Dacron with UV Dacron leech suncover
Canvas
Andy's Canvas:
- Cockpit Bimini and companionway dodger with larger diameter stainless steel pipes. Includes clear connector panel from Bimini to top of the dodger. Bimini includes two full sets of removable zippered side panels (screens and isinglass) to enclose the cockpit
- Cockpit cushions
Safety
- Winslow 8 man liferaft in valise stored in aft deck locker in custom box in starboard lazarette
- EPIRB
- MOM module
- Throw ring
- Jack lines
- Everything for sailing offshore including USCG required equipment
Closing Remarks and Broker Notes
Archangel, a 2011 state of the art Hylas 70 (hull #10), is one of the most high quality performance cruising yachts to be delivered to the east coast in recent years. She has everything to insure maximum enjoyment and comfort under sail or in port.
Last summer ARCHANGEL had a grounding incident in Maine. Her carbon fiber mast failed just above the gooseneck. The boat was freed within eight hours and powered to the nearby Wayfarer Boat Yard in Camden, Maine. There was no water intrusion and minor hull damage.
After two surveys and comprehensive thermal imaging of ARCHANGEL, repairs were made at the Maine yard. When repairs were completed by Wayfarer, the yacht was powered to Annapolis where a new aluminum mast and rigging were installed. Final inspections and offshore passages to and from the Caribbean have confirmed normal operation and performance.