NORTHERN CHILD is a very well-known Nautor Swan which has built a phenomenal reputation for long distance sailing and for excelling in regattas on both sides of the Atlantic.  She has been chartering at the highest level for a number of years and she continues to be a successful part of the chartering scene. Northern Child is being offered for sale on a managed basis ensuring that the yacht is available in both the Caribbean and in Europe with a programme that will defray expenses and also that she continues to be maintained to her current high level.   She is the perfect purchase for a Swan owner who would like to enjoy the yacht but who doesn’t have the time for the maintenance organization and infrastructure required to run a yacht of this size. Details of the package that comes with NORTHERN CHILD is available on request. 

Whether Northern Child is on the race course, blue water cruising or making 200nm days on the Atlantic, Northern Child has been an utter delight to sail.  She is an amazing all round yacht, built in a time when quality was more important than profit.

We have had so many experiences and memories that will live with us forever onboard Northern Child from racing in the beautiful blue water of the British Virgin Islands, to cruising down the African Coast surfing 5m waves with the sun setting on the beam and casting beautiful reds and oranges across the sky. Northern Child is a yacht that you can take anywhere, race competitively one day and feel at home on the next. 

·         BVI Spring Regatta - 1st 2012, 3rd 2015, 2nd 2013.

·         Antigua Sailing Week 3rd 2015.

·         Les Voiles de St Barths 3rd 2013.

·         St Maarten Heineken Regatta 3rd 2015 & 2013.

·         RORC Caribbean 600 - 3rd 2015 & 2013, 2^nd in 2012 & 2011.

·         Swan Challenge Trophy in the 2015.

·         International Regatta St Thomas 4th 2013. 

2015:

•        New Doyle #2 and #3 Genoas.

•      New Hyde A2 Racing Spinnaker.

2014:

•        Foreward cabin / sail locker completely refitted: new headlinings, repainted and varnished.

•        Salon and Galley varnished.

•        Floorboards throughout varnished.

•        New Perspex in foreward cabin hatches and heads.

•        New Boom.

•        Complete Gearbox overhaul.

•        New Navigation computer, software and chart update.

•        Watermaker stripped back and full service.

•        New Navtec backstay ram.

•        New Fischer Panda Generator.

2013:

•        New Rod rigging.

•        New stern tube.

•        New Reckmann Ruller Furler.

•        New cruising sails (Main and 2 Genoas).

•        New Fuel Transfer system and new fuel pipes throughout.

2012:

•        New Yanmar 75 Engine.

•        Coachroof and nonslip resprayed.

•        Foreward Heads revarnished.

•        Old antifowl stripped back to hull.

•        AIS transponder fitting. 

RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

•        Hull constructed in single skin.

•        Finished in gelcoat (white awlgrip paint finish).

•        Blue coaming, cove and boot stripes (new swan colours).

•        Bulkheads in marine plywood, laminated to hull and deck.

•        GRP reinforcements with foam core.

•        GRP engine bed with steel inserts.

•        Deck constructed in GRP sandwich overlaid with teak; teak decks replaced 1998 and re-caulked and sanded in 2008 and 2011.

•        Teak laid in cockpits, side decks, bridge deck and foredeck (new teak in cockpit, 2007; further work completed 2008/09).

•        Anodized aluminium toe rail.

•        Hull paint (Awlgrip Snow White and Flag Blue) touch up annually, non-slip (2011).

Keel & Rudder:

•        Keel: fin keel in antimony lead alloy, bolted externally.

•        Skeg rudder with stainless steel rudder stock.

Engine & Gearboxes:

•        1 x Yanmar 4JH3TE (2012) -Full service bi-annually or every 200 hours.

Maintenance & Performance:

•        Gearbox serviced (2014).

Propulsion & Steering:

•        Propeller: Maxprop (2002).

•        1 x 1⁄2” propeller shaft fitted in 2006, replaced stuffing (2013).

•        Cutlass bearing replaced (July 2008).

•        Stern Tube (replaced 2013).

•        48” Stainless steel steering wheel.

Voltage Systems:

•        12/24v DC system.

•        230v 50/60hz AC system.

•        DC / AC control panel.

Battery Banks:

•      8 x Service batteries, 6v, 24v 880amp hours (2013).

•        2 x Engine starter batteries (2013).

•        Battery capacity metre.

Battery Chargers:

•        3kw Victron inverter/charger (2003) back up inverter 1 kw (2006).

Alternators:

•        2nd Domestic Alternator on Engine (2012).

Generator:

•        AC Fischer Panda 7.5kw Generator (2014).

•        Wind Generator (easily erected and removed).

Shore Power:

•        Shore power connection on AC system.

Other Electrical:

•        Isolation transformer Victron 3.5KW/240V (2007).

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

•      Salt water for sinks in galley with foot pedal.

•        Fresh water foot pedal in aft head and galley.

•        30 litre boiler (2010).

•        Calorifier 220v or heated by main engine.

•        Sump tanks 1 x electric, 1 x manual pump.

Watermaker:

•        Schenker Watermaker 60l/hr (2009) - serviced annually.

Bilge Pumps:

•        Electric bilge pump (wired directly onto domestic batteries).

•        Manual bilge pumps, 1 x below deck and 1 x in cockpit.

Fuel:

•        Total capacity of 560 litres in 4 stainless steel fuel tanks (main tank 270l, generator tank 120l, 2 x aux tanks 85l).

•        Fuel tank level indicator on main engine and generator tanks.

Fresh water:

•        Total capacity of 370 litres in 4 stainless tanks.

•        Tank vents to galley sinks.

•        Seapro 3000 navigation software (2014).

•        Boat computers - solid state hard drive black box computer.

•        Brookes and Gatehouse navigation instruments.

•        Analogical and digital B&G repeaters.

•        1 x FFD at navigation station.

•        2 x FFD in aft cockpit.

•        2 x Analogue wind instruments in aft cockpit.

•        3 x Mast head unit repeaters.

•        Suunto compass.

•        Clock.

•        Barometer.

•        Icom VHF radio.

•        SSB radio.

•        AIS receiver and transponder.

•        Iridium satellite phone.

•        Radar

Galley:

•        Gimballed Blakes/Taylor 041 2-burner gas stove with oven, grill/hotplate and stainless steel protection bar.

•        Extractor hood above stove.

•        2 x Stainless steel sinks.

•        Freezer 24v water cooled plate (powered by domestic batteries).

•        Fridge 24v water cooled plate (powered by domestic batteries).

Heads/Showers:

•        2 x Hot/cold showers.

•        2 x Manual WCs.

•        Hot and cold deck shower.

Heating & Ventilation:

•        Hella 12v fans on all bunks.

Entertainment:

•        40’ flat screen TV.

•        Intergrated Radio, CD player, AUX, USB sound system with speakers in saloon and cockpit.

Lighting:

•        Spreader lights.

•        Windex and mast head light.

•        Navigation lights.

•        Reading lights at each berth.

•        Salon: 3 x bulkhead lights and 4 x ceiling lights.

•        Aft cabin: 2 x ceiling lights.

•        Galley: 3 x ceiling lights and light above the oven.

•        Companionway: 2 x ceiling lights.

•        Starboard Cabin: 1 x ceiling light.

•        Red night lights in galley and at navigation station.

•        Electrical system checked annually.

Summary of Accommodation:

•        Interior is finished in a combination of satin and gloss varnish. Continually refurbishing varnish work Forepeak (summer 2014), Saloon (spring 2014).

•        Floorboards in marine plywood with teak and holly veneer finish (revarnished 2013/14).

•        Interior upholstery in blue cotton.

•        Overhead panels covered in cream vinyl.

•        Curtains for all windows and hatches.

•        Upholstery professionally cleaned (annually).

Description of layout:

Forward Cabin:

•        Pipe berths on either side, outboard.

•        Storage locker.

Forward Port Guest Cabin:

•        2 x Single berths, outboard.

•        Hanging locker forward.

Forward Starboard Guest Cabin:

•        2 x Single berths, outboard.

•        Hanging locker forward.

Forward Heads:

•        Teak grating on floors.

•        Hot/cold shower.

•        Manual WC.

•        Lockers.

•        Sinks.

•        Mirrors.

Owner’s Cabin:

•        Double berth on portside.

•        Single berth starboard side.

•        Table/vanity with mirror on forward bulkhead.

•        Shelves and lockers outboard.

•        Hanging locker.

Owner’s Heads:

•        Teak grating on floors.

•        Manual WC.

•        Lockers.

•        Sinks.

•        Mirrors.

•        Shower.

Saloon:

•        Table with folding leaves.

•        U-shaped settee to starboard with shelves and lockers outboard.

•        Pilot berth above settee, portside.

•        Elkhide cover on mast.

•        Shelves and lockers.

•        Bottle locker near navigation station.

Galley:

•        Lockers and drawers.

•        White Durat worktops.

Navigation Station:

•        Chart stowage under table top.

•        Supports to hold table top open.

•        Navigator’s seat.

Rig:

•        Double Spreader cutter headed sloop.

•        Deck fittings for spinnaker pole and jockey pole.

•        Aluminium mast keel stepped collar bolted through deck.

•        Rod rigging (checked annually) replaced in 2013.

•        Reckmann roller furler (2013), 2 x genoa tracks.

•        2 x Spare forestays in the UK and Antigua.

•        Inner forestay - Cable (Hydraulic adjustment) (New 2013).

•        Babystay (cable/rope).

•        Separate Staysail track on mast.

•        10 x Spinlock clutches for halyard organisation.

•        Anodized aluminium alloy mast with 2 x spreaders, runnings and babystay.

•        Anodized aluminium boom (new 2014).

•        Harken main car system.

•        Spinnaker poles (1 x carbon and 1 x aluminium) and jockey pole (carbon).

•        Navtec backstay cylinder - 2014

•        Navtec Vang.

•        Navtec Hydraulic control unit in cockpit.

•        Running rigging replaced as needed (2011 - 2014) Separated ropes for cruising and racing.

Winches:

•        1 x 48 2-speed self-tailing main halyard winch (electric button).

•        1 x 58 2-speed self-tailing halyard winches.

•        2 x 48 2-speed self-tailing halyard winches.

•        2 x 44 2-speed self-tailing halyard winches uphaul, downhaul, cunninham etc.

•        2 x 77 3-speed racing top primary winches for genoa trim.

•        2 x 50 2-speed self-tailing Main Sheet Winches.

•        2 x 58 2-speed self-tailing Traveller / Spinnaker Sheets Winches.

•        2 x 46 Runner back stay winches.

Sails (Cruising Sails):

•        Hyde Vectron Main – 2013.

•        Hyde Furling Genoa #1 – 2013.

•        Hyde Furling Genoa #3 - 2013

Sails (Racing Sails):

•        North Dynema Main – 2013.

•        Hyde 200sqm running asymmetric spinnaker.

•        Hyde 180sqm reaching asymmetric spinnaker.

•        New Doyle #2, #3m genoa and a Hyde A2 spinnaker (as of January 2015).

General:

•        Lewmar/ Goiot deck hatches.

•        Deck prisms to allow more light into aft head.

•        Stainless steel stemhead with chain roller.

•        Stowage locker for 3 x gas bottles.

•        2 x Dorade boxes near mast.

•        Cockpit table.

•        Passarelle.

•        Gas bottles.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

•        Lewmar V3 24v Anchor Windlass (below deck mount) (2014).

•        12” Mooring cleats, 2 x forward and 2 x aft.

•        2 x Anchors (65 & 45kg).

•        60m Chain 10mm.

•        Kedging anchor, 10m chain and 50m warp.

•        Fenders.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

•        Sprayhood over entrance hatch.

•        Bimini.

•        Sun awning.

•        Cockpit cushions.

•        Wind scoop for Front hatch and saloon hatch.

•        Winch Covers.

•        Hatch Covers.

•        Stack pack mainsail cover with lazyjacks.

•        Whole boat cover for long term storage.

Tender & Outboard:

•        Outboard engine support on pushpit.

•        Mercury 15hp outboard engine (2014).

•        3.15 m tender.

Safety Equipment:

•        2 x Jackstays safety lines.

•        2 x 6 man Liferafts Solas a (2006 serviced annually).

•        2 x Lifebuoys mounted at stern.

•        1 x Through line.

•        1 x Danbouy.

•        16 x Life jackets.

•        16 x Harness Lines.

•        Catergory O Medical Kit.

•        Radar reflector.

•        EBIRB.

•        SART.

•        Shapes signals.

Other Equipment:

•        Kayak, seats, paddles and buoyancy aids.