Still with her first owner, professionally maintained and originally commissioned to a very high specification.

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:

·         White GRP/Balsa sandwich hull built with the infusion process, ensuring an optimized resin/glass fibre ratio; with dark blue hull lines.

·         Hull protected with a bisphenolic resin on outer layers of sandwich.

·         Composite hull structural grid (open type), glassed and glued to the hull (acrylatic urethane).

·         GRP/Balsa sandwich deck bonded to the hull via mechanical fasteners and polyurethane compound at bulwark level.

·         Teak side decks, cockpit seats and floor.

Keel & Rudder:

·         Cast iron bulb keel (deep), fastened with stainless steel bolts, nuts and counterplates.

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 1 x Yanmar 110hp diesel engine/direct shaft transmission.
• Lit engine room with themric/sound insulation.

Propulsion & Steering:

• Rack & pinion transmission steering system with 2 steering wheels; composite rudder shaft.
•  2 x Steering positions with navigation equipment panels, 2 x electronic engine control levers and engine panel to starboard steering position.
• Emergency tiller.
• MaxProp 3 bladed propeller with rope cutter.
• 24V, 117kg thrust Maxpower bow thruster with independent battery.

Voltage Systems:

• 24V/230V electric control panel at chart table.
• 2 x 230v inlets; 1 x service and 1 x aircon.
• Cable for shore power with various adapters.

Battery Banks:

• 88Ah engine start battery.
• 24V circuit with 8 x gel batteries (total capacity 540Ah.).
• Mastervolt batteries capacity control.

Battery Chargers:

• 2 x 60A battery chargers for 24V system.
• 1 x 25A battery charger for 12V batteries. 
  

Generator:

• Insulated Onan 11kW generator with 12V start battery.

Shore Power:

• 2 x Shore power inlet on transom with cable.
• DC to AC inverter.

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

•        Pressurized fresh water inlet.

•        75l water heater working via engine or via 230V circuit.

•        24V- 36 l/h pressure water pump with expansion tank.

•        Automatic electric draining pumps in shower compartments.

•        Hot and cold water cockpit shower.

•        Electric deck wash seawater pump.

Watermaker:

•        Dual Power Watermaker 100l/h; AC & DC.

Bilge Pumps:

•        Self-draining cockpit, fenders, gas and anchor lockers.

•        Automatic/control panel start immerged electric bilge pump in sump at lowest point in hull.

•        2 x Double action manual bilge pumps in cockpit and saloon.

Fuel:

• Total capacity of 600 litres.

Fresh water:

• Total capacity of 850 litres.
•  Fresh water inlet.

Grey/Blackwater holding tanks:

• 2 x 85l holding tanks in head compartments; total capacity of 170 litres.

Gas Circuit:

• Ventilated gas locker for 2 x butane or propane containers.
• Solenoid safety valve.
  
  

• Compass mounted on cockpit table.
• Raymarine ST70 electronics pack.
• Icom VHF dual station.
• Sailor 500 Sat phone.
• SeaMe radar responder.
• Echomax radar reflector on mast.
• Navtex 7.
• Tri-white on top of mast.
• Comar AIS (transmits and receives).
• Fluxgate compass plus gyro transducer.
• Radar antenna.

Chart Table:

• E120 plotter.
• Log/depth Tridata.
• Remote control.
• Laptop interface.

Cockpit (Port Wheel Controls):

• Multigraphic ST70+.
• ST70+ wind indicator.
• E120 plotter.
• Autopilot with dual drives.
• Bowthruster control.
• Main sail furling (electric) control.

Cockpit (Starboard Wheel Controls):

• Multigraphic ST60+.
• ST70+ wind repeater.
• ST7002 control head.
• E120 plotter.
• Bowthruster control.
• Jib furling (electric) control.
• Bathing platform control (up & down).

General:

•        Washer/dryer, 6kg/220v.

Galley:

• Stainless steel double sink with hot and cold-water mixer tap.
• Stainless steel gimballed 3-burners stove with oven and grill (2 x lights behind).
• 230V microwave oven.
• Stainless steel 24V refrigerator (160l).
• 24V negative cold icebox (150l)
• Double refuse bin.
• Fresh/seawater pump.
• Filtered freshwater tap.

Heating & Ventilation:

• Air conditioning in all cabins and saloon.
• 2 x Ventilation dorade boxes on saloon cabin top.
  
• 2 x Ventilation dorade boxes with stainless steel protection on forward cabin top.
• Black Hella fan.
• Webasto 230v air conditioning.

Entertainment:

• Stereo radio/CD/MP3 sound system and IPOD Fusion MSIP500 pack.
• Television.

Lighting:

• Recessed LED lamps in ceiling.
• Switches with dimmers in saloon and at chart table.
• Reading lights at each bed, in the saloon and at the chart table.
• LED courtesy lights at floorboards level.
• LED navigation lights.
• LED cockpit lighting.
• Deck lamp.

Summary of Accommodation:

•        4 x Polished aluminium opening ports in cockpit for natural lighting and ventilation of the aft cabin.

•        Large stained PMMA lateral windows with 3 x louvers on each side to protect the 8 x opening ports.

•        Panoramic stained PMMA forward window.

•        7 x polished aluminium opening hatches, 4 x fixed portholes and 19 x opening ports.

•        The interior woodwork of the Pilot Saloon 55 is built in teak and beeswaxed.

•        The floorboards are made in wenge.

•        The deck is doubled with a GRP liner on which foam vinyl covered slats are fastened.

•        The hull liner is made in teak and/or vinyl covered slats.

•        For outstanding comfort, mattresses are made of memory foam foam and cushions double density foam.

•        All berths are equipped with a slatted base, with lee clothes, and have cold moulded teak fiddles around.

•        Curtains/roller shades on all windows/hatches/portholes.

•        Mosquito screens on all opening hatches

•        2 x Safes.

Note: The starboard forward cabin has twin berths, not a double.

Description of layout from forwards:

Note: Skipper cabin forward with lifting bunk and mattress.

Companionway:

•        Headroom: 6’7” / 2m.

•        Recessible stained PMMA companionway hatch board with lock.

•        Stained PMMA sliding companionway hatch.

•        Curved teak laminated companionway steps with inserted non-skid.

•        2 x Stainless steel handrails.

•        Open wet locker to port.

Guest Cabins (Forward of Saloon, Symmetrical):

•        Headroom: 6’4” / 1.94m.

•        1.40 x 2.05 m (4’5’’ x 6’6’’) double berth.

•        Hanging locker.

•        Lockers under berth.

•        Night shelf above bed head.

•        Opening hatch in ceiling.

•        Fixed hull porthole.

•        12v power socket.

Forward Heads Compartments (Symmetrical):

•        Washbasin with hot and cold pressurized water.

•        Lit cabinet with mirror.

•        Marine porcelain toilet with sea and fresh water flushing system; port side is electric.

•        Lateral opening port.

•        Central shower with access from both bathrooms and opening hatch above.

•        Mains power socket.

Saloon:

•        Headroom: 6’8” / 2.04m.

•        One level saloon with panoramic view whether standing, seating at the dining or chart table.

•        Stainless steel handrails fitted on the ceiling and to port between the galley and the settee.

•        Large technical and engine room under the floorboard.

•        U shaped dinette to starboard with dining table on double stainless steel footing.

•        Extra sliding seat for two.

•        Bar, storage under seats and backrests.

•        Lounge chairs and navigation seat to port with storage behind backrests.

•        Chart table with laptop dedicated space, bookrack, control panel, leather instrument panel and storage.

•        24V/230V electric control panel.

•        Navigation instruments panel.

•        4 x Opening hatches and 5 x lateral opening ports.

Main Saloon to Guest Cabins Gangway:

•        Locker to starboard.

•        Access to batteries.

Galley to Port:

•        Headroom: 6’7” / 2.02m.

•        U shaped galley port of the companionway.

•        2 x Lateral opening ports (one directly above stove).

•        Large working space in synthetic marble.

•        Numerous lockers and storage

•        Opening hatch in ceiling.

•        Wine storage below.

Owner’s Aft Cabin:

•        Headroom: 6’3” / 1.90m & 6’1” / 1.86m (under bridge deck).

•        Access via gangway to starboard.

•        Double hanging locker to port.

•        Large cupboard to starboard with seat and lighting behind.

•        Centreline bed (2.05 x 1.60 m – 6’6’’ x 5’2’’) with drawers under.

•        Bedside areas with book storage and reading lamp on each side of bed.

•        Wood slats base under bed (2 parts).

•        Lee cloths.

•        Lockers and storage alongside hull.

•        Lockers and storage under companionway.

•        5 x Opening ports and 2 x fixed hull portholes.

•        12v power supply.

•        Mains sockets.

Aft Heads Compartment:

•        Headroom: 6’5” / 1.95m.

•        Deep washbasin with pressurized hot and cold water.

•        Lit cabinet with mirror.

•        Stainless steel toilet accessories.

•        Quietflush electric toilet (fresh water flushing).

•        Independent shower compartment with mixer tap, grating and automatic draining pump.

•        2 x Opening portholes.

•        Mains power socket.

Rig:

•        Keel stepped anodised aluminium mast (electric in mast mainsail furling).

•        3 x Sets of aft swept spreaders.

•        Anodised aluminium boom.

•        Rigid boom vang.

•        Facnor® Solent jib furler with tack on swivel.

•        Single strand stainless steel rigging: double backstay, forestay, lower, intermediate and upper shrouds.

•        Hull side fitted upper and lower chain plates.

•        Running rigging: Main and jib halyards, boom topping lift, main and jib sheets, jib furling line alongside bulwark.

•        2 x Sets of deck stoppers on cockpit coamings to port and starboard

•        Mainsheet system led to multifunction winch.

•        Self-tacking jib rail with ball bearing car (sheet led aft via interior of mast).

•        Turning blocks at mast step and cockpit coamings.

•        Ball bearing “black magic” HARKEN blocks.

•        Manoeuvring lines and main halyard led under cabin top coaming covers above lateral windows.

•        Mast steps at top of mast.

•        Electric jib furling control.

•        Removable inner forestay and halyard for storm jib.

•        Carbon poling out jib strut.

•        Second spinnaker halyard with assymetrical spinnaker gear and Code 0 gear.

•        Harken 'Black Magic' blocks.

Winches:

•        2 x Andersen® FS 62 electric stainless steel multifunction winches close to the steering positions.

•        2 x A52 winches in cockpit.

•        1 x Andersen® 46.2 FS stainless steel halyard winch on mast.

•        2 x Winch handle boxes.

Sails:

·         Hydranet Sails by Incidences - furling mainsail, self tacking jib with electric furling.

·         Storm jib.

·         Furling Code 0.

·         Assymetric spinnaker and spinnaker squeezer.

·         New North main sail (2013).

·         I: 20.60m.

·         J: 6.33m.

·         P: 19.80m.

·         E: 7.50m.

General:

•        Tilting, teak slatted electric aft platform with remote control.

•        Folding stainless steel swim ladder.

•        2 x Lockers in front of steering stations with lids shaped as cockpit/side decks access steps.

•        2 x Large lockers on each side of aft platform with storage bags.

•        Gas struts on cockpit lockers lids.

•        Storage compartments on each side of roof close to companionway.

•        Cold molded teak folding cockpit table, stainless steel handrail.

•        Composite arch receiving the mainsheet, the cockpit speakers and the cockpit lighting (also supports the optional bimini).

•        2 x Grab rails on the arches.

•        Bulwark covered with solid teak, 8 x specific stainless steel fairleads.

•        Stainless steel fresh water and fuel intake fillers.

•        Stainless steel, 760mm high stern pulpit with closing gate, life buoy support, flag mast and outboard engine support.

•        “Open” type stainless steel, 760mm high bow pulpit.

•        760mm high stainless steel stanchions with lateral opening gates.

•        2 x Stainless steel handrails on cabin top.

•        2 x Stainless steel handrails on forward part of cabin top (also can serve as tender supports).

•        1 x Self-draining fender locker in starboard side-decks.

•        1 x Self-draining gas locker in port side-decks.

•        Sail locker forward with ventilator on hatch, grating, sail storage supports and electric bilge pump.

•        Stainless steel bow fitting with deck protection, 2 x anchor rollers, chain locking system and gennaker attachment fitting.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

•        40 Kg / 88 lbs Delta anchor with 50m (164’) 12mm chain and 50m (164’) 22mm warp.

•        Spare anchor.

•        6 + 2 fenders with socks.

•        6 x Mooring lines.

•        8 x Stainless steel mooring cleats.

•        Self-draining mooring locker with warp hook, 2000W/24V electric windlass with vertical 12 mm gipsy.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

•        Silver bimini and spray hood (recessible on cabin top) with stainless steel structure and built in grab rails.

•        Teak seats on pulpit.

•        Teal coloured tweet sunbathing mattress and cockpit cushions.

•        Silver canvas covers for wheels, winches and cockpit table.

Tender & Outboard:

•        Carbon telescopic davits and carbon foldable gangway.

•        Rib and outboard.

Safety Equipment:

•        2 x Liferafts (serviced 2012), storage under cockpit and in starboard lazarette.

•        Triple stainless steel lifelines.

•        2 x Deck lifelines with recessible attachment chain plates.

•        All safety equipment updated in 2012.

Fire-fighting equipment:

·         Engine room fire extinguisher system.

·         Cabins and companionway have individual fire extinguishers.