DESIGNER	Alan Pape C Eng M.R.I.N.A. Cornwall Designed to Lloyds 100 A1 specifications.  Auxiliary packet class ketch
FLAG	British registered (Jersey) No 713410
DIMENSIONS	Length overall 56' (17m) Beam 14'6 (4.4m) Draft 6'6'' (2m)
TONNAGE	21 tons displacement fully provisioned. 19 tons excluding water and fuel
BUILDERS	Hull and decks: G.N Turnbull Wheatley of Roslyn Yachts Interior joinery and fitting out and running rigging by Mr T.F. Corfield in Kilifi Creek, Kenya
YEAR OF LAUNCHING	1985
ENGINE	Perkins Sabre M130C.  Marine Engine 6 Cylinder, diesel normally aspirated. Installed in 1996.  Engine hours 3200
BOAT SPEED	Maximum hull speed 8.5 knots achieved under 2/3-engine power.
FRESH WATER	Capacity 1200 litres (2 x 600l tanks)
DIESEL FUEL	Capacity 900 litres (2 x 450l tanks)
LYING	Mtwapa Creek, Mtwapa, Kenya
Construction
GENERAL	Built in excess of Lloyds 100 A1 specifications but not classified.  Hull Fiberglass airex sandwich on traditional timber backbone, comprising stem, keelson, sternpost and deadwood timbers and for and aft stringers.  Keelson of laminated air-dried iroko stem, sternpost and deadwood timbers laminated air-dried clear cypress.  All pieces glued with resorcinol waterproof glue (Aerodux) and through bolted where specified with galvanized steel fasteners. Complete hull re-fairing, epoxy treatment, JOTUN painting and antifouling undertaken at African Marine shipyard Mombasa 1999 new rudder and steering arrangement. New propshaft and deep sea seal fitted.  Annually dried out, hull scraped and antifouled.
FIBERGLASS	Lamination comprise 4 layer of chopped strand mat (csm) alternating with 3 layers of woven rovings over the outside or Airex core, 2 layers of csm alternating with 2 layers of woven rovings over the inside (11 laminations in all).  The inside laminations laid up over all timber sections, and the longitudinal stringers bedded down on unidirectional rovings.  All fiberglass work resin rich hand lay up
AIREX	3/4' cut as appropriate for full curvature and through screwed to stringers and hull timbers with stainless steel self tapping screws.  Keel 6.75 tons lead bolted onto keelson after fiberglass lay up by using 13 x 1.5' diameter shaft-steel, carrot headed bolts.  Keel then encapsulated in 4 layers of csm
BEAM SHELF	Seasoned camphor hardboard.  Deck beams and timbers seasoned mahogany and mbamba kphe
BULKHEADS	3/4' WBP Plywood veneered in mahogany
DECK	Two layers 3/8 WBP Plywood (3/4') sealed by 2 layers of csm resin rich fiberglass.  Foredeck replaced in 2006
DECK HOUSE	1' solid mahogany marine plywood sides with heat tempered glass windows set in hardwood frames.  2-deck house roof hatches opening and fore and sides windows opening.  Roof 3/8 WBP plywood over mahogany beams, with whole structure covered in 2 layers csm fiberglass bonded to fiberglass deck.
PORTHOLES	10 hull portholes bronze - all opening.  3 Aluminium Gerbo (Holland) deck hatches.
COCKPIT	Is self-draining and has one large locker aft and two smaller side lockers, all self-draining.  One large lazarette extreme aft with independent hatches and self-draining aft.  A permanent awning on a stainless steel frame shelters the cockpit that accommodates all sailing and rigging manoeuvres.  New 2002 solid hardwood cockpit table drop leaf sides dismountable.  Contained gas locker housing 2 x 6kg gas cylinders, constructed in 2006 utilizing on smaller side locker, drains through cockpit to sea.
LIFELINES	The deck is protected all round by stainless steel stanchions with safety lifelines. Foredeck safety lines replaced with plastic covered steel wire safety lines in 2006.  The quarterdeck has a laminated teak handrail and the bowsprit has a stainless steel pulpit.
RUDDER	Double diagonal camphor over embedded stainless steel sections, sealed with two layers of csm fiberglass Rudder stock 1.5' stainless steel shaft carried in a GRP and plastic rudder tube with nylon bushings.  Skeg stainless steel and integral with the long keel. Rudder removable for maintenance. New 2002 stainless steel emergency steering tiller.  Rudder removed, refurbished and replaced in 2006.
WINCHES	Both sheet and halyard winches are by Lewmar.  Sheet winches comprise 2 x 3 speed for Jib and 2 x 2 speed for Staysail.  Outer forestay (Jib), Inner Forestay (Staysail), Mainsail, Reefing, Mizzen Staysail each have their own independent winches.
DECK GEAR	Deck fittings for running rigging are by Lewmar, and all sheets lead aft to cockpit for short handed sailing.
ANCHORING	Anchor windlass is a Francis Simpson Lawrence 24 volt with two independent chain sprockets and drum winches.  Anchors are both CQR, 60lb and 45lb kedging anchor, both independently self stowing on stem head nylon rollers with their own chain pipes and chain lockers.  Anchor chain 85m 5/10mm on the bow anchor and 25m chain and nylon warp on the kedging anchor.
MASTS AND SPARS	By Sparlight (now Proctor), Gold anodised aluminium Mizzen 38ft and the Main 50ft.  Both masts steeped on deck with the main mast on a solid timber pillar carried through to the keelson aft with the main on a mast pillar comprising RSJ "I" beam and keel fitting.  Masts fitted with masthead, steaming and deck lights all 24 volt with internal cable leads.
SAILS	Sails made to ocean cruising specification.  New 2007 mainsail by Lee Sails of Hong Kong and 1999 Mizzen, Jib and Staysail made by Doyle Sails International Southampton (DURASAIL):   1 x Mail sail:  420sq ft 1 x Mizzen sail:  190 sq ft 1 x Jib:  225 sq ft 1 x Staysail:  165 sq ft.   Total 1000 sq ft working sail area.  Light weather sails comprise of a Mizzen Stay sail.  Storm sails comprise of a Storm Jib and Trysail.  Total number of sails is eight.  Jiffy reefing is on Main and Mizzen Sails.  All sails with bags and covers.  Sheets braided Terylene tails.  Halyards New 1995 are stainless steel with MARLOW braided Terylene tails.
RIGGING	Stainless steel throughout and prepared by Lee Rigging of England.  Stainless steel Norseman terminals, bronze bottle screws.  Chain plates all new 1996 stainless steel made in Lymington England.
Engine and Propulsion
GENERAL	1996 Perkins Sabre 6-cylinder marine diesel delivering 130 HP at 2600-RPM commercial specification.  Gearbox Hurth hydraulic with 2:1 reduction to stainless steel shaft and bronze tube and stern gear, Propeller 27' Bronze blade. New prop shaft and DEEP SEA SEAL 1999.  Maximum hull speed 8.5 knots.
FUEL	2 x 450 litre steel wing tanks (900 litre in total).  Each independently piped to engine via main engine filter and water strainer.  Independent filling points on each side of deck.  Consumption approximately 6 litre per hour cruising 1800 rpm @ full hull speed.  Tanks removed, refurbished and replaced in 2006.  Electric fuel gauges and sender kits installed in 2006, gauges fitted beside engine panel in saloon.
EXHAUST SYSTEM	Comprises dry muffler, stainless steel swan's neck and water-cooled rubber connecting hose to lateral exit on port side via chromed bronze hull fitting and Vetus muffler.
VENTILATION	The engine room is properly ventilated with a passive inwards ventilation shaft forward and a high capacity centrifugal fan extracting hot air over the exhaust pipe and venting it out through a ventilation pipe aft.
Electrics
GENERAL	12/24 volt with independent alternators belt driven off main engine.  Batteries service:   4 x 120 amp hour service batteries 1 x 120 amp hour engine start 2 x 120 amp hour.  24 volt All batteries new August 2006 - 07 2 x Vetus main switches 240 volt inverter powered from service batteries. 210 watts Solar panels x 4 and regulator 1 x Fischer Panda PMS 4500 FCB silent marine diesel generator new 2006   New Balmar 60 Series 12V 110A Alternator with BALARS 4 stage ARS Alternator Voltage Regulator fitted in 2006.   New 40 Amp 12V Synchrocharge Battery Charger fitted in 2006, run from generator.   Clima air-conditioning installed new 2006. 2 units, 1 x C12 and 1 x C10, totally 24,000 Btu. One unit to cool the saloon and aft cabin.  One unit to cool the forward and port cabins.
LIGHTING	Comprises swivelling bulkhead brass reading lamps for every berth, 2 swivelling reading lights in the saloon, 2 x LED ceiling lamps saloon, 1 x swivelling lamp over chart table, 1 x Navigational light over chart table.  1 x fluorescent light and 1 swivelling light in galley.  Bulkhead brass reading lights and LED ceiling lights in all cabins, LED ceiling lights in heads.
NAVIGATION AND ELECTRONICS	KOBEN 24 n/mile radar 2 x GARMIN 12 channel GPS Sestral magnetic compass GARMIN Fishfinder depthsounder NAVMAN GPS Colour plotter computer with CMAP NT+ all navigational charts Kenya & Tanzania, Tide programmed, external Arial, waterproof NAVMAN Series 3100 depth, log and wind instruments new 2006 AUTOHELM 7000 Autopilot with Hydraulic pump EPIRB Tricolour and masthead light ICOM VHF radio SONY CD and tape machines, waterproof speakers Fischer Panda PMS 4500 FCB silent marine diesel generator new 2006 Balmar 60 Series 12V 110A Alternator with BALARS 4 stage ARS Alternator Voltage Regulator fitted in 2006. New 40 Amp 12V Synchrocharge Battery Charger fitted in 2006, run from generator Clima air-conditioning installed new 2006. 2 units, 1 x C12 and 1 x C10, totalling 24,000 Btu. One unit to cool the saloon and aft cabin.  One unit to cool the forward and port cabins. STERLING battery charger and STERLING power management panel Sterling Power 600 watt inverter 240 volt DOLPHIN watermaker Australia new October 2003 130 litres for hour 2 x main fuse and switchboard Built in fridge freezer 240 volt 150 litre capacity Chest freezer (new 2002) MINUS 40 stainless steel 12/24v/240v
Water and Pumps
WATER	2 x GRP tanks 600 litters (1200 litres in total).  Properly baffled and partially integral with the hull.  Tanks sited amidships and below waterline.  Side deck filling point, water supply to galley, both shower rooms and aft basin, Water pressurized by JABSCO pump.  New 2001 High quality shower mixer taps supply running hot and cold water from 25 litre calorifier (hot).  Fresh water supply also to galley sink h/c shower mixer retractable to deep twin bowl stainless steel.  Watermaker reverse osmosis Dolphin Desalinators Australia 130 litters per hour.  Engine driven high-pressure pump.  New 1996.  Sea water supply to new WHALE galley tap hand plunger centre of sink.
PUMPS	1 x WHALE Gusher 25 heavy duty for bilge pumps connected via 3-way valve for manual pumping the aft or engine room bilge.  2 x Electric RULE 2000 12 volt bilge pumps all outlets fitted with one-way valves and auto switch.  1 x Galley manual sink waste pump WHALE Urchin new 2001.   Skin Fittings: 2 Blakes for seawater inlets to aft and forward heads and galley sea water supply.  2 Blakes for heads outlet. 1 Vetus for engine intake. 2 3/4 inch bronze outlet fittings with stop cocks for forward bathroom shower water and galley basin water. 1 x 1.5 inch outlet for bilge pumps with stopcock.
Cabin Details
GENERAL	The interior has been designed so that no part of the hull is truly inaccessible.  Hatches, lifting floors, etc ensure that all corners of the yacht are accessible.
SOFT FURNISHINGS	The yacht is fully fitted out with soft furnishings NEW 2005 including fitted cushions in saloon and aft cabin, fitted mattresses with covers, pillows, and lee cloths.  Cockpit cushions.
SHEET STOWAGE	Between Port and Fore cabin is a full-length compartment independently lit via a deck head light and with hooks and shelves for sheet and tackle stowage
DECKHOUSE	Entered from quarterdeck via companionway having washboards and a sliding hatch.  Flag rack under companionway, steps and a wet/pump locker to starboard under side deck.  Cabin floor immediately under steps is a self-draining hardwood grating.   Deckhouse is main living area with saloon table and "L" shaped curving settee to Port.  Saloon table with two large, folding leaves and a central slide down drinks cabinet is constructed around two rope motif pillars at either end that are carried through to the floor beams under the floor.  There are large storage lockers behind and underneath the settee.  The Port settee back folds down making a large double bed with the locker surfaces under the portside deck.  Against the forward bulkhead on the port side are hardwood bookshelves.   To starboard is a full sized chart table with a swinging Captain's chair.  Chart table has 4 full depth drawers for charts in addition to 7 smaller drawers for miscellaneous items.  Conveniently arrange in the chart table area is the interior steering position, engine ignition, instrument panel, navigation instruments, a CD and tape player.  Behind the chart table is a full-length quarter berth (more often used for stowage).   For ventilation and comfort the deckhouse has one opening window forward and two opening hatches.  There is an opening porthole on the aft bulkhead.  Forward in the port corner is a two-speed 24 volt centrifugal fan delivering cool air to all parts of the saloon via a panel of deflectors.  Air-conditioning provided from Clima C12 water cooled air-conditioning unit, control panel situated above the chart table.
AFT CABIN	2 x Vee berths, one converting into double.  Ample drawer and hanging space including one full length-hanging cupboard.  One corner covered basin with fresh water supply.  All cupboard doors louvered, main cabin door fitted with moving louvers for comfort and privacy.  All joinery beautifully crafted in solid mahogany including rope motif pillar.  Cabin floor is hardwood parquet.  Lighting: 1 x LED ceiling light and two brass reading lights.  Ventilation:  2 x rotating 24 volt fan and two mushroom ventilators.  Gerbo deck hatch cover and 2 x opening portholes to port and starboard.  The aft cabin has a bathroom and head en suite.  Hot and cold pressure shower.  3 louvered door cupboards, shelving, towel rack and LED ceiling light.  Bathroom floor had hardwood gratings.  GRP sealed floor and shower water drainage to aft bilge.  1 x opening porthole.  Air-conditioning provided from Clima C12 water cooled air-conditioning unit, control panel situated above the saloon chart table.
PORT CABIN	2x decked berths, drawers and louvered door cupboard, shelving and rope motif pillar.  All joinery beautifully crafted in solid mahogany.  Lighting:  1 LED ceiling light and two brass reading lights.  Ventilation: 1 x 24 volt rotating fan.  Deck hatch over and two opening portholes.  1 large bulkhead partition folds down to make optional table and open plan connection with galley.  Lower berth child protected by lee cloth.  Main door with moving louvers for privacy and comfort.  Floors hardwood parquet.  Air-conditioning provided from Clima C9 water cooled air-conditioning unit, control panel situated on the forward bulkhead of this cabin.
FORE CABIN	1 x large double vee berth to starboard, 1 single berth to port.  Chain lockers under berths forward.  Drawers, shelving and louvered door cupboard.  Rope motif pillar.  Independent access to forward bathroom.  Both bathroom and main door have movable louvers for privacy and comfort.  All joinery beautifully crafted in solid mahogany.  Large open access to forepeak forward that is for sail stowage.  Lighting: 1 LED ceiling light by door and 1 brass reading light.  Ventilation:  1 rotating 24-volt fans. 2 mushroom ventilators.  3 opening port lights. 1 Gerbo deck hatch.  Floors hardwood parquet.  Air-conditioning provided from Clima C9 water cooled air-conditioning unit, control panel situated on the forward bulkhead of the port cabin.
FORWARD BATHROOM	Pressurized hot and cold water, fresh water shower and washbasin. 2 louvered door cupboard and shelving.  Towel rack, hardwood grating floors.  GRP sealed floors with shower water tray.  Lighting: 1 LED ceiling light.  1 opening port light. 2 access doors both with moving louvers.  1 door opens forward to fore cabin and the other opens aft to galley and accommodation aft.
GALLEY	Situated to starboard between deckhouse and forward bathroom.  The galley is roomy and comfortable, even in a seaway.  Twin deep stainless steel bowls forward manually drained by Whale Urchin pump.  Hot and cold pressurized fresh water supply.  Also seawater supply by hand pump.  Self-draining plate rack.  Peg board shelving crockery stowage.  High quality gimballed Force 10 gas cooker, stainless steel.  Two burners, grill and full sized oven and grill.  Built in fridge / freezer 240 volt 150 litre capacity, run through inverter or generator.  6 wooden lattice fronted cupboards to starboard above freezer.  Ample stowage lockers behind stove and under galley floors.  2 speed ventilators fan above cooker.  1 opening portlight.  Heckhead florescent light above basin.  1 bulkhead light for freezer and cupboards.  Rope motif pillar for safety and comfort.  All joinery beautifully crafted in solid mahogany.  Floors:  Hardwood parquet.
Auxiliary Gear
	1 x full-length sunshade  1 x 10 person Liferaft 1x AVON Redcrest tender with oars 1 s/s boarding ladder and swimming platform Offshore flare pack Octahedral radar reflector Deck hatch wind scoops Folding anchor ball and motoring cone Lewmar winch spare parts and servicing kits Recovery line and stainless steel basket on starboard rail 2 x Baltic life rings EPIRB (new 2005) Bosun’s chair