OYSTERCATCHER XXXV
2021 52' CUSTOM Racing Sailboat Carkeek CF 520 Ipswich United Kingdom

£1,450,000 GBP

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Composite structure for hull and deck in prepreg carbon with Nomex honeycomb core by Fibre Mechanics, Lymington, UK.
• Painting and fitting out by Fox’s Boatyard, Ipswich, UK.
• Bowsprit by Fibre mechanics, Lymington, UK.
• Underwater finish in Durepox.
• Pneumatic forehatch seal operable at mast and also below deck.

Keel & Rudder:

• Keel fin is constructed with a central structural steel section with carbon fairings fore and aft, saving 40% of the weight of a standard steel fin.
• Lead bulb.
• Rudders built by Fibre Mechanics, Lymington, UK.

Water Ballast:

• Water ballast system comprising 2 x 500 litre tanks in wing tanks with flush scoops, crossover and transfer system driven by electric pump either side. 
• Currently not rated for, rating certificate trial adds 5 points TCC under IRC.

Engine & Gearboxes:

• Vetus M4.56 diesel auxiliary with SD 10 saildrive and Gori 2 blade racing prop. The Vetus engine was chosen for a lighter weight engine package for a very similar output.
• Very low engine hours as the yacht has been lightly used.
• The engine is mounted low down in the yacht, waterproofed and very easily accessed. Water filter is accessible at companionway step with a clear casing.

Propulsion & Steering:

• Steering twin Carbonautica wheels, steering system by JP3.
• Twin rudders linked with carbon bars on ballbearing track with manually adjustable toe in (below deck).
• 2 blade folding/feathering propeller.

Hydraulic System:

• All supplied by Harken.
• Sail controls on Starboard side of cockpit to reduce weight of hoses.
• Vang, Outhaul, Cunningham and deflectors for mainsheet trimmer.
• Jib tack, in/out and up/down for jib trimmer.
• Horizontally mounted pump handles on port and starboard side of cockpit.
• Vang quick release at Mainsheet trimmer position.

Battery Banks:

• 1 x Lithium 200 Ah service battery bank.
• 1 x Varta gel engine start battery.

Battery Chargers:

• Victron removable battery charger, plugged in through socket at nav station.

Bilge Pumps:

• Manual and electric bilge pumping system.

Fuel:

• 60 litre fuel tank, with filler below deck at base of companionway to save weight.

Fresh Water:

• 100 litre fresh water bladder, with clever pump to deck unit to use for filling water bottles. Tank can be backfilled from on deck.

• B&G 5000 system with 2 x 9” Nemesis repeaters at mast.
• B&G H5000 cockpit and nav station readouts.
• 2 x B&G Zeus 9” plotters on steering pedestals.
• B&G H5000 performance CPU.
• 2 x B&G 10/10 runner load readouts.
• B&G RF25 rudder angle readouts x 2.
• B&G H5000 motion, pressure & depth sensors.
• B&G precision 9 compass unit.
• Ethernet system.
• B&G V60B vhf radio inc cockpit speaker.
• Wireless tough pad.
• Diverse headstay load sensor.
• Fleet 1 RT satphone.
• Expedition software and C map charts.
• Panasonic laptop at nav station.
• Endescope with hull fittings.

Galley:

• Galley with gas cooking system.

Heads/Showers:

• Installed WC with flush seacocks on Starboard side.

Lighting:

• Compliant nav lights & interior lighting.

Summary of Accommodation:

• 12 x pipecot berths with adjustment tackles.
• Storage lockers port and starboard behind main bulkhead.
• Gimballed jetboil galley with bowl (not plumbed).

Rig:

• Spars, mast and boom by NZ Spars in high modulus carbon with Awlgrip white finish.
• Carbolink Aero Carbon standing rigging with titanium end fittings.
• Triple spreaders.
• Hydraulic mast adjust and shim system.
• Hydraulic system vang, main outhaul, cunningham & deflectors.
• Main halyard lock and reef lock points, with clew reef locks.
• Jib and spinnaker halyard locks.
• 2 x Masthead Spinnaker halyards, 1 x fractional spinnaker halyard.
• Gorilla foil.
• Standing rigging Swiss EC6 carbon with titanium fittings.
• Running rigging as required to race spec.
• Spinlock constrictor clutches on sheets.

Winches:

• Harken winch system - based on 7 x 65.3’s 3 speed winches with underdeck linkage and 2 carbon pedestals.
• Constrictor clutches on spinnaker and mainsheet winches enables leeward mainsheet winch to be used for triple headed setup.
• Primary winches with deflector rings at base.

Sails:

NB – Sail number to be retained by Vendor

• By North.
• Square top mainsail with 2 reefs incl. cover.
• J1 genoa.
• J2 genoa.
• J3 genoa.
• J3+ genoa.
• J4 jib.
• A1 asymmetric.
• A2 asymmetric.
• A4 asymmetric.
• A5 asymmetric.
• FR0 – with own Karver furling unit.
• Flying jib with own Karver furling unit.
• Spinnaker staysail on own Karver furling unit.
• Genoa staysail furling on own Karver furling unit.
• Storm trysail.
• Storm jib.

General:

• Galvanised steel shipping cradle with custom hull saddles and hi/lo option.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• 2 x Fortress anchor stored at chart table, with anchor chain and rode.
• Square fenders with adequate mooring lines.

Covers:

• Boom cover.

Safety Equipment:

• Cat 2 safety equipment.
• Including 2 x Ultralight liferafts in Carbon casing. 1 x 8 and 1 x 6 person with PLB.