spirit of canada specification
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Open 60 SPIRIT OF CANADA SpecificationTRANSCRIPT
SPIRIT OF CANADA
Builder : Thierry Dubois
Naval architect : Bernard Nivelt
Designer : Bernard Nivelt
Type : Imoca & Eco Class Open 60
Year : 1999
Lying : Nova Scotia, Canada
Flag : Canadian
Price : 159,000 € Ex. VAT
COMMENTS :
Spirit of Canada/Active House is a fantastic Open 60 designed by NIVELT. She is extremely
fast and reliable complete with canting keel, single dagger board and twin kick up rudders.
She finished 3rd in the last Velux 5Oceans with solo sailing veteran Derek Hatfield. She is ex-
Solidaires, ex-VM Materiaux, ex-Great America III.
Classification : Eco Class
Imoca Class : certificate to be renewed
Last valid certificate in 2009
Construction :
*hull : Composite fibreglass / carbon
*superstructure : Composite fibreglass / carbon
*deck : Composite fibreglass / carbon
Colour
*hull : White
*superstructure : White
*deck : Light Blue
Length overall : 18.5 metres
Maximum beam : 5.6 metres
Draft : 4.5 metres (canting keel)
Displacement : 8.6 tonnes
Spars : Lorima Carbon mast - 2 carbon spreaders
Standing rigging : PBO (design spec + 20%; technora + spectra covers; Navtec) ;
Backup set of PBO by Navtec (+10% on design; technora
cover; all but D2s)
Running rigging : Spectra (Blew Stoub)
Furlers : Facnor (Staysail; Solent); Profurl (Genaker)
Sails : Mainsails: (3 sails)
Staysail: (3 sails)
Solent: (2 sails)
Incidence Voiles
2 Spinnakers
Jib
Deck hardware : 5 Lewmar winches cockpit
1 Lewmar winch mast
1 Lewmar pedestal grinder running 3 winches
Spinlock jammers
Engine : Yanmar 27hp 3GM
60 amp alternator for starter
160 amp alternator for house bank
*Consumption : 1 ½ litres / hour
Batteries 6 x 100 amp/ 12 V house batteries (5 service + 1 engine) AGM
(absorbed glass mat)
Fuel : 400 L in 5 tanks (4 tanks + 1 day tank) 88 litres total
Water maker : Power Survivor 40E (1.4 gallons/hour)
Heater : Espar Diesel Heater
Electronic *instruments : B&G x 6 repeaters w/ 2 wind sensors at masthead
*self steering : B&G x 2 complete systems including gyro compasses
*gyrocompass : Yes x 2
*AIS Classe A : Yes
*computer : Lenovo
*fleet 77 : Thrane & Thrane
*Iridium standard C : 2 x Thrane& Thrane
*VHF radio : Icom
*meteo : Maxsea via Iridium
*GPS : Furuno
*radar : Furuno
*Epirb : 2 x 406
CHART TABLE
Yes
CABINS
2 bunks
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
1 burner stove propane
SAILS AND RIGGING
Mainsails: (3 sails)
North 3DL 2010 Kevlar w/ double taffeta w/ C-tech carbon battens
Doyle (2008) x (2) Vectran D4 w/ double taffeta
Staysail (3 sails)
North 3DL 2010 Kevlar w/ double taffeta
Doyle 2008 Vectran D4
Solent (2 sails)
North 3DL 2010 Kevlar w/ double taffeta
Doyle 2008 w/ double taffeta
Incidence Voiles
Spectra Reacher;
Gennaker
Nylon Spinnakers x 2 – like new
Dacron Storm Jib
COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Iridium (2 fixed)
Fleet 77; Inmarsat C (2 fixed)
SAFETY AND SECURITY
All IMOCA Open 60 Safety and Security gear for Velux 5 Oceans 2010/11
PLUMBING AND TANKS
5 fixed fuel tanks; 1 fixed water tank
MOORING
2 anchors, 2 lengths chain, 2 lines
MISCELLANEAOUS EQUIPMENT
Spare rudder; two spare rams for autopilots; extra line.
REFIT
Major refit 2007 USA :
• All mainsail controls to cockpit
• Installed pedestal winch to drive 3 of 5 winches
• Expanded chart table
• Replaced all electronics
• Replaced all standing rigging
• Replaced all running rigging
• All new sails
• Installed fixed fuel & water tanks
• Replaced all stanchions and lifelines
• Entire hull painted
• Built new dagger board
• Built two new rudders
Minor refit 2010 :
• Running rigging and new sails
• New white nautix antifoul bottom paint
Minor refit 2011:
• Running rigging,
• New white nautix antifoul bottom paint before layup September 2011.
WORK TO BE DONE
Fleet 77 repair
VAT STATUS
Ex. VAT
Detail given in good faith with no guarantee nor warrant for accuracy or conditions. A Buyer should instruct his surveyor to investigate such
details as he desires validated. This is NOT a contractual document.