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SV Augustina - Specifications

Dimensions:
Loa 63’, 19m / Beam 30’, 9m / Draft 2.5’ - 8’, .75m - 2.5m

Form:
Displ. 18,000 lbs, 8.5 tons / Displ. Fully loaded 23,000 lbs, 10.5 tons
WL Fineness 17:1 / Wetted surface/hull 198 sq. ft. / Bridge deck clearance 4’, 1.2m

Sails:
Designed/built by North/Auckland NZ of spectra
Area main 1,200 sq. ft., jib 700 sq. ft.
Mast height above water 90 ft, 27m
Max sustained speed (w/o down wind sail, on autopilot), 23 kts.

Engines:
Diesels (x2) Lombardini 30 hp, 3 cylinder
Propellers Maxprop 3 blade, reversible pitch, feathering
Max speed under power in flat calm 9 kts
Cruising speed 1 engine/5 kts, 2 engines/6.5 kts
Fuel capacity 200 ltr ss tanks x2 (400 total)
Steaming range approx. 1200 nm

Construction:
1200 g/sq m 60/60/0 triax skins inside and out Adhesive Technologies post cure in hulls and spars, and Gougeon ambient cure epoxy resins in box beams and superstructure.

A 25 mm “core cell” linear poly urethane, “herex” foam on deck, red cedar in bilges, extra 1600 g/sq m of kevlar unidirectional on hull bottoms. Glassed plywood box cross beams. Heavy gauge woven (not knotted) netting for tramp surfaces. Timber/carbon dagger boards and rudders.

Spars:
Mast carbon/post cure AT epoxy resin, conservative D section w/swept back, long spreaders (total weight incl. rigging 425 kg)
Boom, sprit, fore beam of triaxial E glass/post cure epoxy

Rigging:
Dyneema/polyester/Kevlar sheets and halyards
Harken, Antal, Fredriksen blocks/tracks & cars
Dynex 16mm shrouds and 10mm running back stays
Head stay 14mm 1x19 ss
Head sail furler Profurl
Interior s/t winch (80:1 Harken)/ 14 antal stopper board

Safety:
Built/inspected to Category 1 international offshore yacht survey standard.
RFD 6 man life raft,
Self inflating PFD vests 6,
GME MT300 Epirb,
Life rings w/ float pole and gravity switch light

Electronic equipment:
Garmin chart plotting gps units (2)
TMQ Auto pilot AP55 electric flux gate/processor, heavy duty motor driven chain/sprocket
Uniden solara VHF
Yaesu single side band HF radio
SCS Pactor IIex modem configured for “SailMail” emailing and weather forecasting via laptop.

Galley:
Whirlpool fridge 240V AC
Rinnai cook stove
Water 200 ltr x2 ss tanks w/ in line filtration, ss galley sink w/ f.w. foot pump, rain catch system

Electrical equipment:
180 watts of Cannon solar panels (do not loose efficiency if partially blocked)
Air X wind generator
House (6v x4 golf cart batteries wired to 12v) and separate engine starting batteries (12v x2)
Nickel plated wire throughout
BEP junctions and switching

Ground tackle:
45 lb Spade anchor + 70mx10mm chain (main/working)
35 lb CQR anchor + 4mx10mm chain + 100mx22mm nylon rode (stern/working)
45 lb Plow anchor + 4mx10mm chain (spare)
Maxwell 2200 electric winch w/ matching wildcat

Accommodation:
4 separate cabins
Double berths x2
Twin berths x2 (these are large and have served as doubles..)
Toilet/wash basin x1
Settee and table combine to become additional double berth
Inside helm position: large captains chair with all sail, engine, anchor, navigation, radio, electrics, controls within easy reach
Outside tiller steering

Comments:
Comfortable/fast passage maker. The long waterline + light weight has enabled her to smoothly out-run or stay with weather systems making for efficient and safe sailing (200-250nm daily averages, 350nm/day record to date). Set-up for short/single- handed sailing. All halyards & sheets, steering, engine, and electrical controls lead to one central, interior location, with 360 degree visibility. Over the past three years since launching, I have been refining and augmenting the details: better strength+performance= better enjoyment/peace of mind.

   Rolling out first hull April 2002.