Volvo 60

Name
Volvo 60
Model
Cookson Farr 60
Year
1993
Hull material
Carbon
Color hull
blue
Located
Croatia
Price
At Request
VAT
Not Paid
Flag
Austrian
Type
Cruiser-Racer
Slogan
Very well maintained cruiser racer
Description
This VO60 was built as a trainingboat for the Yamaha Team with Skipper Ross Field who won the Volvo Ocean Race in 1993/94. When the current owner bought the boat she was completly refitted in Kiel in 2005, with a modern (very light) interior. She has only sailed three regatas/year for the last two years. She is well maintained and in good condition.

Fuel
approximately 300 litres in total; The two fuel tanks gives about 48 hours of 8,5 kn of continuous s l
Water
approximately 200 litres l

Berths number
3 double cabins + 2 in saloon + 1 in stern (total 9 persons)
Shower
Yes
Air conditioning
No
Heating
No
Accommodations notes
Toilet and Shower Boiler Navigation station CD player and LCD-TV

Electronics
B&G
GPS
with repeater
Automatic pilot
Yes
Compass
Yes
Plotter
yes
Radar
yes
Navigation instruments notes
Depth sounder with repeater Speedometer with repeater VHF radio Anemometer

Battery charger
Yes
Generator
Generator diesel
Electrical notes
12V / 24V Engine batteries and Service batteries Quick windlass Boiler

Sails
Set Olimpic Sails (Main + Jib) NEW! Two heavy forward sails, one light forward „reacher“ sail two asymetrical spinnakers (full mast length) two asymetrical spinnakers (7/8 mast length). Semi spinnakers Storm sails and full container of other sails
Mast
Alloy Mast (Southern Spars) – new in 1996
Boom
Alloy boom
Running Rigging
Running Rig replaced ongoing
Spinnaker pole
Carbon spinnaker pole
Spars and rigging notes
Standing Rig replaced 1996 Kevlar runners (aramid) replaced 2005 Dead man and hinged mast-equipment Spinnaker equipment Tangun

Construction notes
Hull Kevlar and Epoxy Water ballast system (2 x 2.500 litres) REFIT Complete respray (deck, topsides and below waterline), by Hempel Contractors, Copenhagen in spring 2001 Bright white topsides, with black waterline, white/grey deck and grey below waterline Extensive service ongoing since with complete service in spring 2001. All keel bolts replaced in winter 1997/98 New rudder (rebuilt) bearings 1998 2005 complete reffiting in Kiel. Painted in blue color.

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