Classic Spirit Yachts 42' Gaff Yawl for sale in Scotland United Kingdom

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The Spirit 42G is a gaff yawl rigged yacht designed and built by Spirit Yachts Ltd for the present owners.

She is the only gaff rigged yacht built by Spirit Yachts and is a unique blend of tradition and modern construction and materials. She is a real head turner, winning the Concours d’elegance at Antigua Classics Regatta 2014 and winner of the Classic Boat awards “Spirit of Tradition over 40’ “class in 2015.

The owners wanted to upgrade to a larger yacht and wanted to stay with gaff rig, so started discussions with Sean McMillan, then CEO of Spirit Yachts, to build a performance gaff yawl combining classic elegance with modern design and construction techniques.

Like all Spirit boats, the construction is strip plank wood epoxy creating a light and stiff hull. The design incorporates a long fin keel and blade rudder giving a modern underwater hull shape for improved sailing performance.

RCD compliant to Category A-Ocean. Her ballast ratio of 38% gives good stability and stiffness. She can be pressed hard if needed and has the strength and design to stand up to severe conditions if required.

Professionally maintained with a complete refit of exterior varnish in 2023/2024. The vessel has been wintered undercover whenever possible. She has sailed in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and UK waters covering many miles, many of which have been with a husband and wife crew proving she is an easy boat to handle. Her interior volume and space makes her a very comfortable live aboard cruising boat with space for extra crew and friends to join for those special adventures.

Length on Deck 41’10” /12.74m

Length Overall 54’6” / 16.61m

Length Waterline 34’3” / 10.44m

Beam 11’4” / 3.49m

Draft 6’1” / 1.85m

Displacement 9.48 T

Ballast Ratio 38%

Sail Area 1060sqft

Construction

Hull

Strip plank 15mm douglas fir planking all epoxy bonded.

2x diagonal layers of 3mm khaya mahogany over the top.

Hull is sheathed in epoxy glass cloth using 400gsm below the waterline and 200gsm above. Awlgrip epoxy fillers used to fair the hull, then finished with 2 pack Awlgrip paint system.

Entire centreline structure made from solid or laminated douglas fir.

12 x laminated mahogany ring frames of 50mm x 55mm epoxy bonded to the hull.

Oversize ring frame of 85mm x 70mm in way of cap shrouds and bonded to the laminated mast step to take the rig loads.

3 x water tight crash bulkheads made from plywood bonded into the hull.

The internal joinery structure is integral to the structure of the hull, made using plywood all epoxy bonded to the hull creating a monocoque structure.

External lead ballast keel of 3100kg fastened with 7 x 36mm stainless steel keel bolts. The keel is described as a partial long keel, a cross between a traditional hull shape and a full fin and bulb type keel.

Blade rudder in laminated timber and sheathed in epoxy carbon with a 75mm stainless rudder stock. Wheel steering with cables to the quadrant.

Decks and Cockpit

Yacht laid swept teak deck of 6mm, epoxy bonded over a 12mm plywood subdeck.

The whole structure is bonded to laminated mahogany deck beams and carlins.

High toe rail all round in solid mahogany with a solid mahogany capping rail finished to a high gloss.

Self draining cockpit with varnished mahogany coamings, curved at the aft end which is a signature of Spirit Yachts.

Laid teak thwarts and cockpit sole.

Wheel steering on a mahogany pedestal with cables to the rudder quadrant. Wheel is laminated mahogany with a hidden carbon fibre core and stainless steel spokes.

Starboard thwart lifts to access a large locker beneath.

Enormous lazarette lockers accessed through water tight hatches in the aft deck.

Superstructure

Elegant coachroof with varnished mahogany coamings with inset laminated glass port lights.

Coachroof deck is plywood with a swept teak overlay. Scrubbed teak handrails. Varnished mahogany skylight and sliding companion hatch.

Rig

Gaff yawl rig on keel stepped Douglas fir masts. All spars made by Collars. Hollow masts tapered above the hounds.

Polished stainless steel mast fittings, all custom designed and fabricated.

Slab reefing booms made from solid douglas fir. Reefing lines led to the gooseneck.

Lazy jacks fitted on mainsail.

Standing rigging

Stainless steel standing rigging with stainless rigging screws to internal stainless chain plates.

Main mast rigged with twin lower and a single cap shroud.

Mizzen rigged with twin cap shrouds each side, widely spaced to give adequate backstaying.

Running rigging

Running rigging on main mast led aft to the cockpit with winches and jammers.

Mizzen halyards fall to mizzen mast base which is easily reached from the cockpit.

All running rigging is classic braid with Tufnol blocks.

Sails

Roller furling systems with foils fitted to staysail and Wykeham Martin furling on the jib. Furling lines led aft to the cockpit.

Mainsail, mizzen, topsail, staysail, jib, mizzen staysail.

All sails designed and manufactured by One Sails UK. Dacron cloth

Winches

All winches are self tailing stainless steel Lewmar:

• 2 x 32 on coachroof
• 2 x 40 primary cockpit sheet winches
• 2 x 40 secondary cockpit sheet winches
• 2 x 16 mainsheet winches

Machinery

Engine

Yanmar 4JH5E 54hp diesel installed new in 2013.

KM35 gearbox with ratio 2.6:1 with stainless shaft and P-bracket to a Gori 3 blade 20×15 folding propeller

Racor Type 55 Duplex fuel filter.

Tanks

220 litre polyethylene diesel tank.

360 litres polyethylene water tank.

30 litre polyethylene black water waste tank.

Batteries and Electrics

2 x 140ah Mastervolt gel domestic batteries = 240ah @12 volts. (New 2023)

70ah Mastervolt AGM engine start battery. (New 2020)

Mastervolt 12/50 battery charger.

Mastervolt shore power system with 16amp socket. 6 x 13amp sockets around the boat.

Mastervolt battery monitor and management system.

Systems

Sleipner Sidepower electric bow thruster.

Domestic hot water from a 35 litre calorifier run off the engine with a 240 volt immersion coil.

Webasto diesel fired hot air cabin heating system with 4 outlets.

Accommodation

Berths and Headroom

5 berths in total.

1 double berth and 3 single berths including double quarter cabin to port, single quarter berth to starboard and twin singles in the forecabin.

Additional part time single berth on saloon settee.

Headroom in the saloon of 1.9m.

All upholstery made with 4” high grade foam and durable Alcantara coverings. Custom made linen and duvets for each berth.

General Description

Steps down from the companion hatch with a single quarter berth to starboard and double quarter cabin to port.

The quarter cabin has a large double berth with ample sitting headroom and storage lockers.

Galley to port side.

Chart desk to starboard uses forward end of the quarter berth as a seat. Neatly fitted switch board and nav instruments around the chart desk.

Half height bulkheads separate off the main saloon.

To starboard are elegantly designed twin lounge seats with buttoned upholstery and an integrated table between.

Port side is a U-shaped settee doubling as an occasional single berth. Extendable saloon table offers comfortable space for 6 people to dine.

Starboard side door going forward with heads compartment to port.

Forecabin has 2 single V-berths with plenty of light and headroom. Forhatch above.

Galley

Smev 2 burner gas stove with oven and grill set on gimbals. Twin stainless sink with hot ad cold pressurised water.

40 litre top loading fridge freezer built into the galley.

Ample lockers and storage space.

Drop down work top across the entrance to the aft quarter cabin gives extra work space when needed.

Heads

Jabsco manual sea toilet discharges into a 30 litre waste tank. Hand basin and shower with hot and cold pressurised water. Both drain into a sump tank which is switch operated to pump overboard.

Equipment

5” Ritchie steering compass

Raymarine wind/depth/speed instruments at the helm

Raymarine autopilotVHF antenna fitted at main masthead.

Raymarine wind instrument sender fitted at masthead.AIS antenna fitted at mizzen masthead.

Raymarine digital radar radome fitted to mizzen mast.

Raymarine E series chart-plotter at helm 7”

Raymarine E series chart-plotter at chart desk 9”

Raymarine AIS intergarted to chart plotters

Raymarine DSC VHF Ray 55E at Chart-desk, repeater at helm

2 x 140ah Mastervolt gel domestic batteries = 240ah @12 volts (2023)

70ah Mastervolt AGM engine start battery (2020)

Mastervolt 12/50 battery charger

Mastervolt shore power system with 16amp socket

Mastervolt battery monitor and management system

Lewmar 12 volt anchor windlass with remote control

18kg Delta main anchor with 70m x 8mm chain

12kg Fortress kedge anchor with 5m x 8mm + 50m x 16mm of warp

Self stowing anchor system

Mooring warps

Fenders

Mainsail

Mizzen

Topsail

Staysail

Jib

Mizzen Staysail

Mainsail cover

Mizzen cover

Topsail cover

Wheel and binnacle cover

Cockpit cover

Sun awning over main boom

Passarelle for Med mooring

All over winter covers with stainless steel frame

All over cover for use when masts are in

3 x auto electric bilge pumps

Manual bilge pump

KIM man overboard rescue sling

Horse shoe life buoy with dan buoy

Epirb

3 x fire extinguishers

1 x fire blanket

2 x jack stays

Gas alarm – manual and electronic shut-off

3 x bilge alarms: lazarette (steering gear); engine compartment; saloon

Flares – full set expire 7/2025

Life raft Ocean Safety ISO 9650-1 group A – serviced 12/2023

Bunk and berth cushions

Jabsco manual sea toilet

Top loading 40 litre fridge freezer

Smev 2 burner gas stove with oven and grill

Webasto diesel fired hot air cabin heating system

2 x gas bottles

Custom made linen and duvets for all berths

Various galley items, crockery etc

35 litre calorifier for domestic hot water

Fusion MS-IP600 music system with 2 speakers

Torqeedo 1003 electric outboard with 2 batteries (2013)

2 x boat hooks

2 x deck brush

2 x bucket

Purpose built teak boarding ladder