Patchwork was built in the 70's in a former school in the Vosges, at the north east of France. The first time she was splashed was in a river, and her first voyage was across France down the channels and the Rhône, until she got to the Mediterranean. In 1982 the 8 years construction were completed with the masts and all the rigging.
The port captain of Gruissan invited Patchwork to became flagship of every locale regatta, it stayed her port until 2015.
Patchwork was built in the 70's in a former school in the Vosges, at the north east of France. The first time she was splashed was in a river, and her first voyage was across France down the channels and the Rhône, until she got to the Mediterranean. In 1982 the 8 years construction were completed with the masts and all the rigging.
The port captain of Gruissan invited Patchwork to became flagship of every locale regatta, it stayed her port until 2015. The owners were living onboard, and sailing to Corsica, Spain and the Balearic Island in the summer and raised their son onboard.
The son Thomas took her over when the parents moved into a house. With his wife, they did a complete refit between 2011 and 2015, and set sail in November 2015 to go around the world. Through Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Caribbean, then the Panama Canal, they went all the way to French Polynesia, and back across the Pacific to Chile.
Patchwork is a very comfortable boat both at anchor and sailing. Designed by Daniel Z Bombigher, famous french architect in the 70', the classical look was inspired by the 19' century American schooner while the construction and deck features were updated with the best technics. The 'Gran Schpountz' is a modernized romantic schooner with strong construction (strip planking and laminated frames) and the inside is meticulously finished. The square sails are perfect for downwind sailing, and she can go up to 8 knots when beamreach. The Genoa was installed to facilitate maneuver, as the owners were sailing just the two of them. They kept the forward sails in case one would prefer the 100% classical look.
You will fall in love with her!
Interior
- Owner's forward cabin with double berth, dresser and desk
- 2 middle Cabins: double berth on port cabin and 2 single berths on starboard cabin
- 2 additional single berth possible in the living area
- Chart table
- 1 bathroom with “Lavac” toilet, sink and shower, Whale Gulper 220 24v wastewater pump
- Hot and cold pressurized water
- Water tank 700 liters + 300 liters in 316 stainless steel
- Forepeak storage and anchor locker
- Vast living area with table and sofa
Galley
- Double sink
- Taylor 2-burner kerosene cooker with oven with 5 liters tank and manual pressure pump
- 1 additional kerosene fire with independent tank
- 1 refrigerator 24 V 170 L, Danfoss Frigoboat W 50F seawater cooling
- Hot and cold pressurized water
- Combined microwave oven
- Hot water electrical and from engine cooling system
Sails and Rigging
- Brigantine marconi 45 m²
- Pouilleuse 16, 30 m²
- Staysail 16, 30 m²
- Fisherman 45 m²
- Genoa 45 m²
- Small topsail 17.00 m²
- Main topsail 34.00 m²
- In reserve: Horn for Brigantine auric, Fleche 13, 50 m², Clin Jib 14, 00 m², Yankee Jib 25, 00 m²
Electronics
- Seatalk sounder
- Icom Portable VHF
- Iridium 9555 satellite phone
- Icom AIS transponder (transceiver B (2012)
- Radar and plotter X Raymarine RD 418 D
- emergency handheld gps
- Autopilot + hydraulic unit and Wagner cylinder
- Epirb B 902 KHz distress beacon
- Electricity
- Service batteries 4 X 110 A = 220 A at 24 V
- Engine start batteries 24V 100A (2 X 12V 100 A)
- Side Power SE 170 24V bow thruster + variator installed in 2012
- Seatronic 24v 50A alternator charge regulator
- 12 V socket and various 220 v sockets
- 220 V network with differential + chart table sockets, galley, forward cabins
- 220 V hot water tank connected to engine cooling
- Dock socket
- 24 V electrical circuit
- 1 24-12 V 10A converter for electronic devices
Deck
- Lofrans Tiger 24 V 1500 W electric windlass
- Main anchor 60 m 12 mm chain and 50 m 22 mm rope with 35 Kg Spade
- Secondary anchorage 20 m 12 mm chain and 50 m 22 mm rode with CQR 30 Kg anchor
- 2 Winches 100mm + rubber self-tailing
- Teak deck bonded to CP and fibreglass/epoxy (deck and roofs) renovated November 2012
- Steering wheel
- swim ladder
- Teak cockpit table
- deck cover; plan to replace them
Extras
- Annex 3D Tender Sea Rover 300 from 2010 + protective cover, poor condition
- Liferaft container 12 places (2012) to be upgraded
- Offshore safety equipment to be revised
- Offshore rocket box to be replaced
DisclaimerThe Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
