Welbourn 52 for sale in Kuah Malaysia

Owner's Statement

Owner says sell!

Boat Overview

The Hugh Welbourn designed IRC 52 is an excellent handicap racer under IRC and ORC. She is easy to sail with push button winches and asymmetric spinnakers. She has an excellent performance record and is maintained very well. Currently stored on her cradle on the hardstand. Well worth investigating that's for sure.

Features and Upgrades

• Hydraulic push button winch package
• North sails wardrobe
• Updated Hull built by McConaghys Boats
• Updated Keel fin 2017
• Updated Bow sprit 2018/19
• Great opportunity to mix it at the front of the fleet at an affordable budget.

Included Equipment

• Comes with its own shipping cradle
• One 20 foot aircon container (workshop) with good set of tools and boat spares
• One 40 foot aircon container (Sail Storage) with racks storage of all racing and cruising sails.

Performance Record

• 2022 Kings Cup: 3rd
• 2022 Raja Muda: 1st
• 2019 Raja Muda: 2nd
• 2018 Raja Muda: 1st
• 2018 Samui Regatta: 2nd
• 2017 Raja Muda: 1st
• 2017 Kings Cup: 3rd
• 2016 Samui Regatta: 2nd
• 2016 Raja Muda: 1st
• 2015 Samui Regatta: 1st
• 2015 Raja Muda Regatta: 1st
• 2015 Kings Cup Regatta: 1st

Specifications

Designer

Hugh Welbourn

Builder

New Hull McConaghy Boats (China) 2009, new keel in 2017 (Hugh Welbourn design) and new bow sprit

Dimensions

• Length: 52' 7" - 16.03m
• Beam: 4.35m
• Draft: 3.4m
• Displacement: 8200kg

Keel / Ballast

Fin with Bulb (bulb 3378kg) Low VCG hollow steel+bulb keel

Materials

• Hull Material: Carbon Fibre
• Deck Material: Carbon composite

Engine

• Type: 4JH4E Retractable propeller and shaft. Nov 2022 (full service with many new parts)
• Make: Yanmar
• Horsepower: 50Hp
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Propulsion: 3 blade fixed retractable propeller
• Fuel: 2 fuel bladders and 1 water bladder for long deliveries

Interior

• Galley: Racing Interior
• Stove: Metho Stove
• Berths: 8 pipe bunks
• Toilet: Carbon fibre toilet in bow

Ground Tackle

Bruce anchor with chain and rode

Safety Gear

• Medical kit, bungs of various sizes, emergency tiller, spare nav lights
• 2 Manual Bilge pumps
• Epirb: Yes
• Life Jackets: 15 life jackets with safety harnesses
• Flares: Yes
• Fire Protection: 2 dry powder with fire blanket

Electrics

Engine battery and House battery.
Circuit panel

Electronics

Instruments: B&G H3000 with spare processor
Mast displays and cockpit displays
Sailor M150 (Thrane & Thrane) SatPhone
Bow Port/stbd lights, mast light, stern light.

Sail Inventory

MainSails:
o Norths 2018 December: Square Top Mainsail 3Di RAW 780 M 22,400 Dpi
o Norths 2015 November: Square Top Mainsail 3Di RAW 870,22,400 Dpi
o Norths 2014 December: Norths Main 3Di Mainsail
Jibs:
o Norths 2018 May: Jib Light 3Di RAW 780 M 14,700 Dpi
o Norths 2018 May: Jib Medium 3Di RAW 780 M 22,400 Dpi
o Millennium May 2016: Code 1 Carbon Jib,
o North No 4 Jib
o North Heavy Jib
o Various other Jibs.
Spinnakers for new STL:
o Norths 2018 December: A1 Asymmetric SuperLite/Kote SK 60 CTDR
o Quantum 2018 May: A1.5 Airx 600 (60%), Airx 650 (40%)
o Quantum 2018 May: A2.0 Airx 700 (80%), Airx 800 (20%)
Spinnaker for old STL:
o Norths A3
o Norths A5
o Various other Spins

Mast / Rigging

O Hall Spars Mast and Boom set (2009). High modulus carbon mast with 2 swept back spreaders.
o Two PBO Backstays (Futurefibres replaced 2019)
o Hall Spars Aerodynamic "Teardrop" carbon standing rigging (2015).
o Gorilla Head stay foil (2022)
o Hydraulic boom vang
o Hydraulic Jib in haulers
o Hydraulic Primary and main Winches
o Hydraulic Outhaul

Deck Gear

2 primary Harken Winches (Hydraulic)
1 Main Winch (Hydraulic)
2 Harken backstay winches
2 cabin to winches
Hydraulic In-haulers
Hydraulic Outhaul
Hydraulic Vang
New Built Bow sprit with 2 tack lines (2019 Innovation Composite Australia, 2910mm length)

Remarks

Price reduced $149,000
IRC 52 by Hugh Welbourn
Push button hydraulic winches
North sail wardrobe
Updated Hull built by McConaghy
Updated Keel fin
Excellent buying

Disclaimer

The 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.