Price:

NZD $ 400,000

Model:

447

Name:

"Sensei"

Year:

1983

Description:

Mast head jib rigged cutter.

Designed By:

Robert Perry

Built By:

Ta-Shing yards

Location:

Bayswater Marina, Auckland

Length Overall:

49 ft

Length On Deck:

44

Length Waterline:

39

Beam:

13' feet

Draft:

6' 10'' feet

Displacement:

28,000 lbs

Keel/Rudder:

Fin keel, skeg hung rudder

Hull/Deck Material:

Fiberglass, solid below waterline, cored on topsides, teak decks

Engine:

Peugeot-Lehman 61HP 4 cyl

Fuel:

180 gallons diesel in 4 tanks

Water:

120 gallons in 4 tanks

Layout:

2 cabin, 2 heads

Galley:

G-shaped: excellent sea galley

Electronics:

ICOM SSB, Furuno GPS, marinized PC for navigation & emails with Pactor modem, Furuno radar & chartplotter in cockpit, Raymarine wind instruments

Electrical:

120 volt system

Anchor:

60 lb CQR primary, 20 kg Bruce secondary, 2 danforth stern archors. 3 rodes total

Mast/Rigging:

Tides Marine sail track, separate tri-sail track, 3/8

Sails:

Five full batten 3 reef cruising main new in 2005, 115% Yankee headsail, 2 spinnakers, staysail, storm staysail, trysail & Jordan Series Drogue

Deckgear:

7 Lewmar winches, 2 whisker poles

Head/Shower:

Two heads each with shower

Steering:

Edson pedestal with cables to quadrant

Further Remarks:

The yacht was purchased in March 2005 for a two year South Pacific "dream cruise": San Francisco to New Zealand. During our trip, we became convinced that we had made the best choice possible in a blue water cruiser.

The stiff hull and very dry centre cockpit afforded us comfort and stability in this year's reinforced trade winds. The flush foredeck and owners' commitment to keep windage down and weight low and out of the ends has produced a fast, safe passagemaker. Inspection will prove that this Ta-Shing yard spared no expense in her initial construction and her modifications have respected the designer's commitment to safety and speed offshore.

She excels to weather and her relatively flat aft sections allow surfing downwind. She is more at home offshore than tied to a dock, and seems to come into her own out of sight of land. I would sail her to any port in the world. Robert Perry, her designer, still speaks of the model as 'a masterpiece".