The Boat
This Nantucket 43 constructed by Comprador Yachts for offshore racing, the strongly built yacht has raced to Hobart and Hawaii in years gone by and is now fitted out as a comfortable offshore or coastal cruising yacht. She is lovely to sail and an ideal passage maker, her delightfully appointed and very spacious interior is practical and comfortable. Her extensive inventory includes radar, GPS, autopilot, Raymarine electronics, Icom radios, electric anchor windlass, full galley, gas stove, a fridge, and a Webasto heater for the cold nights.
The Rig
The masthead rig has all the controls led back to the cockpit, she has a headsail furler and lazy jacks. The spinnaker is a conventional pole, the main and genoa are older but functional.
The mast was removed when we purchased the boat, now repainted with new running and standing rigging.
The Dog
This is Billy. Billy loves the walk to the boat and back. I like to think that he especially loves leaping onboard, appreciating the classic beauty of Sagacious, that moment when you shut the engine down and the sails spirit the boat away, the exhileration when the breeze heals the boat over and powering through the waves.
Actually, I think he likes the walk and finds seagull poo more interesting.
Since 1993
Have a look at the shape of that...
The beautiful lines, the design of the keel and the shape of that behind, it's no wonder Sagacious handles so well in a good sea. In Port Phillip Bay we get a short chop and when the breeze blows above 30 knots, the westerly fetch will generate waves over 2 metres, but really close together. We have been out there on those days and its remarkable how she eases her way through the troughs and up the face of each wave. There's no crash and bash. What a delight to sail.
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Pay no attention to Billy. He thinks he is smarter than me. When I want an critique on Seagull poo? I'll ask you Billy.