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“The 52′ sits neatly between the 46′ and the 56′ Spirits. Displacing only eight tonnes, which is ultra-light for a performance cruising yacht, she is a fantastic racing yacht with proven success at the major classic regattas. Down below, her interior has accommodation for six people and plenty of entertaining space.”

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Spirit Yachts 52D: This stripped-back racer is a wolf in sheep’s clothing

• Toby Hodges
• January 28, 2020

Oui Fling is a Spirit Yachts 52D, a stripped-out spirit of tradition racer custom built for Irvine Laidlaw for racing in the Solent

It may have been high season on the Solent, but among the eclectic mix of race boats both big and small, one yacht was turning more heads than any other. Spirit Yachts’ new 52D (D is for distilled), Oui Fling , is an out-and-out modern race boat concealed behind classic lines and a wooden structure, and takes the term ‘spirit of tradition’ to a whole new level.

Oui Fling belongs to Baron Laidlaw, a serial racing yacht owner with a fleet of yachts called Highland Fling , and a veteran of big boat and maxi events in the Mediterranean and Caribbean.

Having bought a house on the Solent, however, Laidlaw decided that he wanted a yacht that he could campaign in both evening IRC racing out of Lymington and classic/spirit of tradition events. He was not interested in sailing a traditional classic, but an elegant yacht that his core pro crew could push hard around the course. He rang Spirit Yachts.

The foredeck is exceptionally clean. Note there are no stanchions or lifelines and no bow roller. Photo: Paul Wyeth

After speaking with Spirit’s founder and designer Sean McMillan, Laidlaw flew to Ipswich last December to discuss ideas for a new race yacht. They settled on a 46-footer, which swiftly grew to 52ft (the same length as McMillan’s own Spirit, Flight of Ufford ).

An evening racer

Laidlaw’s current fleet includes 31ft, 52ft, 82ft and 115ft racing yachts. “I’ve got a lot of fast carbon boats so I thought it would be fun to do something different,” he told me as we headed out of the Lymington River on a particularly blustery Solent afternoon.

“I wanted to do the evening races, so I was limited by draught.” Laidlaw added that he wanted something pretty and had always considered Spirits attractive.

The result is this first flush-decked Spirit Yacht: a stripped-out wolf in sheep’s clothing. The Ipswich based yard has launched over 65 wood epoxy boats in 25 years, but Oui Fling is rather different than most.

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“I enjoy the boatbuilding process,” said Laidlaw, candidly. “I enjoy the process of planning it, seeing it through – then how to make it go faster.”

The Spirit 52D was a fittingly bespoke project. Laidlaw specified a cockpit to suit his race-only crew, something much larger than the conventional keyhole shape used on most Spirit yachts.

Oui Fling also has separate cockpits for both the helmsman and tactician. Laidlaw only races his yachts and never spends the night on them; hence he didn’t require any home comforts or facilities below decks.

The two berths (seated headroom only) are structural and provide longitudinal stiffness along with the full-length stringers running along the hull. Photo: Paul Wyeth

Oui Fling ’s build was fast-tracked. She launched just seven months after those initial discussions and, a week after arriving in her now homeport of Lymington, convincingly won her class in the Panerai British Classic Week.

“The drive was to make it the best racer within the spirit of tradition ethos,” said Spirit’s managing director, Nigel Stuart. Laidlaw’s initial plan for only racing her in the UK has now broadened to more spirit of tradition racing in the Med next year. Oui Fling is purposely small enough to be transported abroad by road.

Bespoke detailing

Oui Fling fascinates on many levels: the Spirit aesthetic is melded with the latest technology and modern influences. The closer you look, the more innovative the details that come into focus. And whereas the deck design is a study in racing ergonomics, below decks is a visual feast.

The sapele ring frames and longitudinals that form the shell. Note the grand prix-style string take- down system that runs the length of the boat to pull downwind sails rapidly below. Photo: Paul Wyeth

The joinery is compelling aboard any Spirit, but you can normally only see glimpses of the planking and frames – here the entire construction is left completely exposed.

McMillan drew the hull, using similar lines to his own Spirit 52, Flight , but with less buoyancy in the distinctly lighter new boat. The structure is still all in wood, using sapele ring frames and yellow cedar strip planking.

Two layers of kaya double diagonals were laid over this, before the whole hull was glassed. But there is also carbon hidden in the structure and deck in localised patches to stiffen certain load-bearing areas.

The traveller control lines exit at these cam cleats on the same pedestal. Photo: Paul Wyeth

“There was a lot of input from people we don’t work with normally,” said Nigel Stuart. Composite specialist Graham Eeles in Brightlingsea laminated the keel fin and rudder blade using one-off CNC-built moulds.

Hall Spars, which has worked with Laidlaw in the past, constructed the high modulus carbon mast, while Dutch company Smart Rigging did the composite standing rigging. “There’s no point in doing it in-house if it’s not our skill set,” is Spirit’s philosophy.

“This was one of the fastest built boats we’ve ever done,” says Stuart. A lot of input, particularly with regards to getting the hardware and deck layout right, also came from Oui Fling ’s South African skipper and ex- Volvo Ocean Race bowman Mike Pammenter.

Irvine Laidlaw’s fleet is green in colour. For Oui Fling , Awlgrip Jade is used on the topsides with a gold leaf cove line. Photo: Paul Wyeth

Weight was minimised wherever possible. The structure is in yellow cedar rather than Douglas fir, the keel and rudder are made of carbon fibre. Super B Lithium-ion batteries were selected for their high power-to-weight ratio.

Even the teak used is thinner than normal to keep the ballast ratio as high as possible. Elsewhere, the designers have replaced many metal fittings with soft padeyes and loops piggy-backing from deck padeyes.

The result is that Oui Fling launched at 6,954kg (with 3,250kg of that in her lead bulb). McMillan’s well-tuned Spirit 52 is nearly two tonnes heavier.

The extra-large cockpit has a clever self-draining design. When racing, the drains are shut, bringing the through-hull fittings flush to the hull, with water then led to a pump. Below the waterline all is reportedly perfectly faired.

Electric winches avoid the need for a coffee grinder or crew weight having to move to leeward. In fact the primaries are to be switched for winches with free spinning bases so the sheets can be cross-led to keep the weight up. Laidlaw is adamant that what you lose in rating with electric winches you gain in speed and weight optimisation.

The sail inventory is also impressive. Laidlaw has previously been a North Sails client, but as Spirit Yachts has long worked with John Parker at One Sails, Laidlaw decided to commission a full set of sails from both lofts to compare.

The electric winch controls on the mainsheet pedestal can be reached by foot from the rail. Photo: Paul Wyeth

The One Sails set uses the latest 4T ‘naked’ membrane, a grand prix racing sail that has no Mylar film or taffeta protection. It makes for a good comparison with North’s 3Di Raw. The 4T is also the first official ‘green’ sail, as it can be recycled, which is in keeping with Spirit’s proactive views on using sustainable materials.

A Oui blast on the water

Unsurprisingly, Oui Fling is a little wet to sail. The owner and crew were keen to try the One Sails mainsail for the first time, so we went out a couple of hours earlier than the evening race.

With full main (there are no reef points) and No.3 jib hoisted in 26 knots of true wind, we soon had the equivalent of a near gale blowing across the deck while heading upwind. I quickly reached for a hiking handle, more for security than from any desire to contribute to righting moment.

Oui Fling is a Solent-based boat, so is set up for running both symmetrical spinnakers and A-sails. Her owner has a preference for eight in the sail numbers as it is regarded as a prosperous number in Asia. Photo: Paul Wyeth

We then had a fast and furious downwind blast under spinnaker, rolling along with boat speed in the low teens. The water passing off the transom was notably smooth and quiet.

Laidlaw uses a core of professional crew who race on his big boats. It was a pleasure to watch them work the boat like it was a large dinghy, but also to note how much they enjoyed sailing her. “We all prefer sailing this,” said skipper Mike Pammenter. “There are only ten of us aboard, so there’s a lot more to do.”

I asked if they missed the planing speeds of the big carbon yachts? “Speed is relative, because we’re sailing at the same speed as those around us. But coming into the bottom mark, there’s a lot more going on. I do the bow on the 82 and 115, where you clip the tack on and that’s it, whereas here it’s full-on!”

Irvine Laidlaw kindly gave me the helm long enough for me to report that Oui Fling sails handsomely. She has the lines and length to sail properly through the waves upwind, yet she is light enough and sufficiently tuned for very direct and finger-light control of her carbon rudder blade.

Given the choice, time and funds, I wonder how many of us would choose to race a wet boat in the Solent in our retirement years. Laidlaw is a real sailor and his latest yacht is perhaps the ultimate sailor’s toy for the UK.

“It’s something completely different to anything I’ve had before,” said Laidlaw. “I’m very pleased it’s very pretty, and I’m very pleased it’s fast.”

Highland flings

Sir Irvine Laidlaw (pictured above) took up sailing in his 30s as a distraction from building the first of his successful businesses, the conference service company IHR. He advertised in Yachting World for a boat share partner, and bought a Varne 27.

Five years later he became sole owner of a Westerly GK 29 called Gonna Katcha , which was swiftly followed by a new GK 34, the first Highland Fling , which Laidlaw sailed out of Hong Kong.

Invited to represent Hong Kong in the 1981 Admiral’s Cup, he was soon hooked by grand prix racing, and successfully campaigned a series of IOR yachts. Highland Fling 5 was his first of three Nautor Swans, followed by Farr 40s, IMS designs, a 12 metre, Wally 82 and a Reichel/Pugh 82, Highland Fling XII .

He also owns a variety of smaller boats, and a 98m motor superyacht .

Specification

LOA: 15.71m (51ft 7in) LWL: 10.61m (34ft 10in) Beam: 3.38m (11ft 1in) Draught: 2.37m (7ft 9in) Displacement: 6,933kg (15,284lb) Ballast: 3,200kg (7,055lb) IRC TCC Rating: 1.150 Design: Sean McMillan

First published in the October 2017 edition of Yachting World.

Spirit 52 ft Sloop 2012 - Sold

Spirit 52 ft Sloop 2012

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Whether for day or week coastal cruising in the Caribbean or the South of France, CHLOE combines comfort with elegance; the yacht comfortably sleeping four with good en suite facilities and an option for two more in the main saloon. Just four years old, CHLOE would seem to be in immaculate condition, the owners having kept her fully maintained. The yacht has cruised extensively proving a pleasure to sail, and fully manageable by just two crew. Equally she proved ideally suited to cope with the bigger swell and strong winds in the Caribbean. She is moreover a competitive racing boat, evidenced by her achievements so far.

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The construction and design of the Spirit yachts naturally lends them to competing in classic style racing at local and international regattas. CHLOE first competed in the 2012 Panerai Classics Regatta, Cowes just days after her launch. Quickly showing she had the performance to win she was then entered in other events around the UK with quite some success. Her major achievement though was at the Antigua Classics Regatta 2014, where she beat all her similar sized competitors and was only beaten herself by one much larger yacht. In the 2013 and 2014 Round the Island (of Wight) races she performed outstandingly well against modern race yachts, beating most across the water. In 2014, she also won the Modern Classics Class. Her IRC rating offers a good prospect of winning races at many regattas and sailing events around the world. In racing mode she is a pleasure to sail, well balanced right up through the wind range and easily steered. Crew work is straightforward and uncomplicated. There are no spinnaker poles and extra guy lines, just simple to use asymmetric spinnakers. Fifty four Spirit yachts have now been built and delivered to their owners around the world. Nine of those participated in the 2014 Antigua Classics Regatta. This the 27th regatta was blessed with some of the most exciting racing ever seen at this event; 25-28 knot trade winds and 2-3 metre rolling seas producing demanding but truly exhilarating sailing. CHLOE was 2nd in the Spirit Class behind NAZGUL, a 76 ft Spirit. In the Spirit of Tradition Class she was 3rd behind the 130 ft J Class RAINBOW and NAZGUL.

Construction and finish

Hull - Construction complies with RCD (Recreational Craft Directive) certified by IMCI - Brazilian cedar planking over male mould, 18mm scantling x 65mm cover, epoxy bonded - Cedar planking overlaid with 2 x 3 mm Khaya veneers laid at 45 degrees epoxy bonded - Solid or laminated straight grain Douglas fir Hog, keel, stem, stern post and horn timber - Laminated Douglas fir beam shelf - Solid mahogany floors, engine beds, keel and mast support - 15 x Major laminated mahogany ring frames, finished at 60 mm moulded by 55mm sided - Mast step ring frame at 85 mm moulded by 70mm sided - Cap shroud ring frame primary chain plate mount transmitting the loads to hull and keel bearing - Planking sheathed with 2 layers of 400 gsm bi-radial glass / epoxy with 200 gsm scrim above WL - Faired with Awlgrip epoxy fillers and spray coated with a two pack Awlgrip paint system - Coated below the waterline with self polishing antifouling paint Keel - Flattened bulb keel for maximum righting moment and optimum high / low pressure separation - High strength SG steel keel blade optimised for performance built to NACA section design - Lead and antimony alloy ballast bulb with an integrally cast matrix to join bulb and blade - Through bolted to hull with 5 x 36 mm keel bolts on centreline and 10 x 24 mm bolts surrounding - Keel faired and coated with epoxy barrier coating before painting. Rudder - Multi-laminate timber blade rudder epoxy carbon sheathed on a solid 75mm stainless steel stock - Winglets and a vortex tip optimise control - Rudder stock rotates in self-aligning bearings top and bottom fitted with ‘O’ rings - Quadrant fixed with a drilled and machined clamp to stock which also takes an emergency tiller Deck - Laminated mahogany beams integral to ring frames where specified - Beams overlaid with1 layer 12 mm plywood, scarf jointed - 6 mm teak deck planking laid over, swept to the gunwale line - Teak margin boards and king planks - Decks finished with Sikaflex DC - All hatches have teak margin board surrounds with no end grain showing - Full length bulwarks fitted as part of the hull structure, bright finished inboard - Cap rail running to a low swept taffrail around the stern Interior - 12 mm plywood major structural or watertight bulkheads scarfed and braced where necessary - Watertight crash bulkheads at fore end of fore cabin and fore end of the steering machinery space - 9 mm plywood furniture bonded and filleted to the hull to form a monocoque structure - All plywood used is BS1088 and made to LR marine grade specification - All piercing of watertight bulkheads for cabling and pipes fitted with suitable glands - Where the interior is finished in polished mahogany, it is cut from solid wood only - All fine joinery, trim, doors, panelling etc created from the finest quality mahogany stock - All door and larger panels are cut from solid stock, mirrored and book-matched - Interior woodwork, bilges, inside spaces, cupboards etc, multiple coated in epoxy resin paint finish - All Interior surfaces finished in white eggshell paint or satin/gloss varnish Finishing Exterior - Mahogany fine sanded and coated with multiple layers of UCP by International Paints - This over coated with multiple applications of Epifanes full gloss varnish hand rubbed between each - Heavy usage items such as the helm wheel have up to 12 coats of varnish. Finishing Interior - All interior surfaces except bright work over coated with epoxy resin - Attention taken to protect areas of difficult accessibility and the bilge area - Surfaces over coated with International Paints epoxy primer 860 - Final coating of visible painted surfaces with International Interior gloss or satin polyurethane paint - All interior bright work fine sanded and primed with three coats of UCP - This over coated with five coats Epifanes rubbed effect varnish, hand sanded between each

Deck layout equipment and ground tackle

- Double roller balanced bow anchor chute built into stem head - Hatch in foredeck to access anchor windlass, roller reefing drive and ground tackle - Lewmar hand held controlled electric windlass with warping / chain gypsy and brake - Delta type 20 kg main anchor and 40 m x 8 mm calibrated chain - Fortress 15 kg kedge anchor, 5 m x 8 mm chain and 50m x 18 mm multi plait warp - Heavy duty chain stopper - Chain self stows in chain locker lined throughout with GRE - All deck gear and blocks by Ronstan in mirror polished stainless steel - 6 x 300 mm mooring cleats - Genoa and blade jib tracks fitted with high load stainless cars - 10 x Turning blocks at the mast base - Mainsheet traveller and track fitted across cockpit with two electric winches - Spinnaker turning blocks fitted to aft quarters - Folding boarding ladder custom made in mahogany with teak treads - All bearings are plain high load for high load applications. Trunk cabin - Bright finished mahogany over laminar substructure trunk cabin - Sliding mahogany hatch on stainless steel runners in garage - 2 x Opening skylights on the centreline, one over main saloon and one forward of the mast - 5 x Flush-fitting hatches fitted as shown on deck plan Winches all Harken stainless finish self tailing At trunk cabin - 1 x 46 two speed electric main halyard, reef 1, vang, spinnaker 1 stbd - 1 x 46 two speed headsail halyard, spinnaker 2, reef 2, outhaul, Cunningham port By cockpit - 2 x 58 two speed cockpit primaries - 2 x 52 single speed electric secondaries - 1 x 46 single speed electric main sheet - 2 x Lightweight single winch handles Cockpit - Solid mahogany on marine plywood substructure self draining cockpit bright finished - Teak inlaid seating - Small cockpit locker for stowage of sail ties, winch handles etc - Removable cockpit table - Custom laminated mahogany rim spoked wheel on mahogany binnacle with instruments atop - Direct chain and 8mm 7x 19 wire drive runs over articulated sheaves to quadrant steering Aft deck - Hatch in port aft deck to access tender, outboard, life raft and emergency equipment stowage - Hatch in stbd aft deck to access to sail and general stowage - Small hatch stbd side deck to access to sealed self-draining gas bottle locker - Fuel tank filler fitted in aft deck - Fresh water tank fillers on deck - Ensign staff socket recessed flush into aft deck - Solid mahogany 1.5m ensign staff General - 4 x 10 m Black 18 mm warps with spliced loops, fully leathered with leather chafe pads - 6 x Fenders with fender socks and leathered lanyards - Inflatable dinghy and engine stowed in lazarette

Accommodation and domestic equipment

Summary Accommodation is for four in a double owner’s cabin aft and two single guest berths in the fore cabin Each has en suite shower and head compartment. She can sleep a further two in the main saloon if required. - Traditional style joinery with mahogany panelling throughout, hand rubbed and polished - Contrasting varnished deck beams and joinery - 7 x Opening skylights - 10 x Opening chrome bronze port lights fitted in the trunk cabin sides and aft face - Ventilation in bilges throughout to prevent condensation - Lockers, cupboards, wardrobes etc fitted with ventilation louvres From bridge deck, sliding hatch and companionway steps down lead over the engine compartment to Galley to port - Gimballed three burner hob, grill and oven shelf and locker stowage outboard and aft - Front loading fridge c 100 litres against aft bulkhead - Top loading Fridge/freezer c 40 litres - Stainless steel sink with mixer tap stowage lockers under - Eberspacher diesel heating with 12 V fan circulation to aft cabin, saloon and fore cabin Navigation station to stbd - Lifting desktop chart table and pilot’s seat - Nav instruments, electrical and controls and communications outboard Half bulkheads open to saloon forward - Long U shaped settee berth to port with upholstered seating and backs with stowage under - Shelving above and outboard - Drop leaf dining table on centreline - Long settee berth upholstered seating and back to stbd with stowage under - Shelving outboard - Doorway to fore cabin - Guests’ head compartment with WC, shower and hand basin to port - Hanging locker stbd - 2 x Single berths in Vee format - Hatchway to fore deck Coming aft through saloon past engine housing and companionway - Head compartment en suite to owner’s cabin with door options to use as a day head - SW, shower and hand basin - 2nd doorway to owner’s cabin - Double berth to port facing aft - Short settee opposite to stbd

Rig, spars sails and canvas

Mast - Southern Spars moulded carbon fibre mast spray painted in Awlgrip tapered above the hounds - Discontinuous rod standing rigging with stainless steel rigging screws - Twin spreader rig with cap shrouds, intermediates and lowers - Forestay on Bartels electric roller reefing with drive system below deck, controlled from the helm - Kevlar manual backstay - All halyards run internally, exiting above deck and led to turning blocks around the mast collar - Dyneema lazy jacks can support the lowered mainsail and boom - Flag halyard eyes fitted to lower spreaders - Mast fitted with Harken batten car track system for fully battened mainsail - Deck flood lights fitted to lower spreaders - Mast collar with stainless steel flange bolted to deck including turning block mounts Boom - Carbon fibre tube boom tapered at each end spray painted to match mast - Reefing lines led through the boom to the gooseneck, then to deck turning blocks - Boom vang controlled from deckhouse roof mounted winches - Clew outhaul controlled from deckhouse roof mounted winches - Lazy jacks mounting points - Down light in boom at aft end over cockpit Running rigging - Full running rigging including asymmetric spinnaker sheets Sails - all sails by One Sails UK -2015 - Code 2 Race Jib – Millenium membrane, Carbon fibres, film style -2013 – Masthead FFR Cruising Reacher – CZ laminates -2013 – Masthead A2 Asymmetric – 0.75/0.8oz nylon -2013 – Race Mainsail – Millenium membrane, Carbon fibres, film style, 1 reef -2013 - Code 2 Race Jib – Millenium membrane, Carbon fibres, film style -2012 – Fractional Reaching Asymmetric – 1.5oz nylon -2012 – Fractional Cruise Asymmetric – 0.9oz nylon -2012 – Furling Cruise Jib – Vantage1 membrane, technora fibres, double taffeta -2012 – 3+2 Cruise Mainsail – Vantage1 membrane, technora fibres, double taffeta, 2 reefs Covers - Main sail cover - Wheel cover and binnacle cover - Three part cockpit tent and coach roof cover

Mechanical electrical and tankage

- Yanmar 3JH3E naturally aspirated indirect cooled 39 BHP Diesel mounted centrally - Racor type 55 Duplex fuel filters - Engine space fully sound proofed with 50 mm high performance insulation - In-line drive train soft mounted with flexible coupling for minimal vibration - KM35 marine gearbox ratio 2.6:1 - 12 V start with 55 A charging alternator - Engine control panel in cockpit with full instrumentation and audible alarms - Single lever side-mounted throttle / shift control at cockpit side - Engine spares kit - 35 mm stainless steel prop shaft through bronze ‘P’ bracket - Gori 3-bladed fully feathering propeller - Sidepower 55 KGF / 4 kW duo-prop bow thruster fitted in GRP tube on/off and control at helm - Pipe work complies with the class requirements of IMCI and appropriate SAF or ISO standards - Dedicated air-in vent fitted in engine room - Single phase 230 V shore power circuit with a grounded neutral - Mastervolt Battery monitoring and management system - 2 x Mastervolt Gel service battery bank MVG 12 V / 200Ah total 400Ah - 1 x Mastervolt AGM 12 / 90Ah engine start 12 battery - AC Switch panel and distribution complies with RCD / IMCI requirements - Protected primary AC switching and distribution controls - Shore power connection - Inverter, AC metering and other starters - Circuit breakers for onward distribution - Separate protected primary DC switching and distribution controls - Service battery bank - Main battery isolation switches - Inverter, DC metering and starters - Circuit breakers for battery charger - Circuit breakers for onward distribution - Interior lights, switches and power sockets - Webasto heating system operates throughout the boat Water systems and tankage - 220 litre translucent polyethylene fuel tank, vented and gauged with inspection hatch - 2 x Polyethylene water tanks c 220 and 180 litres cross linked with level gauges - 50 litre marine grade calorifier with 750 W 240 V AC heater element in the engine space - 30 ltr Black water tanks with gauges can be discharged directly overboard or at a shore facility - Grey water and galley water are discharged directly overboard - All tanks fitted with inspection hatches - Jabsco ITT manual sea water flush stand alone WCs with shut-off valves

Navigation, communications and electronics

- Danforth 5 inch main steering compass - Brookes and Gatehouse navigation instruments fitted at helm position: - Speed, Depth, Distance combined - Wind speed and direction - Control incl rudder indicator for hydraulic ram system autopilot - Simrad GPS chartplotter - Multi-function read outs at chart table - Chart plotter repeater fitted at chart table - On board course computer - Simrad VHF to current GMDS requirements, DSC enabled - Icom waterproof handheld VHF set - Simrad interchangeable i-phone music system, i-pod dock speakers saloon and at helm - Steaming light at fore side of mast - All round white anchor light fitted to mast head - VHF antenna fitted at masthead - B&G wind instruments sender fitted at masthead

- 8 x Lightweight deck vest lifejackets with Spirit logo - SolasS 6 man approved life raft with ‘A’ survival packs - Solas offshore flare kit - Solas flare container - 2 x Solas life buoys with light module) - At Anchor Black ball - Motor-sailing black cone - Constrained by Draft black cylinder - Towing black diamond - Multiple portable fire extinguishers as required by IMCI - All bilge pumps accord with the UK flag authority and IMCI requirements - Pumps are heavy duty sea water rated, self-priming with all mechanical seals - Manual bilge pump mounted in cockpit discharging overboard - Secondary electric bilge pumps

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Cruising sailing yacht r52 racing classic 2-cabin.

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15.9 m (52'01" )

3.4 m (11'01" )

2.2 m (7'02" )

9 t (9.92 us ton)

40 ch (40 hp)

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Spirit 52 - 15.90m Sailing yacht

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Spirit 52 overview.

The Spirit 52 is a very successful shipyard project. With a displacement of only 8 tons (very little for a luxurious 50ft boat!) it is the perfect combination of racing performance and a superb level of comfort and elegance that is already the hallmark of Spirit Yachts. The small wet surface and the very high energy level make this yacht a speed cruiser: on full courses, the 52nd achieves a speed of 16 knots and on sharp courses, 9-10 knots. Inside, the yacht can be finished in a classic or contemporary style, but the main thing remains the same in any case: it is two spacious cabins in the bow and stern and a large comfortable salon in between.

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INTRODUCING THE SPIRIT 52 A CLASSICALLY BEAUTIFUL YACHT DESIGNED FOR RACING AND OCCASIONAL CRUISING As a Spirit Classic design, the Spirit 52 is defined by her long overhangs, flush decks, and low freeboard. Her timeless looks turn heads wherever she goes. With a displacement of only eight tonnes, and options for a modern rig, the latest deck hardware and performance sails, the Spirit 52 has a reputation for successful regatta racing. With a top speed of 16 knots, the Spirit 52 is one of Spirit Yachts’ most successful racing yachts to date. Several of the existing Spirit 52 yachts combine...

SPIRIT 52 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT The above general arrangement shows a forward V-berth cabin with an ensuite. The central living area comprises a dining table with u-shaped seating on the port side and a sofa on the opposite, starboard side. Aft of the dining area, on the port side, is the simple yet well-equipped open plan galley. Facing the galley, on the starboard side is the navigation table, aft of which is a head for shared use. The port-side aft cabin houses a double guest berth. This example layout can be tailored to suit criteria.

Displacement: Ballast Ratio: Rig: Propulsion: 8.0 tonnes (light) 40% Bermudan sloop Yanmar 39hp Electric Drive Option Available 8 knots maximum 6 knots cruise

INTERIOR DESIGN ACCOMMODATION X2 double cabins as follows: Master cabin with ensuite Port aft double guest cabin Separate head LIVING AREA Open plan saloon Dining table with seating Well-equipped galley Navigation table

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Racing pedigree meets modern classic design.

A favourite of Spirit Yachts’ founder Sean McMillan (who raced his own Spirit 52 successfully for many years), the Spirit 52 is designed to deliver fast-paced racing for those who appreciate a timelessly classic look.

With the option to be transported on a truck, Spirit 52s can be seen racing and cruising all over the world. At nearly 16m long, a Spirit 52 incorporates the latest technology and materials, including carbon spars and nitronic rod rigging. Displacing only eight tonnes with all running rigging left aft to the cockpit, the Spirit 52 has short-handed, racing ability, or she can be crewed by a team of friends or racing professionals. With a top speed of 16 knots, the Spirit 52 is one of Spirit Yachts’ most successful racing yachts to date.

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Spirit yachts 52’ Sloop

• Year of manufacture  2012
• Boat type  Sport Cruiser
• Condition  Used
• Engines  1
• Cabins  3
• Boat category  Sailboat
• Hull material  Wood
• Exterior colour  White
• Beam  3 m / 12 ft
• Draft  2 m / 8 ft
• Displacement  9 t / 20 658 lb

• Overall length  16 m / 53 ft
• Performance  39 PS / 29 kW / 39 BHP
• Engine Model  Yanmar 3JH3E, Diesel
• Fuel tankage  220l
• Water tankage  400l

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The stunning Sean McMillan design was built on the highest standards by the renowned Spirit yacht yard. Contructed with cold molded cedar planking overlaid with 2x3mm Khaya veneers on mahogany frames and floors. Whether for day or week coastal cruising in the Caribbean or the South of France, CHLOE combines comfort with elegance; the yacht comfortably sleeping four with good en suite facilities and an option for two more in the main saloon. Just three years old, CHLOE would seem to be in immaculate condition, the owners having kept her fully maintained. The yacht has cruised extensively proving a pleasure to sail, and fully manageable by just two crew. Equally she proved ideally suited to cope with the bigger swell and strong winds in the Caribbean. She is moreover a competitive racing boat, evidenced by her achievements so far. Please contact Baum & König for the full specification.

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company History

the Most known Builder of wooden, or >classic, the boatbuilding industry was founded by designer and sailor Sean McMillan in 1993. It was his second attempt to do business. A year earlier, the Bank withdrew the entire startup McMillan Yachts , and along with housing Sean.

In the room of the old farm in Suffolk Sean and his partner Mick Newman made the first Spirit 37 . She impressed the connoisseurs of elegance and speed.

the Founders of Spirit Yachts were inspired by the classic boat 1930 , with the use of modern technologies of wood processing and forming blocks.

Even with orders, Macmillan and Nyman never left the farm, while their life is not forced. In 2003, Spirit Yachts has started to build 70 ft , which just did not fit in the old hangar. According to another version, the police asked the workers to find another place noise. The new building of the shipyard was the Old Wet Dock in the centre Ipswich .

worldwide fame with Spirit Yachts have received with the release of the 2006 film "Casino Royale "where James bond walked on the Grand canal Venice the elegant Spirit 54 . After filming, the boat was immediately sold, and Spirit Yachts was able to prove that classic never goes out of fashion.

In 2007, Spirit Yachts have built the first fully wooden 100 ft boat Gaia. The yacht was so beautiful and fast that it is now laid her increased 111-foot version.

company Status

the Crisis of 2008 was a test for Spirit Yachts. But the company managed to survive and even to get a British award for achievements in entrepreneurship.

Manufacturing

the Shipyard Spirit Yachts is Ipswich Haven Marina . The area of the yard is 1500 sq m. the production employs about 60 people.

exclusive Spirit Yachts builds sailing yachts from 11 to 30 m in length, entirely of wood. Model range divided into line Classic, Deckhouse and Cruising. Are separately superyacht Spirit of 100 or more feet. Every boat, and all of them built more than 60, is a work of art, with a corresponding cost.

Motorboats Spirit are the object of reverence of fans. Boats Spirit even more rare than sailboats, therefore, the secondary market for them is a real hunt. Exclusive offer from Spirit Yachts can be considered their projects to The Royale and Spirit P70 — motor yacht of the highest quality.

In 2018, Spirit Yachts celebrated 25th anniversary victories in regattas and the laying of the first sailing boats with a hybrid power plant. Yacht Spirit 111 >has a 4-BMWi batteries that are charged while driving under the sails.

the Name of wood, which are made of body, Spirit Yachts, sound like music. It is Oregon pine, Sapele, cylindrical, Cuban mahogany, natkanski cypress. The interior is used teak. Boat work light and fast, for example, Spirit 46 speeds up to 20 knots.

a Passionate yachtsman Sean McMillan believes sailing race Yachts the philosophy of Spirit, and therefore his own Spirit 52' Flight of Ufford is constantly on the start of the next "classic" regatta. Here, McMillan draws inspiration and ideas for projects, because Spirit Yachts are not attracted to third-party designers.

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Divers recover 5 bodies from wrecked superyacht off Sicily; 1 still missing

APTOPIX Italy Boaters Missing Italian firefighter scuba divers bring ashore, in the green bag, the body of one of the victims from the British-flagged vessel Bayesian, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The yacht was hit by a violent sudden storm and sank early Monday, while at anchor off the Sicilian village of Porticello near Palermo, in southern Italy. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli) (Salvatore Cavalli/AP)

PORTICELLO, Sicily — (AP) — Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily found the bodies of five passengers Wednesday, leaving one still missing as questions intensified about why the vessel sank so quickly when a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.

Rescue crews brought four body bags ashore at Porticello. Salvatore Cocina, head of the Sicily civil protection agency, said a fifth body had been located. Divers on-scene said they would try to recover it on Thursday while continuing the search for the sixth.

The discovery made clear the operation to search the hull on the seabed 50 meters (164 feet) underwater had quickly turned into a recovery one, not a rescue, given the amount of time that had passed and with no signs of life over three days of searching.

The Bayesian, a 56-meter (184-foot) British-flagged yacht, went down in a storm early Monday as it was moored about a kilometer (a half-mile) offshore. Civil protection officials said they believed the ship was struck by a tornado over the water, known as a waterspout.

Fifteen people escaped in a lifeboat and were rescued by a nearby sailboat. The body of the ship's chef, Recaldo Thomas of Antigua, was recovered Monday.

Thomas was born in Canada, according to his cousin David Isaac, but visited his parents’ homeland of Antigua as a child, and moved permanently to the tiny eastern Caribbean island in his early 20s. Italian officials previously listed Antigua and Canada as the nationality of people on board.

The fate of six missing passengers had driven the search effort, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch , his 18-year-old daughter and associates who had successfully defended him in a recent U.S. federal fraud trial.

Lynch’s spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Termini Imerese Public Prosecutor's Office investigators were acquiring evidence for their criminal investigation, which they opened immediately after the tragedy despite no formal suspects having been publicly identified.

Questions have abounded about what caused the superyacht, built in 2008 by Italian shipyard Perini Navi, to rapidly sink, when the nearby Sir Robert Baden Powell sailboat was largely spared and managed to rescue the survivors.

Giovanni Costantino, head of The Italian Sea Group, which owns the ship maker, blamed human error for the disaster, which he said took 16 minutes. “The ship sank because it took on water. From where, the investigators will say,” he told RAI state television after he met with prosecutors.

Costantino cited AIS ship tracking data which he said showed the Bayesian had taken on water for four minutes when a sudden gust of wind flipped it and it continued taking on water. The ship straightened up slightly and then went down, he said.

But was it merely the case of a freak waterspout that knocked the ship to its side and allowed water to pour in through open hatches? What was the position of the keel, which on a large sailboat like the Bayesian might have been retractable to allow it to enter shallower ports?

“There’s a lot of uncertainty as to whether it had a lifting keel and whether it might have been up,” said Jean-Baptiste Souppez, a fellow of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects and the editor of the Journal of Sailing Technology. “But if it had, then that would reduce the amount of stability that the vessel had, and therefore made it easier for it to roll over on its side,” he said in an interview.

The captain of the sailboat that rescued survivors said his craft sustained minimal damage — the frame of a sun awning broke — even with winds that he estimated reached 12 on the Beaufort wind scale, which is the highest hurricane-strength force on the scale.

He said he had remained anchored with his engines running to try to maintain the ship’s position as the forecast storm rolled in.

“Another possibility is to heave anchor before the storm and to run downwind at open sea,” Karsten Borner said in a text message. But he said that might not have been possible for the Bayesian, given its trademark 75-meter (246-foot) tall mast.

“If there was a stability problem, caused by the extremely tall mast, it would not have been better at open sea,” he said.

Yachts like the Bayesian are required to have watertight, sub-compartments that are specifically designed to prevent a rapid, catastrophic sinking even when some parts fill with water.

The underwater search continued in dangerous and time-consuming conditions. Because of the wreck’s depth, which requires special precautions, divers working in pairs could only spend about 12 minutes at a time searching, though reinforcements outfitted with special equipment to enable longer dives were on the wreck Wednesday.

In all, some 27 divers took rotations, including four who helped with recovery after the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster off Tuscany. They called the Porticello wreck a “little Concordia,” fire crews said in a statement.

The limited dive time was aimed in part at avoiding decompression sickness, also known as the “bends,” which can occur when divers stay underwater for long periods and ascend too quickly, allowing nitrogen gas dissolved in the blood to form bubbles.

“The longer you stay, the slower your ascent has to be,” said Simon Rogerson, the editor of SCUBA magazine. He said the tight turnaround time suggested the operation's managers were trying to limit the risks and recovery time after each dive.

“It sounds like they’re operating essentially on no decompression or very tight decompression, or they’re being extremely conservative,” he said.

Divers were also working with debris floating around them, limited visibility and air tanks on their backs.

“We are trying to advance in tight spaces, but any single thing slows us down,” said Luca Cari, spokesman for the fire rescue service. “An electric panel could set us back for five hours. These aren’t normal conditions. We’re at the limit of possibility.”

Winfield reported from Rome and Kirka from London. Associated Press journalists Trisha Thomas in Rome; Andrea Rosa in Porticello; and Anika Kentish in St. John’s, Antigua, contributed to this report.

This story has been corrected to reflect that Thomas was born in Canada, not Antigua.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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MODERN CLASSIC YACHT DESIGN & BUILD

Based in Suffolk on the east coast of the UK, Spirit Yachts has a portfolio of custom, wooden sail and power yachts ranging from day sailers to superyachts.

From humble beginnings in the Suffolk countryside, Spirit Yachts now operates from a large waterside facility with a team of highly skilled designers, naval architects, boat builders, cabinet makers, electricians and engineers.

Our portfolio of luxury sailing yachts and elegant power boats win awards, as well as regattas.

TIMELESS ELEGANCE

Spirit Yachts’ contemporary, elegant design style is world-renowned. Subtle variations on 1930s classic yacht design with long overhangs, low profiles and smooth lines, married to contemporary underwater profiles and the latest technology, are synonymous with Spirit’s modern classic cruising, racing , and power yachts .

Spirit yachts are designed to be as beautiful in 100 years as they are today.

“THE SPIRIT TEAM IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE BEST IN THE WORLD WHEN IT COMES TO A UNIQUE BUILD EXPERIENCE AND A TIMELESSLY BEAUTIFUL YACHT.”

WORLD-CLASS WOODWORK

Spirit Yachts comprises a talented team of craftsmen and women who are passionate about and dedicated to the highest standards of boat building.

Using hand-selected timber sustainably sourced from responsibly managed forests, Spirit Yachts incorporate the beauty of wood with the latest modern technology for sailing performance and a luxury guest experience.

SUSTAINABILITY

WOOD IS AT THE HEART OF EVERY SPIRIT YACHT.

Wood is a natural, sustainably-sourced boat building material offering beauty, a favourable strength-to-weight ratio, and durability. Spirit Yachts is committed to the environmental sustainability of its wood and is meticulous in sourcing the highest quality timber from responsibly managed forests and regulated suppliers.

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