Briand Design 80'

Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

WHIMSY is a beautifully designed and perfectly laid out sailing yacht by Philippe Briand. She was built at Vaudrey Miller (New Zealand) for an experienced racing yachtsman, heavily involved in the design process and with guiding principle “less is more.”

Briand has shown his French flare for design to create a polished, modern look with sleek, well-proportioned lines. Her large sail area and optimized waterline length provides fast average cruising speeds under sail at 10kn.

The result is a striking sleek and fast sloop that is easy and fun to sail and offers long distance, high-performance touring.

She has the sensitivity and performance of a racing yacht but fulfills all criteria of a true blue-water cruiser, conceived to sail around the world in all comfort and security.

WHIMSY is in exceptional good condition and deserves the term “like new”.

Construction:

Constant attention was paid to weight.  Half-load displacement of around 40 tons was made possible with the use of composites - kevlar, carbon, glass - and a T-shaped bulb keel. The mixture of E-glass and carbon fiber has produced a light, robust, easily maintained hull that meets ABS standards and is pleasurable to live in.

The fact that she is relatively light but has a large sail area (more than 300 m² upwind) and optimized waterline length means that WHIMSY easily attains speeds of 10 knots with a small crew, (a couple since launch) largely facilitated by the mainsail’s ‘magic trim’.

Designer Philippe Briand summed up the yacht by saying that "WHIMSY’s displacement is on the performance side of moderate and for a comprehensively equipped cruising yacht she is relatively light", Carbon fiber offered big performance gains and it was judiciously used in the chain plates, inner deck laminate and the rig where it contributed most by minimizing the structure and weight above the waterline. E-glass was chosen as the primary hull laminate because it transmits less noise and reduces condensation, and is relatively easy to repair should hull damage be sustained in remote locations."

Deck :

The deck features an exceptionally clean and clutter-free layout with flush hatches and color coordinated sailing hardware. Behind the coach roof, the deck is divided in three areas:

• A spacious social cockpit amidships, designed to be easy to get in and out of, with two flow axis in order to enhance the fluidity of the moves on the deck and when seating around the foldable composite table (comfortably 6 to 8).This cockpit can be easily covered with a bimini that retracts into the superstructure to keep guests in the shade while relaxing.

• A separate working area with dual steering positions, both with excellent visibility. All winches and sheets are behind the two helms in order to improve the security of guests, particularly the children who remain totally safe in the guest cockpit.

• A large sun-bathing area aft with easy access to the sea thanks to a large bathing platform.The drop-down transom has room to store a 10-foot tender, which can be launched using the boom as a derrick.

Interior layout

Franck Darnet created a sober and welcoming interior, using quality materials such as anegre wood (Angola),, rosewood, brushed steel and subtle tones of grey and white, with touches of soft colors. The result is elegant, innovative and timeless.

The layout has been customized with accessibility in mind and for the purpose of relaxed day-to-day living. The yacht is optimized for socializing, assigning more emphasis to the large saloon than to the guest and owner area. The roomy and slightly raised saloon is brightened by large windows.

The guest and owner accommodation consists in three equal cabins: two identical forward (each with double bed 140cm and en-suite bathrooms) and one cabin amidships with twin beds (110cm and 95cm) and en-suite bathroom. This compromise solution has revealed itself very positive in terms of flexibility.

The comfortable and independent crew area is located aft, separated from the saloon by the galley and with direct access to the deck in order to provide maximum privacy on board.

This crew area is divided in a cabin with double berth (140cm), a separate bathroom, and a crew mess which can be transformed in a cabin for a third crew member (additional single bed 90cm).

Standing Rigging               NAVTEC, checked / dye tested (Summer 2010)

Running Rigging                DONAGHYS, sheets new 2012, backstay PBO new, halyards new winter 2010/11

Mast                                  MATRIX (now HALL SPARS NZ) carbon fiber, rig pulled Summer 2010 and serviced

Boom                                MATRIX (now HALL SPARS NZ)      

Furlers                               RECKMANN hydr. Genoa furler, serviced Summer 2010 and Winter 2011/12

                                           HARKEN manual Staysail furler, all new summer 2010 inclusive profile

Foresails                            NORTH AS Spinnaker 380m² A5 heavy AP Reaching Norlon 150, 2005 (immaculate condition)

                                           NORTH Code zero 220m² Polyester laminate 4.502 with furling forestay and continuous

                                           Furler SEA RIG, 2005 (immaculate condition)

                                           ALL PURPOSE trilam Roller furling Gib (Blade) 142m², 390TX spectra in grey (new Summer 10)

                                           ALL PURPOSE trilam Roller furling Staysail 75m², 390TX spectra in grey (new Summer 10)

Mainsail                                          ALL PURPOSE trilam Main 160m² w two reefs, 390TX spectra in grey (new Summer 10)

Trysail                                NORTH Trysail 35m² 2005 (never used)

                                           NORTH Storm Gib Orange Dacron 2005     

Awning                                            Sun Awning in two parts, fixed on the boom, that covers complete cockpit area and steering position

Winches                            HARKEN hydraulic 2x980ST, 4x 66,2ST, 2x1110

Engine                               VOLVO PENTA D4 - 210 Hp, continually maintained, complete hydraulical PTO serviced 2012, App. 2.800hrs

Generator                         NORTHERN LIGHTS M864K, 20Kw, continually maintained, new silent blocks (2012)

                                           App. 8.000hrs

Water maker                     SEA RECOVERY SRC AWM 1500, app. 250L per hour, completely serviced 2012

Bow thruster                     LEWMAR 300 SVT

Air conditioning                2x CRUISER MTC 24, (24.000 Btu)

Fuel tank                           2.300 liters

Fresh water tank             1.200 liters

Grey water tank               3 x 250 liters

Black water tank              2 x 200  liters

Max. speed:                     under power       app. 10kn

                                           under sail            app. 14kn

Cruising speed:                under power       app.  8.5kn

                                            under sail            app. 10kn

Voltages                            12/24/110/220V

Inverter (V/W)                  2x MASTERVOLT Colorado 24/2500W

Batteries                            MASTERVOLT 1100 A/h new in Winter 2010

Battery charger                 2x MASTERVOLT Mass 24/100A

Shore power                     Shore Transformer for 110V / 220V

Autopilot                           NKE Electronic   

Compass / gyro                 NKE Gyropilot 60, DL 18  

GPS / plotter                     FURUNO Navnet, upgraded in summer 2010 as well as Receiver and Transmitter

Radar                                 FURUNO Navnet, CR 54   

Log                                     NKE DL 18           

Depth sounder                 NKE DL 18

Wind speed + direction    NKE DL 18

Close-hauled                     NKE DL 18

Rudder indicator                             NKE       

Extras                                Fog horn             

Repeater                           in crew mess, in nav station and on the two steering positions

Gangway                           MULTIPLEX carbon

Bathing platform                            integrated in stern

Bathing ladder                  to be connected to bathing platform, stored with deck ladder in stern

Deck shower                     hot and cold on bathing platform

Anchor                               1x CQR 140 pound with 110m 13mm Chain, 1x FORTRESS emergency anchor 110m Rope

Windlass                           LEWMAR 3000 hydraulic, either with 24V electrical pump or PTO Generator (2-speed)

Deck wash system            saltwater/freshwater

Paint                                  hull: AWLGRIP Matterhorn white, new 8/2010, superstructure: DUPONT grey metallic

Telephone                         Satcom KVH Tracphone, Hubbel 252

Fax                                     Satcom KVH Tracphone, with HP Office Jet 5510

VHF radio telephone        ICOM M 602 + 2 VHF handheld

SSB radio telephone         ICOM M 802MZ

Computer                          FURUNO Seamap, NAVNET Maxsea

Screens                              1x Chart table, HP Compac LE 1711, 1x Crew mess PHILIPS Brillance 200 P

                                           1x nav.station VARTEC Systems – summer 2010

TV/Video                           SHARP LCD TV in salon

Radio/HiFi                         BOSE livestyle 38 in Salon, Cockpit and Steering position

Refrigerator                       DANFOSS Isotherm 24V 1x 307 Ltr, 1x 233 Ltr.  total 540Ltr

Deep freezer                     DANFOSS Isotherm 24V 1x 206 Ltr, 1x 174 Ltr.  total 380Ltr

Bottle cooler                     VITIFRIGO in Salon

Microwave                        SMEG

Stove                                 SMEG electric

Dish washer                      FISHER & PAYKEL

Washing machine-Dryer   MIELE Novatronic

Coffee Machine                NESPRESSO new 2012                    

Tender                               AB 3,2m Semirigid with Aluminium hull, 1x spare inflatable dinghy

Engine (tender)                 YAMAHA 1x 25 hp, 1x 2,5 hp

Diving gear                        2x 12l Aluminium diving bottles, serviced 2012

Compressor                       BAUER Junior II, with two diving jackets and breethers

Wake board                      1xby BIC

Others                               BIC Inflatable Cayak

Life raft                              BFA MARINE Pacific 12 Person, serviced 2012

Life jackets                        KRU Automatic 4x, HUTCHWILCO Automatic 6x,     

Bilge alarm                        In Fore peak, Fore ship, Engine room, Aft peak,      

Fire-extinguishing system FM 200 in engine room, new 2012

Fire-extinguishers             5x A,B,E

EPIRP                                 MACMURDO, serviced 2011/12    

                                           Set of Flares, Survival Bag

                                           1x JON BUOY Mob-Module, serviced 2012

• SUNBRELLA Cockpit cushions new in 2012, (sunflower colour yellow)
• SUNBRELLA 3 +2 Sun mattress for aft deck, (sunflower colour yellow)
• 2x folding Deck chairs
• Bimini over cockpit table can be extended and connected to dodger and also closed by zippers on both sides + aft part.
• 8x Fenders new 2012, 110cm x 70cm 1x Fender, 200cm x 70cm
• 1x electric air compressor for Fenders
• JP3 Rudder bearings fully serviced in summer 2010
• 1 hydr. Mastjack with pump
• 1 Safe in Crew cabin
• MUSTO 8x Gore Tex Jackets and trousers in yellow
• Fleece Jackets 8x in yellow

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