Colin Childs Rhumb Runner
A beautifully presented classic cruising yacht, Phoenix is a Colin Childs Rhumb Runner, 32ft cutter offering timeless lines, impressive craftsmanship, and genuine cruising capability. With her sea-kindly hull, cutter rig, and reputation for being strong and seaworthy, she is the sort of yacht that turns heads in every marina while still delivering a practical, comfortable sailing experience. Launched in 2018, she features Quilla ribs and Fijian Kauri planks with epoxy and Dynel over, a beam of 3.2m, draft of 1.5m, and displacement of 7,000kg. She is reported to sail beautifully in all conditions and averaged 6.5 knots on a recent Brisbane to Sydney passage.
A true labour of love, her keel was laid in 1995 and she was finally launched after more than 20 years of careful construction, resulting in a classic, turnkey cruising yacht with warmth, character, and real offshore appeal.
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Region
New South Wales
Location
Sydney Area Avalon NSW
Usage
Family, Leisure, Cruising
Launch Year
2018
Hull
Timber
HIN
204191MM1
Rego
Cuttern
Rego Expiry
26/02/2026
Length
33' 0" - 10.07m
Beam
3.2m
Draft
1.5m
Displacement
7 Tonne
Deck Material
Timber
Engine Make
Kubota
Engine
28hp Diesel (20.8 kW) Serial No. 967395,
four cylinder diesel with stainless steel shaft and PSS dripless shaft seal, three blade fixed pitch prop.
Horsepower
28 HP
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
430
Fuel Consumption
2 Litres Per Hour
Cruise Speed
6.5 Knots
Fuel
55
Water
265 Litres
Accommodation
Phoenix offers warm, practical accommodation with the charm only a beautifully finished timber yacht can deliver. She sleeps 4 comfortably, with 2 quarter berths tucked under the cockpit and a further 2 berths in the saloon, making her well suited to a couple, family cruising, or weekends away with friends. Headroom below is approximately 185cm, giving the interior an open and usable feel.
The interior is finished in Queensland Maple and Fijian Kauri joinery, with a Silky Oak drop leaf dining table and plenty of clever storage throughout. Ventilation is well handled via a large hatch, classic bronze ports, and 2 x 12v electric fans, helping keep the accommodation light and comfortable at anchor or underway.
An enclosed toilet and shower compartment adds privacy, while the galley is properly set up for extended stays aboard, featuring a 57 litre Engel fridge freezer, 2 burner Dometic stove, and the kitchen essentials needed for a week on board.
The interior is finished in Queensland Maple and Fijian Kauri joinery, with a Silky Oak drop leaf dining table and plenty of clever storage throughout. Ventilation is well handled via a large hatch, classic bronze ports, and 2 x 12v electric fans, helping keep the accommodation light and comfortable at anchor or underway.
An enclosed toilet and shower compartment adds privacy, while the galley is properly set up for extended stays aboard, featuring a 57 litre Engel fridge freezer, 2 burner Dometic stove, and the kitchen essentials needed for a week on board.
Cabins
Phoenix offers accommodation for 4 aboard, with 2 quarter berths tucked neatly under the cockpit and a further 2 berths in the saloon. This is a practical and traditional layout that suits a cruising couple, family, or occasional guests, while keeping the interior open and usable for life on board. Headroom below is approximately 185cm, which adds to the sense of space and comfort.
The berth arrangement is simple, functional, and well suited to extended coastal cruising, with the warm timber interior giving the sleeping spaces plenty of character and appeal.
The berth arrangement is simple, functional, and well suited to extended coastal cruising, with the warm timber interior giving the sleeping spaces plenty of character and appeal.
Berths
4
Galley
The galley aboard Phoenix is beautifully crafted and designed for practical cruising, featuring quality Queensland Maple and Fijian Kauri joinery, a Silky Oak drop leaf dining table, and plenty of clever storage throughout. It is well set up for extended time aboard with both manual and automatic sink water taps, a 57 litre Engel front opening fridge freezer, and a 2 burner Dometic methylated spirit stove. The current setup also includes the kitchen essentials needed for a week on board, including crockery, cutlery, utensils, and a variety of pots and pans.
Refrigeration
57 litre Engel Front Opening Fridge Freezer
Freezer
Yes fridge freezer
Stove
2 Burner Dometic Methylated Spirit Stove
Shower
Yes
Toilet
Yes
Safety Gear
The boat has an Australian Sailing Category 4 Safety Certificate and includes Burke Sea Brake with rigging, Jack lines - two full hull length and one for cockpit, life ring, life sling reel SOS MOB recovery, heaving line, boarding ladder, step fender, VHF radio, emergency VHF antenna, emergency steering, emergency sail number, first aid kit and manual, spotlight, assorted torches, spare batteries, wooden plugs for all sea cocks, Aust Sailing Regs, Collision Regs, auto strobes, stowage diagram, 2 buckets.
Bilge Pumps
Yes
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
Yes
Fire Protection
Yes
Electrics
2 x 120ah house batteries and 2 x
80ah start/winch batteries, Powertech Dual Battery Charger, Powertech 200w inverter, Powertech shore power converter, Blue Seas solar electrical management system. 200w Kings Solar Blanket. Engine compartment blower. Empower Galvanic Isolator
80ah start/winch batteries, Powertech Dual Battery Charger, Powertech 200w inverter, Powertech shore power converter, Blue Seas solar electrical management system. 200w Kings Solar Blanket. Engine compartment blower. Empower Galvanic Isolator
Electronics
Garmin analogue cockpit compass and barometer. B&G Electronics - Wind, Speed, Depth, GPS and 9" v9 cockpit touchscreen multifunction display. Vesper Smart AIS Transponder with remote vessel monitoring plus LAN for up to 5 users to display instruments on their own smart phone or tablet. Auto steering with Neptune wind vane and Simrad TP32 Tiller Auto Pilot
Sail Inventory
Fully battened main sail with two
reef lines J1 - 5.1m Furling Yankee Profurl C350 J2 - 3.6m Furling Staysail Profurl C320 Storm jib with sheets and traveller cars Sails by UK Sails
reef lines J1 - 5.1m Furling Yankee Profurl C350 J2 - 3.6m Furling Staysail Profurl C320 Storm jib with sheets and traveller cars Sails by UK Sails
Mast / Rigging
By Whale Spars / Lambourne
September 2021
September 2021
Deck Gear
Top quality Ronstan deck gear and Anderson self-tailing stainless steel winches have been fitted. There are 6 winch handles, 2 Andersen 34 cockpit Yankee winches, 2 Andersen 28 cockpit staysail winches, 2 Andersen 18 cabin top winches for German Mainsheet, 2 Andersen 18 mast halyard winches, 5 Spinlock XAS cabin top jammers, 2 spare organisers, 2 Whisker poles, Boom brake / preventer, Spare timber tiller
Remarks
The vessel has been exceptionally well built to a professional standard using best quality materials and practices and represents terific value.
ABOUT THE DEALER
Laing Simmons Young Marine
94 George St
Avalon
NSW 2107 Australia
NSW 2107 Australia
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