TAYANA 52 AFT COCKPIT  SOLD

"Offshore" is an elegant aft cockpit Tayana 52 which has cruised extensively through the United States, Pacific, New Zealand and Australia. The current owners have just completed a cruise sailing from Hobart to Cape York and the Kimberleys and she is in full cruising commission ready for new owners to take on their own adventures in this classic blue water cruising yacht.
"Offshore" is the quintessential cruising yacht with a powerful cutter rig and a solid reputation for clocking fast passages with ease, averaging 165nm daily runs (avg 7 knots VMG), and runs in excess of 200nm. (That is fast passage making eg has sailed Sydney to Hobart in less than 4 days)
"Offshore" has been well maintained by the current owners, who have owned her for the last 12 years, including installation of a new 160 hp Yanmar main engine and Kohler (Perkins) 3 cylinder generator. She comes with a full complement of cruising gear and new electronics that makes cruising the world's oceans a safe and comfortable pastime. She is easily sailed short handed having an electric main halyard winch along with bow thruster for when you are in close quarters berthing.
With a forward master cabin (with separate shower and ensuite toilet) and further 2 aft cabins, the 3 cabin layout together with spacious galley and saloon are attractive for liveaboards and families. This can be your home, which also goes sailing.
Described by her designer, Robert Perry, as the "sweetest sheer I ever drew"and one of his favorite designs blending a low windage freeboard with a long waterline and a moderate beam. The Tayana 52 is an ocean-proven cruising yacht, with "Offshore" being an aft cockpit version. Side decks are wide and deck space is abundant. Typically sailed as a cutter rig, the Tayana 52 is remarkably sea-kindly for such a powerful hull and sail plan. Tayana 52s have won major offshore races. In many ways it can be said that the Tayana 52 is the kind of yacht that racing sailors choose to cruise, or for liveaboards to easily cross oceans.
Launched in 2001, and hull 70 of 72,"Offshore" is one of the last Tayana 52s built, with very few of these fine yachts in Australia and New Zealand. A rare chance to buy an elegant yet performance blue water cruising yacht, with superior credentials and equipment for offshore cruising than more expensive new alternatives.
Beautiful lines, high quality gear, and adherence to a maintenance program combine to compliment the overall package and she adds up to an attractive, safe cruising yacht. She is a head turner receiving compliments of her beauty in any port and her high end interior along with 6ft 8ins headroom is sure to please a buyer who wants a classic looking but performance cruising yacht. If you want a serious offshore cruising yacht, unlike plastic fantastics, "Offshore" does not have keel bolts, with the keel being a structural part of the hull and the skeg hung rudder offering added protection. A draft of only 2m for a yacht of this size facilitates anchoring close in or taking shorter routes through shallower waters ("Offfshore" recently traversed the Wide Bay Bar and Sandy Straits).
The Yanmar 160 Hp provides more than enough power to the quality 3 blade feathering Maxi-Prop propellor to move along at comfortable motoring of 7-8 knots at an economic fuel consumption, with a range of 900-1,000 nautical miles (doubled with motor sailing).
Plenty of water tankage which is also complemented by the Spectra water maker allowing daily showers or a fresh water rinse after a swim on the aft boarding platform.
To compliment the acquisition of this fine yacht, the owner has compiled an extensive yacht log and library of plans, manuals and operating procedures for the benefit of future owners.
Currently en route to Perth, Western Australia, this is a great location to buy "Offshore" and plan a 2024 cruise of the spectacular, world class Kimberley region, onto Darwin, join a rally to Indonesia and into the Pacific and beyond, or head west to Cocos Kelling Islands or Madagascar as part of a global circumnavigation. Alternatively, the owners have plans to sail her to Hobart, Tasmania in early 2024 if not sold beforehand. Delivery to Melbourne or Sydney can be arranged, subject to negotiation.
"Offshore" is an Australian Registered Ship with official paperwork for proof of ownership and ready for international waters cruising.