New Listing: 2008 Beneteau 46

Referrals are a broker's best friend, and I was very flattered to secure an excellent listing for this 2008 Beneteau 46 through a referral from an existing client.

I'm very familiar with the boat and sail past it all the time, so it was great to finally get onboard and see the interior. Unlike many of the larger Beneteaus, this boat has a traditional mainsail with an electric halyard winch and a "StackPack" for the main - exactly what I described as the ideal set-up in one of my first posts here. Not only does this offer a significant performance boost over in-mast furling, but the StackPack also eliminates the need for sail ties and cumbersome flaking - the main just drops right into the bag. Very civilized, and no anxiety about a furler that could jam at the worst possible moment!

Check out the full listing here.

J/95 Update

Rod Johnstone's J/95 is arriving at our docks this Sunday, and we've been busy lining up sea trials for the week. I'm eager to sail the boat myself and will of course make a full report here. She recently took first place in the Off-Soundings Spring Series with a PHRF rating of 109, so we're excited to take her out for some Thursday night beercan racing.

Pricing on the J/95 varies with some of the bigger options like a carbon rig, the asym package and interior amenities. The ultimate "sailaway" price is very marketable, based on the versatility and performance the J/95 offers.




Principal Dimensions:

LOA 31.20
LWL 28.40
Beam 10.00
Draft (board up/down) 3.0'/5.5'
Displacement 6,000 lb
Ballast (Fixed Lead Keel) 2,250 lb
Cast Bronze Centerboard 200 lb
100% Sail Area 450
STL 15.34
Dspl/L 117
SA/Dspl 22
Bridge Clearance 44.8
Aux Diesel Engine 14 hp

Newport in Photos

I rolled into Newport on Wednesday evening just in front of a classic summer squall. Here are some pictures from Newport Shipyard and the Hinckley facility in Portsmouth. Click on any picture for the larger version.

Incoming! Crews were scrambling to put on extra dock lines as this storm cell approached. The cranes in the foreground are on the deck of a private expedition-style motor vessel.
Roger Sturgeon's STP-65 Rosebud, drying out after Block Island Race Week.
I wish there was a better sense of scale here; the radar/satellite dome on the first spreader is about three feet across, if that helps.
Big.
Fast.


Pretty.

Busy Post-4th Week

Three surveys/sea trials lined-up for this week, including a Hinckley Picnic Boat in Newport on Thursday. Day trips to Newport are getting a little old (8+ hours in the car, round trip) so this time I'm going to spend the night and hopefully go for a ride on Adirondack II.

Let's see - Newport in July (without the weekend crowd), cocktails on an 80' schooner, sea trials in a Hinckley... Tough gig, right?