Description

This sailing yacht has been designed and built for the Global Challenge sailing race around the world. The sailing yacht was refit in 2013. Mainsail and fore sails are from 2018.

Specifications

Accommodation

ACCOMMODATION
Material: White plating material
Saloons: Saloon with guests cabin, Front cabin with 2 x guests cabin, Aft cabin with owners cabin and guests cabin and material storage space
Cabins: 5
Berth: 14
Bedsize front cabin: Guests cabin starboard: 2.05 x 0.80 m. (2 x); Guests cabin front: 2.00 x 0.70 m. (2 x) or 2.00 x 2.00 m., 2.00 x 0.70 m. (4 x)
Bedsize aftcabin: Guests cabin port side: 2.00 x 0.70 m.
Bedsize ownerscabin: 1.95 x 1.40 m.
Bedsize saloon: Guests cabin starboard: 1.90 x 0.68 m. (2 x)
Toilet: Toilet room with an electrical toilet and sink (owners cabin). toilet room with a pump toilet and sink (front cabin)
Shower: Shower cabin in toilet room in owners cabin; In toilet room front cabin
Television: Toshiba flatscreen
Radio: 2 x Pioneer radio-CD player (2013)
Cooking device: Force 10 3 - flame gas cooker with oven
Microwave: Panasonic dimension 4 (2013)
Refridgerator: Frigonautica 130 litres and Frigoboat 100 litres (both 2013)
Freezer: Frigoboat 104 litres (2013)
Heating: 2 x Eberspächer Airtronic D4 Plus
Washing machine: Zanussi Aqua Cycle 1300 (2013)
Insulation: 60 mm. sprayed polyurethane above the waterline

OTHER
Equipped with LED interior lighting (2013)

Construction

CONSTRUCTION
Construction material: Hull Shell Plating & Stringers: British Steel - 50A Steel; Hull & Deck Framing: British Steel - 43A Steel
Hull shape: Round bilged
Deck: Flexi Teek on 316 stainless steel deck
Superstructure: 316 Stainless steel
Keel / leeboard: Cast Iron by Iron Brothers Ltd
Rudder: 1 x
Steeringsystem: Wheel steering hydraulic electrical power steering
Windows: Synthetic tinted windows in stainless steel frames
Displacement: 34,473 kg.
Ballast: 10,886 kg.
Airdraft: 25.98 m.
Yard: Devonport Yachts Ltd., Plymouth
Designer: Designer: David Thomas; Working Drawings: Thanos Condylis of C & S Yacht Designs; Structural Engineering: Roger Scammell Builder: Devonport Yachts Ltd
Building number: 16

OTHER
This Devonport Challenge Business 67' has sailed the Global Challenge 1 time and had the sailing number CB35.

In 2013 she has undergone a refit:
* Body and superstructure completely repainted;
* Flexi Teek deck has been applied;
* Interior with new plating material, finishing moldings and upholstery;
* The stern is equipped with an extra guest cabin;
* The mast has been dismantled, repaired where necessary, sprayed and rebuilt;
* The standing rig has been inspected;
* The running rig has been completely replaced;
* Electrical installation partly renewed;
* Most of the pumps were renewed;
* Large part of the navigation instruments renewed;

Full list of activities performed is available.

In 2018 the mainsail, the Yankee and the cutter were replaced. This makes this Challenge Business 67 ready for journeys across the world.

The Challenge 67' Class yachts were designed for The Challenge Business by David Thomas, specifically to race around the world “the wrong way”. The design brief called for exceptionally strong, seaworthy, fast, attractive, modern, steel yachts that were able to sail to windward across the Southern Ocean in relative comfort.

Safety was paramount both in terms of structural strength and crew safety. Because of the One Design nature of the race, the design was not influenced or distorted by any rating rule and a sensible displacement was specified. Other important design considerations include, ease of access to the structure, equipment, systems, wiring and fittings for maintenance and inspections both at sea and in harbour. Every piece of equipment had to be robust enough to survive a race around the world with minimum maintenance.

Many of the design principles were based on Sir Chay Blyth’s (then unique) experience of sailing around the world single handed against the prevailing winds and currents.

Devonport Yachts (DML) were chosen to build the fleet to Bureau Veritas highest notation. The construction method allows relatively simple and cost effective alterations to the interior layout.

Equipment

DECK EQUIPMENT
Anchor: 1 x
Anchorwinch: Muir VR/VRC4000 electric
Railing: Stainless steel
Schwimming ladder: Stainless steel
Sprayhood: With a stainless steel frame
Bimini: With a stainless steel frame
Cover: Suncover over boom
Upholstery: Cockpit

Navigation Equipment

NAVIGATION AND ELECTRONICS
Navigation ligths
Compass: Plastimo Olympic 135 (2013)
Log / speed: B&G
Depth sounder: B&G
Wind: B&G
Multi meter: 2 x B&G Hydra 2000 and 2 x B&G 20/20 CD
Autopilot: Raymarine ST6002 with Vetus EHP330 hydraulic pump
Radar: Raymarine RD418D 18'' Radome (2013)
GPS: Magnavox MX100
Chartplotter: 2 x Raymarine Hybrid Touch (2023)
VHF: Raymarine (2023) and Raymarine RayMic handset
A.I.S.: Raymarine A.I.S. 650 (2013)
Navtex: MeteoMan and Furuno Navtex NX-300

OTHER
Skanti SSB TRP 8000 SSB radio

Engine(s)

ENGINE
Brand / type: Perkins M130C
Power: 130 HP, 96 kW
Number of cylinders: 6
Cooling system: Intercooling
Year built: 1996
Hours: 4,900
Fuel: Diesel
Fueltank(s): 1.900 Lires divided over 5 stainless steel tanks
Tank meter: Tanktender
Gearbox: PRM 302
Propulsion: Shaft with Brunton Autoprop
Instruments: Tachometer, Watertemperature, Oilpressure (all VDO)
Bowthruster: Side Power SP 200 TCi

WATER
Watertank(s): 1,100 Litres divided over 4 stainless steel tanks
Pressure system: Pressure barrel
Hot water: Approx. 45 litres water heater (heated over engine and 220 Volt)
Water maker: Aquafresh Watermakers Ltd. (2013 overhauled)
Freshwater meter: Tanktender
Holdingtank
Greywater tank: 300 Litres stainless steel

Sails & Spars

RIG AND SAILS
Type: Bermudan cutter
Mast: Aluminium, Atlantic Spars Ltd, Brixham, Devon; Completely dismantled and sprayed in 2013
Standing rig: Norseman Gibb Dyform stainless steel wire and 1 x 19 stainless steel wire; renewed in 2000, approved in 2009 and replaced where necessary and approved in 2013
Boom: Aluminium, Atlantic Spars Ltd
Winches: 2 x Harken 66.2 2-speed electric, 1 x Harken 53 1-speed electrical, 6 x Harken 56.2 2-speed, 2 x Harken 53 2-speed (all Self Tailing)
Mainsail: Gaastra 90.5 m2 (2018)
Genoa furling system: Harken MK III
Yankee: Gaastra 97.4 m2 (2018)
Cutter jib: Gaastra (2018)
Jib furling system: Harken MK IV 3
Spinnaker: 1 x 351 m2 and 1 x 370 m2
Spinnaker boom: 2 x Carbon fibre

OTHER
Rodkicker

Electrics

ELECTRICS
Voltage: 12, 24 and 220 Volt
Batteries: 1 x 70 Ah, 2 x 90 Ah, 4 x 200 Ah, 2 x bowthruster
Shorepower
Alternator: 150 A. 24 Volt
Batterycharger: Victron Phoenix Multiplus 24/3000/70 70 A. and a charger for the bowthruster batteries
Generator: Perkins Sabre 3 cylinder 27 HP diesel with a 175 A. 24 Volt alternator
Inverter: Victron Phoenix Multiplus 24/3000/70 3,000 W.
Converter: 24-12 Volt
Diode bridge: Victron
Control panel: 2 x Switch panel 24 Volt and 1 x switch panel 12 Volt
Voltmeter: 3 x, of which 1 x VDO
Ampère meter: 2 x
Battery-conditionmeter: Heart Interface Link 2000

OTHER
Aquafax 32 A. galvanic isolator

Certification

Willem Beekhuis is sworn yacht broker, Hiswa Qualified Yachtbroker and valuer, member of the N.B.M.S. and Hiswa.

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