A tour around our new yachts

So this is our navigation area. One of the adaptions we’ve had done from fit-out is the chart table which has been made in such a way that we can actually fit a full-size a3 chart on board as demonstrated. We also have our chart plotter screen here which is a new RayMarine hybrid touch so not only is it a touchscreen version you can also just move your cursor along the dial.

On this setup because it’s relatively new, we can also have apps on board so we can connect to marina Wi-Fi and then we can have a weather app where we can actually download a forecast and save it onto the plotter of up to 7 days.

Other things we can get on the chart plotter is this dashboard and on that dashboard, if we’re putting in waypoints or bearings to go to this plotter will determine relative information such as distance, windspeed and more.

The actual chart itself can be repeated in the cockpit and on our cockpit repeaters we have three repeaters in the cockpit. They’re also multifunctional display so again we can select the station area. We have our RayMarine VHF. On most boats you’ll probably find that they just have the one VHF set followed by a handheld. On here we do have that but we also have what they call a Command mic in the cockpit which means we can operate VHF on the cockpit without actually having to come down below.

At the back we have the good old trusty stereo, everyone needs one of those! Following this is a battery monitor which is set up so if our voltage goes a little bit low, it sets an alarm off informing the crew skipper that we need to plug or get the engine on.

So the current fit-out we have on board is a four-cabin version. We have two double cabins at the back of the vessel, we then have a double V berth cabin up the front and a double bunk cabin on port side forward. This gives us great versatility for having mixed genders on board as well as having younger people on board. If we do need to digress any further to have more room then we can make our saloon table into a double bunk to give us that little bit extra room.

This is our galley area on board, it’s a nice enclosed space which boasts twin sinks for when the crew do the washing up we also have an electric pump as well as a foot pump in case we had an issue with the tanks. We have quite a nice big deep fridge with a freezer box so our food will stay nice and fresh when we’re at sea. Following on is the cooker and the hobs and we have a nice crash bar here so if we are cooking at sea we can strap ourselves in if it’s a bit rough at sea.

So on our switch panel we have all our switches that we can check how much fuel we’ve got and also switching on any electrical equipment. A great feature of this boat is that everything on board is LED including our navigation lights which is fantastic for sailing power, reducing the charge our batteries.

Our extra features we’ve added onto this boat is having nice clear access to the bilges which is the lowest point for boat, so any water that comes on board whether it be from weather or clothing, it will drain into the bilges. We’ve added extra catches in so that we can lift any floor plate up any one time. All of our bilges have automatic water pumps to easily pump out excess water.

On board we have our main engine access from the under the steps. We have a 57 horsepower Yamaha engine which gives the boat quite a lot of grunt when under power, ideal for birthing manoeuvres. Another feature is an automatic fire extinguisher system so if for any reason we had an engine bay fire or anything like that the automatic extinguisher will go off straight away keeping the crew safe.