Salar 40 - WILD WING

SALAR 40 KETCH BUILT IN 1969 - 1970

Designed by Laurent Giles and built by Essex Yacht Builders

 

CONSTRUCTION

White GRP hull and decks with teak joinery

Long lead keel

Wheel steering

GRP 3/4 wheelhouse

Preventitive epoxy coating circa 1990

 

L.O.A. 39' 11.89m

L.W.L. 31' 9.44m

BEAM 11' 3" 3.43m

DRAFT 5' 6" 1.60m

DISPLACEMENT 105 ton 10.589kg (23.296lb.)

KEEL BALLAST 8000LBS

KETCH RIGGED

Anodised aluminium boom and spars

Stainless steel standing rigging - all replaced by The Boathouse in June 2007

Polyester running rigging

Profurl genoa furling system

Roller reefing boom and sailtainer system (2006)

Removable inner forestay

Roller boom mainsail furling

 

WINCHES

Two Barlow twin speed self tailing genoa winches

Six single speed halyard winches

One Lewmar single speed spinnaker winch

 

SAILS

Main - South West Sails - New 2000

Mizzen - South West Sails - New 2000

Genoa - North Sails - 2000

Spinnaker

Mizzen staysail - Gowen

Storm jib

Sail covers - New 2006

Sail number 6457Y

 

SLEEPS SIX IN ONE DOUBLE AND FOUR SINGLES IN THREE CABINS

Two singles in the forepeak with bedside table and mirror .

Saloon comprises of a linear galley which has a two burner gas techinpex cooker with oven and grill with a seating area to port which makes the double berth.

Aft cabin which has two single berths in and ensuit baby blakes heads with handbasin, access through the cockpit.

Blue upholstery

Teak interior wood construction

6'3" headroom inside saloon

Volvo diesel / paraffin cabin heating

 

PERKINS 2346 72HP DIESEL ENGINE

Rebuilt in 1988 by Golden Arrow Marine

800 hours since rebuild

Last serviced 23.6.06

Max speed 7.5 - 8 knots

Cruising speed 6 - 7 knots

Gearbox replaced 1989

Shaft drive to 3 bladed propellor

Fuel injection pump rebuilt 2005

Stern gear including main shaft, cutlass bearing and flexiable coupling replaced 2002

Vetus Bowthruster 5hp - 2002

 

ELECTRICS

Four batteries giving two banks of 24v at 240ah - New 2005

One 12v battery for navigation equipment - New 2004

Two engine starting batteries - New 2004

CAV alternator rebuilt 1998 and tested spare

24v to 12v inverter

Batteries charged by engine alternator and Aerogen wind generator

 

TANKAGE

Two steel fuel tanks with combined total of 150 gallons

Two stainless steel water tanks with combined total of 200 gallons

 

WATER SYSTEM

Manual and pressurised hot and cold water

Water heated by Isotherm calorifier (2005) and back up gas Paloma stove system

 

Originally fitted out for the well known yachtsman Robbie Collins, 'Wild Wing' has featured in several articles and books. I have owned her for 10 years and cruised to Ireland and Northern Spain annually except for the past four years when I have been based in the Algarve cruising Southern Spain and Morocco. The yacht has given me great confidence in her ability to keep her crew warm and dry in the worst of conditions largely due to her kindly motion and the shelter of the wheelhouse. She has a very satisfying windward ability and this combined with her large water and fuel capacity makes her a very capable yacht.

I have endeavoured to upgrade her during my ownership and all the light fittings, plumbing and instruments have been replaced along with many minor fittings.

I am selling due to ill health which will limit my sailing.

 

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