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SOLD - 60ft Expedition Motorsailer Catamaran - 5 Cabins

This custom-built steel Expedition motor sailing Cat was built in Brisbane, Australia by Marines Pty. Ltd. The original concept of the vessels build was to supply an Expedition Catamaran for either private cruising and or commercial use. It features 5 separate cabins, all with their own showers and toilets. As a catamaran she has a good Horse power to mileage fuel usage, set up with numerous fuel tanks allowing for extended cruising under power alone. The sailing rig is set up with furling sails on both Main and forestay allowing for easy handling with the economy of motor sailing. There are 3 diesel driven separate generators with an additional unit driven from the main engine. This well-designed installation is coupled to a 5 Kw inverter powered by a large solar panel providing continuous energy to operate the vessels various appliances. The living areas both exterior and interior are spacious as one would expect for a catamaran of this size.   2 gensets 10  and 20 kva. For boarding (diving or swimming) there are port and starboard stairways that provide easy access from the water level stern platforms.   LOA: 60ft Beam: 20ft Draft: 6.5ft   2 -190 HP Mitsubishi Diesel Engines with marine Gearboxes  1 - 20 KVA Mitsubishi  Diesel Genset 1 - 10KVA Isuzu Diesel Genset 1 - 7KVA Genset off Stbd Main Engine 2 - Engine Blowers 1 - Bank 24 Volt Engine batteries 1 - Bank 12 Voltof House Batteries 1 - 500Watts Solar Panels Charging 24 V and 12 V Banks 1 - Workshop area with spare parts for everything..To numerous to list..   1 - Raymarine E7 Series Chart plotter Radar 1 - E80 Chart Plotter Radar 1 -  Wheel Auto Pilot /Hydraulic Steering 1 - VHF Radio 1 - Garmin Depth Sounder  1 - AIS AMEC Class B Camino-201 2 - Muir Thor Anchor Winches 12V and 24V with 120 Metre of 14mm Chain each 2 - Anchor Winch banks of Batteries   1 - 5KVA Solar System mounted FlyBridge Roof 1 - Stainless set of Dinghy Davits 1 - 3 Metre Aluminium Rib with 15HP Suzuki 4 Stroke   3 Sails 2 Foresails and 1 Main all Self Furling   1 - Galley with 15Cu Ft Fridge Freezer/5 Cu Ft Ref/1Tucker Box freezer 1 - 4 Burner Gas Stove/Microwave Oven New 70GPH Water Maker installed   5 Cabins with 5 Heads and Showers.. Cabin 1 Queen size Cabin 2 -2 Singles Cabin 3 Double and single Cabin 4 2 Singles Cabin 5 Double and Single 4 - Marine air-conditioners servicing all 5 Cabins. Total sleeping for 12.   Water: 2,000litres Fuel: 3,500 Litres Consumption at 1400 RPM ave 6.6/5 knots without Sail 15 Litres an Hour   The current owner will consider selling a part share up to 50% to someone who wants to enjoy cruising the Pacific.

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Hop aboard a present day motor sailer and you wouldn’t know it, but this genre, over time, has truly evolved. Rewind back to the late 1960s and, one might remember how fiberglass construction began refashioning the face of boat manufacturing and design. Motor sailers were almost always long keeled, heavy displacement vessels with humble sail plans. As time progressed, builders added size to the rigs for upgraded performance. In addition, hull shapes improved to offer superior handling characteristics while sailing.

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The motor sailer is known for its devoted followers —thanks to this very evolution too. They especially love the vessel’s sheltered steering position with its 360 degree view. Let’s not forget the lure of a big engine that powers the boat to get moving quicker than the sails.

When narrowing it down to a special style motor sailer, it’s important to review priorities as the majority of the time when designing this type boat, you’ll find it calls for a plethora of compromises. So get your priorities in order…then… select the model that matches all of your leading criteria.

Let’s start with recommending a ketch rig where the easy to handle mizzen offers a noticeable stabilizing effect —when under power— without having to set the mainsail. One is able to even sail it with just mizzen and headsail in strong winds —another point in the easy handling category. And, when anchored, the mizzen can be kept set, and the boat lying head to wind, greatly rising the comfort bar aboard along with prohibiting the boat from sheering around in high wind weather.

Next we have the shift from the traditional long keels, that offered great directional stability at sea, but were less responsive when under sail and were a challenge to maneuver in the harbour, to select modern designs having lifting keels, allowing for access to a far-reaching range of harbours, or bilge keels, which - at low tide - grants the boat the ability to dry out upright.

The motor sailer wheelhouse, is a great option, making steering a breeze in bad weather. For those night cruises, a small wheelhouses - separate from the boat’s accommodations, allows you the advantage of the area to be kept dark for keeping an effective lookout. Another advantage is that when moored, an owner will appreciate it’s value of a tremendous 360 degree view around the boat. We recommend selecting a model that offers a spacious seating area for a deck salon opportunity.

Why are motor sailing yachts becoming more popular these days? Mostly… because it just makes sense. And in addition to the sheer fun of sailing, motor sailer enthusiasts will brag about it’s propulsion backup and efficiency, roll reduction, not to mention the amazing synergy of engaging two simultaneous modes of propulsion! One may even be thrilled to save the cost of a get-home or second main engine and shift the funds into investing in a good sailing rig.

The ideal motor-sailer should be 100% sailing vessel, and 100% power vessel. Mainly motoring, then turn on the fueled engine. Of course, the same holds true for those looking to utilize her primarily as a sailing yacht. The vessel’s design is known to be given a higher bow for those days when powering into the weather is the choice. Another tip, is to ensure your choice offers sufficient beam to provide for good sail carrying power, but not too much more. The owner who wishes to focus more on the powering portion of this boat will look for a "powerboat-type" layout, but don’t forget a modest "get-home" sail rig will be well loved too. The combo offers the guests the lull a good sail brings on providing the wind cooperates. There’s nothing like the peace of mind knowing the guests will never have the disappointment of a mechanical failure and their voyage will always be safe at sea.

Let’s talk performance with these beauties… A magnificent synergy between motoring and sailing gives its owner something that would never be achieved exclusively with power OR solely sail. One will be surprised with the speed boost that’s embraced by this beautiful marriage of the two. Start out on a motor-sailing voyage and expect a mere 3 knots of fuel to get you a whopping 7 to 10 knots of boat speed!

This can only be said for those days that mother nature sends the right winds to allow for this type sailing cruise. On that perfect day of wind, when looking for zero cost in fuel, and less of a rush to get to your destination of choice, set sail and leave the motors off! You’ll want to use your savings on those tropical drinks and fancy fish dinner at the exclusive island hot spot anyways! So start those engines and get the sail rigged right and you’re off for a journey that is sweet in many ways!

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BAMBA 50: Catamaran Motorsailer

Yo peeps. I’m tapping this out in the wind-blown town of Lorient, France, where I spent all day yesterday browsing through a small, but very interesting boat show, Les Salons du Multicoque . This is a special presentation of multihulls, containing some very cutting-edge boats, that flops back and forth between Brittany and the Med. Ironically, one of the boats I found most interesting was this new Bamba 50 , a catamaran motorsailing trawler built right near here in La Rochelle. It serves as a trenchant reminder that the “edge” in boat design can cut more ways than one.

The mast is quite tall (air draft is about 60 feet), is set well aft, and is designed to fly either one big 860-sq.ft. genoa or a 1,075-sq.ft. gennaker.

Check out that funky sailplan profile

The motive force of the sail augments that of the engines, two 150-hp Iveco truck diesels that are configured to run at low revs (max rpm is 2,800, and they cruise at 1,400). Carrying a smidge over 1,000 gallons of fuel, the mighty Bamba reportedly has a functional range of over 3,000 nautical miles under power alone, which, of course, can be significantly increased by simply rolling out the sail. In motorsailing mode, I was told, the leeward engine runs alone, turning just 700 rpm.

Play your cards right on this boat, and I reckon you could easily get through a full season of cruising–or maybe even all the way across the Atlantic and back–with just one trip to the fuel dock.

Accommodations, of course, are astoundingly palatial.

The saloon looking forward

The spacious flybridge

Picture windows in the master stateroom aft

A pair of clever bunk berths in the smallest of the three guest staterooms

A well-appointed galley

On the dock at the show

At anchor in the brochure; note the fold-down transom

What you’re looking at here is hull number one, which was built on spec. Bamba is actively seeking representation in the U.S., has worked out a design for a big Bamba (60 feet) and (thanks to several comments received at the show) is currently drawing a baby Bamba (approx. 42 feet) on the back of the proverbial napkin.

And yes, the boat is named after the song .

Some of the other cool stuff I saw at the show includes these massive submarine pens, which were right next door. The Germans built a number of these during the war to house a fleet of about 28 U-boats.

Thanks to persistent Allied efforts to neutralize the threat they represented, the town of Lorient was mostly rubble by 1945, but the pens held up fairly well. I was told the walls are 5 meters thick and the roofs are 8 meters thick. On some spots on the roofs, allegedly, there are bomb craters that are two meters deep.

Of course, I also saw lots of other cool boats, including a number of super-duper French ocean-racing tris, like Foncia , Groupama , and Gitana , which weren’t even in the show, but apparently just like to hang out in Lorient.

Gitana at rest

Plus, there was a small collection of antique “Golden Oldies Multihulls,” which were part of the show. One of these was this intriguing specimen, Three Legs of Mann , which won its class in the Round Britain and Ireland back in 1974.

I’m not sure, but this may have been one of the first boats to incorporate a huge semi-circular mainsheet traveler track.

I’ll share more about the show as soon as I get that damned song out of my head.

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That’s how Nordhavn should have built their motorsailer.

With no boom and no main, looks like the Bamba 50 was taylor-made for all those cruisers I see who simply pop out the roller furling genny and call it a day.

Shit. Now I want one. Shit. Shot. Shit.

“The motive force of the sail augments that of the engines”

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Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.

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