Engine
Ruston 6AT 350 M
Total Power
6002hp
Engine Hours
-
Class
Mega Yacht
Length
71.32m
Year
1987
Model
Richards Shipbuilders Expedition
Capacity
-
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Boat Details
Description
Luxury expedition.
THIS IS THE MOST SPECIAL AND WEATHER-SAFE EXPLORER ON THE MARKET: SHE WOULD STAND OUT AMONG MUCH BIGGER VESSELS.
THE VESSEL IS A SERIOUS MACHINE.
Richards Shipbuilders (Lowesoft, Scotland), built 1987-1988.
Served as British Navy Fishery Patrol in North Atlantic as NORNA.
Refit 2014: 26 months (280 000 man hours) at Atlantic Refit Centre (La Rochelle, France).
Interior design: Philippe Briand of Vitruvius Yachts.
Exterior design: Veerle Battiau of Mc Farlane Ship Design.
AWARDS: WINNER OF THE WORLD SUPERYACHTS AWARDS in 2014.
Guest accommodations: 12 (in 6 luxury staterooms).
Crew accommodations: 22.
Master stateroom on the upper deck.
Fitness room, wellness centre, jacuzzi on the upper deck, wine cellar, helipad.
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Monkey island (sky bridge):
- Original restored wooden binnacle
- Mast with: 2 radar antennas, Colregs lights, Flir camera, horn, Inmarsat dome antennas, 3 spot lights
- MF/HF and VHF antennas and other antennas
- Batteries for GMDSS system
- Emergency generator
- 2 azimut bearing compasses
Upper main deck (bow):
- 2 hydraulic windlasses with Meridian Systems hydraulic motors
- 6 big stainless steel cleats (4 on bow and 2 midship)
- 7 air vents with weathertight closing system
- Fore mast with Colregs lights
- Access to chain locker
- Stainless steel courtesy lights
Upper main deck (stern):
- Synthetic ice resistant teak
- Elipad with folding railings, synthetic ice resistant teak and 22 stainless steel drains
- Jacuzzi with carbon fibre cover
- 2 cushions sunbeds
- Teak table with logo with 8 teak chairs
- Other teak table with world map, 2 teak chairs and cushions U-shape seats
- 4 life rafts
- 3 life jackets storages
Lower deck (exterior):
- Group Snef Sobec taxi-enclosed tender mod. 1KN3A0 with 2 Volkswagen Marine TDI 265-6 diesel engines and stern drives
- Group Snef Sobec inflatable tender mod. 1KN380 with console, Ullman shock absorber seats, one Volkswagen Marine TDI 265-6 diesel engine and stern drives
- DSB inflatable mod. 420-1RB with Yamaha outboard 40 Hp four stroke
- Zodiac inflatable mod. MK-4-WD with Yamaha outboard 25 Hp
- 2 inflatables desinflated and packed
- 4 Seadoo waverunners: 2 Seadoo RXP 260Rs, 2 Seadoo GTX limited 260
- 2 spare Mercury 40 Hp four stroke
- 5 big cleats
- HYVA hydraulic crane mod. HC501MXE3 in the center of the lower deck for heavy tenders
- Acebi 7.5 kN starboard side hydraulic crane for inflatables
- 2 side hydraulics pasarels with controls
- Diesel hose and nozzle for tenders
- 2 terrestrial vehicles wheel stoppers (no vehicles)
- Jettison fuel platforms for petrol tenders
- Hydraulic winch
- Stern Colregs lights
- Flagpole
- 12 vents with weathertight closing system
- 2 side gates
- Multiple latches to strap down the tenders
Master stateroom and master areas (at main deck):
- 180 degrees weathersealed windshield with electric blinds
- Retractable flat-screen tv
- 2 white leather benches
- King size white leather bed with backrest and photochromic glass to bathroom
- Sky light with electric blind
- This is the only area of the vessel with carpet floors
- 6 closets with double white leather doors
- Bathroom with double access, Duravit bowl tub, 2 closets, double sinks floating vanity, separate enormous shower with L-shape seat and gresiti tiles coating, separate Roediger floating toilet area
- Private office with escritoir and 2 chairs and private corridor to access from the master stateroom
- Galley for the master stateroom: with Gamko 3-doors fridge, icemaker, dishwasher, sink, microwave, stainless steel working countertop
Entrance reception salon (at main deck):
- On starboard side U-shape white leather sofa with separate bench and Samsung flat-screen tv with Bose system and coffee table
- On port side Delta-shape wooden table which can seat at least 10
- Again on port side bar table with 3 orange leather seats
- Access to master stateroom galley
- Table games closet
- Electric blinds
Gym (forward at middle deck):
- Matrix hybrid bike
- Matrix PecFly
- Matrix air rower
- 6 doors cabinet and towels closet
Guest staterooms (at middle deck):
5 staterooms at middle deck.
3 on starboard side and 2 on port side: the 2 on port side are the VIP ones and on starboard side there are 2 double and one twin.
All the staterooms (including the master stateroom) can accommodate 12 guests.
Each stateroom has own bathroom.
The two double staterooms have a communicating door in between.
The bed of the 2 aft staterooms faces to aft.
The bed of the 2 forward staterooms faces to forward.
The twin stateroom is the most forward one and the bed faces aft.
The VIP staterooms have a bench and extra space.
One of the VIPs has an escritoire with a small leather seat.
All the staterooms have Samsung flat-screen tv with Bose system.
All the staterooms receive a lot of natural light that can be darkened with electric blinds.
All guest bathrooms are provided with: generous rain and hand-held shower, Roediger floating toilet with in-wall flushing system, tube sink with Gessi faucet, full white coating, extra drainage system, cabinets; and the 2 VIP bathrooms have a tub and even more generous space and shower; while one of the VIP bathrooms has double sink.
Pantry room with 2 double door closets.
Spa and day bathroom (at middle deck):
- Hair washing seat
- LEMI massage bench
- 3 closets for storage of beauty products and towels
- Roediger floating toilet
- Glassy tube sink
Dining area (at middle deck):
- Guest-area middle deck galley
- Rest area to access to dining area
- Walk-in wine cellar with glass door
- U-shape white leather sofa with bench and retractable home-theatre system
- Wooden table with 8 seats but possible accommodation for 12
- Bar with fridges, icemaker, sink, double countertop and draft dispenser
- Electric wooden curtains for privacy
- Galley in between the dining area an the lower deck: with sink, Meiko dishwasher, Hoshizaki icemaker, Menumaster microwave, Liebherr fridge freezer and wine cellar and food elevator to main galley
Bridge:
- 2 side slave control units: with throttle, bow thruster control and pitch control, rudder angle, whistle control, search light control and curtains and wiper control
- 2 NDC Telegraph AG 6133
- VCM Stabiliser system control
- 2 Furuno VHF fixed radio mod. FM-8900S
- 3 Furuno plotters mod. 0735-11 with RCU-014
- Furuno echo sounder mod. FE-700
- Walker log data mod. P1248
- Main control unit with Hatteland computer system, wiper control, Simrad gyro repeater mod. AR78, Simrad rudder angle mod. IS70, whistle control, Furuno satellite compass 0735-12, Becker-Rudder steering gear controls, Simrad autopilot AP50, throttle and bow thruster control
- Simrad autopilot control FU50
- Simrad Gyro GC80
- Sound Powered Telephone type 77
- BNWAS LYNX V3+
- Saab Navigation System S
- Maretron system
- Furuno for NAVnet 3D
- Flir night vision camera controller
- 2 Simrad navigation system mod. MX510
- Chart table and 4 chart drawer storage full size
- Colreg light controller
- Boning system
- Marinec fire detection and alarm system controller
- 2 black leather electric seats
- Black leather bench with flags organizer with flags
- 2 side sliding portholes for maneuvering
- 2 doors to deck
- Cassen & Plath heeling angle
- Simpson Laurence aneroid barometer
- Electric blinds
- Binocular periscope
Captain's cabin on bridge:
- Quick access to bridge
- Full bathroom with shower, sink and toilet
- Queen size bed
- Bathroom for officer on watch
- GMDSS equipment
- 2 Furuno MF/HF radio mod. FS-2575C
- Furuno Navtex mod. NX-700
- 2 Furuno INMARSAT-C mod. 0560-12
- Audio-video systems
- Printers
- Portable VHF radios
- GMDSS battery control system
- Maretron screen
- Electric blinds
Crew deck:
- 13 crew cabins to accommodate 20
- Separate men and women lavatories
- Cleaning products storage
- Laundry room with 3 Merker washing machines and 3 Merker dryers
- 2 fire station with equipment
- Deck storages
- Crew lounge room
- Fire shut-off area: with 2 watertight doors shut down system, 2 Ginge-Kerr fire extinguishing system activation panel and Young & Cunningam fuel valves shut down system
- Main galley with Caplain mixer, food elevator to guests galley, Franstal cooker, 2 Convotherm ovens, Franstal dishwasher, deep frier, 3 fridges and other chef machines
- Spacious dry food storage room
- Refrigeration room with: 4 Franstal deep freezers, 1 Liebherr Proline and 2 Franstal fridges, wine cellars, Griga-Bohn walk-in fridge, LFV ProCuisines pasta maker
- Spacious crew galley and dining area with waste disposal, Liebherr fridge, Bosch dishwasher, Hoshizaki icemaker, microwave, etc. and big table
- Spacious spare parts storage
- Spacious equipment storage room with Bauer Kompressoren mod. Mini-Verticus 3 dive equipment air compressor
- Garbage room
- Emergency remote watertight doors closing system
- Multiple engines room and technical rooms escapes
Bow technical room:
- 2 G&C windlass hydraulic motors mod. D225MD
- Nebb bowthruster motor mod. VEPP 355 M4
- Hamworthy Super Trident sewage treatment plant
- Combined storage and technical working area
Engines room:
- 2 generators MTU mod. 12V 2000 manufactured 2007 (serial 535106610 and 535106671): port 5,035 hours, starboard 5,372
- 3 fuel tanks + daily fuel tank
- 2 main fuel transfer pumps
- 2 secondary fuel transfer pumps
- Boning monitoring system with 2 analog back up systems
- 4 levels of control of the transmissions: on bridge, in engines room control station, at main panel and on the transmissions
- Pielstick Cranck Pin bearings oil temperature monitoring system
- Shipelec generators monitoring system
- Brown Brothers VMC Antirot rolling tanks and stabilizers monitoring system: stabilization system is constituted by antirot rolling tanks and also rolling fins
- 3 emergency fire pumps
- Goodyear Transformers 135 kVA 415V to 240V transformer
- Foam fixed fire extinguishing system
- Portable CO2 fire extinguishing system
- Hartridge Testmaster engines injectors testing system
- Engines room climate system
- 2 Ruston Diesels engines mod. 6AT350M (serial IH9399 and IH9400) 2,238 KW at 600 RPM, 2x3,001 Hp (total 6,002 Hp): port 2,943 hours, starboard 2,581 (starboard overhaul Dec 2021)
- 2 Ulstein gear box mod. 600AGSC-S.P.KP of 19870 (ser. 1317 and 1316)
- Variable pitch control propellers
- 2 Stamford alternators HC.M734E2 manufactured 2002, 3 phase, 750 kVA
- 3 Alfa Laval (1 for fuel and 2 for lub oil) mod. WHPX-405TGD-24-50
- 2 water heaters
- Spacious technical working area
- Spacious technical consumable storage
- Bitzer A/C chiller system
- 2 Idromar Int. Watermakers up to 600 l/h
Stern technical room:
- Becker steering pumps mod. 27-ZE/ZE-20/J
- Becker rudder system with skegs
Disclaimer
Features
Electrical Equipment
Shore Power Inlet:✓
Generator:✓
Electronics
Depthsounder:✓
Radar:✓
Log-Speedometer:✓
Wind Speed and Direction:✓
Computer:✓
TV Set:✓
Navigation Center:✓
Plotter:✓
Autopilot:✓
Radio:✓
Compass:✓
GPS:✓
Cockpit Speakers:✓
VHF:✓
Inside Equipment
Dishwasher:✓
Bow Thruster:✓
Washing Machine:✓
Electric Bilge Pump:✓
Oven:✓
Microwave Oven:✓
Air Compressor:✓
Air Conditioning:✓
Electric Head:✓
Heating:✓
Hot Water:✓
Refrigerator:✓
Fresh Water Maker:✓
Deep Freezer:✓
Battery Charger:✓
Outside Equipment
Teak Cockpit:✓
Teak Sidedecks:✓
Davit(s):✓
Hydraulic Gangway:✓
Tender:✓
Liferaft:✓
Cockpit Cushions:✓
Cockpit Table:✓
Propulsion
Engine 1
Engine Make:Ruston
Engine Model:6AT 350 M
Total Power:3001hp
Engine Type:Inboard
Drive Type:Direct Drive
Fuel Type:Diesel
Propeller Type:4 Blade
Engine 2
Engine Make:Ruston
Engine Model:6AT 350 M
Total Power:3001hp
Engine Type:Inboard
Drive Type:Direct Drive
Fuel Type:Diesel
Propeller Type:4 Blade
Measurements
Speed & Distance
Range:10000nm
Dimensions
Length Overall:71.32m
Max Bridge Clearance:19.99m
Max Draft:4.9m
Beam:11.66m
Miscellaneous
Windlass:Hydraulic Windlass
Hull Material:Steel
Tanks
Fresh Water Tank:1 x 59998.75 l
Fuel Tank:1 x 227124.6 l
Holding Tank:
Accommodations
Cabins:26
Heads:23