Sails & Rigging

Main 650 sqft on 1995 LEISURE boomfurl with full battens.
Mizzen 245 sqft on 1995 LEISURE boomfurl with full battens.
Two furling headsails, a high clue yankee of 675 sq ft, and a 120% genoa, previously 1080 sqft and recut tot 880 sqft. Both headsails permanent on two 1995 Reckmann R4 furlers on new 14mm headstays.
Note: Babystay and her sail are removed in 2004.
Aluminium main mast is a section 14 inch.
Booms are 1995 Leisure Furl original.
Oversized stainless steel standing rigging is very strong and in good condition (all new 1997+1999).
Both masts are Awlgripped in 1995.
Both booms are Awlgripped in 2006.
Most running rigging is new from 1998/99. All sails: main, mizzen, furling 12O% genoa, furling high clew yankee. These are from 1995 by Lidgard Sails NZ and the 2 Reckmann headsail furlers are new from 1995. From 1995 the yellow/red Lidgard poleless cruising spinnaker of 1440 sqft with turtle bag.
Condition of the sails:
genoa 120% + mizzen + stormjib : hardly or never used
Yankee passed 60% of its life, Main 40%, genneker 20%

sailing yacht monsoon cruising the pacific ocean
sailing yacht monsoon cruising the caribbean
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The following heavy jobs go electric: mainsail hoist, headsail furlers and headsail sheeting. The other jobs on easy to work manual, selftailing winches. Main and mizzen have New Zealand built (1995), in-boom "Leisurefurl" systems to make reefing of mainsail and mizzen an one man job, even in 40 + winds. Both headsails are on separate Reckmann furlers (1995) The ship can be sailed and operated very easily by two persons, thanks to the autopilot, and these furlers.

Two, 21 ft and 25 ft aluminium whisker poles for downwind sailing are made in 1994. All lines, sheets, blocks, rails, cars are in perfect condition. A new set Rondal genoa rail with cars and stoppers is new from 1998. In november 1998 we installed a Lewmar #77 electric 24 Volt selftailing winch on the aft deck. Other winches by Barlow: (2) #36 selftailing on deck, (2) # 28 selftailing on main mast Barient: 2x#24 on main + mizzen mast. Lewmar: the two 1998 furling winches for the in boom Leisure furl sails. Lots of spare halyards, blocks and shackles.
sailing yacht monsoon cruising around the world
2 Reckmann headsail furlers, we oparate them on the electric windlass. They are fitted on Monsoon aswell in NZ in 1995.

Genneker by Lidgard-NZ 1440 sq ft.