Guest Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Via 42 Alloy Sloop You're looking for a comfortable yacht, able to sail you far away from home? Don't hesitate, Graine d'Etoile our Via42 is ready for you. Perfect fo liveaboard, very seaworthy and ready for long crossings, Graine d'Etoile is a sailboat that can go everywhere : * going up a river or entering a tricky pass to reach a shallow lagoon? it's easy with a 3.3 feet draft and a solid alloy hull * planning to sail for long weeks without stopping? Graine d'etoile is ideal due to the modern hull, and great autonomy (water, energy, diesel) * want a safe boat with latest technology? Graine d'Etoile is equipped with recent electronics (AIS, iridium,radar, Gyro-pilot, distress beacon...) * and last but not least, a reasonable price due to the euro weakness : today 100.000€ is only 169.000 NZ$ graine d'étoile is currently sailing in south west pacific all details on my blog http://via42forsale.blogspot.com Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 at the anchorage Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 under sails Link to post Share on other sites
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Guest Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 New change rate : new price Euro is always weaker compared to NZ$. My boat is is now only 159000 NZD, ready to leave new caledonia. interested ? contact me : grainedetoile (@) free.fr http://via42forsale.free.fr 00 687 87 61 62 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Another contact on the onboard iridium Satphone : 00 8816 325 414 57 http://via42forsale.blogspot.com and in french on http://via42forsail.blogspot.com Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I'm not in the market for a boat at the moment but on the surface of it this looks like a lot of boat if you're looking for an offshore option. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 During the past weeks we got a lot of cyclonic alerts around New Caledonia (Vania, Zelia, Anthony and of course Yasi, all packed in one month) I take time during the current cyclonic pause for explaining one of the advantages of an alloy centerborder. Of course it's perfect for going close to the beach or enter in a very shallow lagoon. However the main advantage is safety by allowing you to pick your place in narrow cyclonic holes. In New Caledonia, there is no port with a total protection to cyclonic conditions. For example in Nouméa, most of the marina poles are only one feet below the high tide level. If a cyclone strikes at high tide, I let you imagine... The two good cyclonic holes in New Caledonia are in Bay of Prony (20 miles south of Noumea) and Port Laguerre (12 miles north), where rivers allow to access inland protected waters. However in case of a cyclonic alert both of these shelters are overcrowded, with most of the boat crews having a moderate to low standarts of cyclonic anchoring. The real dangers in these places are the other boats. We choose Port Laguerre because of its mangrove shores (better than the rocky shores of Prony for an emergency landing) and because part of the place is accessible only for shallow draft boats. Accessing to this place at any time of the tide allow you to arrive first and to pick the deeper place in the mangrove, with no other boat around. We spend three cyclonic alert safely in this place, and without our 3 feet draft our position would have been much less secure. all details on our 42 feet alloy centerboarder design on : http://via42forsale.blogspot.com 159000 NZD Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Via 42 going to the beach Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 inside view Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 alone at the anchorage in a remote area of Honduras[ Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Under twin sails on her way from Galapagos to Marquesas Islands (3000 Milles in 22 days) Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 technical drawings of Via 42. The two swinging centerboards are clearly visible Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 kiwi made new hull paint Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 What is inside ? cotation in metric units Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Here is the survival kit : First the life raft. We choose Wiking brand for reliability and compliance to the higher standart of aeronautical industry. We position it on top of the roof in an aluminium berth welded to the deck, with an easy release sling. We prefer this position for avoiding to get it close of the engine ( in case of fire think what your liferaft will look like just exposed to radiation heat) A second liferaft (out of maintenance scheedule) is located near the transom. Close to the first liferaft, a floating self release EPIRB (in the white container front of the picture). If the boat deck is under more than 2 meters of water, an hydrostatic pin will release and activate the EPIRB. Otherwise it can be manually activated. Connected to the liferaft, 3 waterproof tanks with extra rations, survival stuff handheld GPS and VHF. Inside, there is also a grab bag with an extra personnal distress beacon and the iridium satphone. Too carefull, you think? No, just two kids on board and a boat designed for long bluewater passages Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 All winchs (and most of deck equipment) have been replaced in 2005 for selftailing lewmar. Maintenance is of course easier with only one brand of winch on the deck. 2 54 ST in the cockpit 2 40 ST on the roof with 6 spinlock blockers for each 3 winchs on the mast more details on http://via42forsale.blogspot.com Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 The chart table and electronic equipment. All electronic are from 2005 or later Chart plotter build with panasonic toughbook (military NATO version, vibration and splashing resistant, touchscreen) AIS receptor NASA RADAR JRC 1600 GPS Furuno GP72 Speedo-Loch-Sounder Navman 3100s Wind-Anemometer Navman Wind 3100s Autopilot Navman G3100+ hydrolic steering Hypro (new 2010) Irridium SatPhone Battery Manitor NASA BM-1 and of course paper charts of atlantic (from north england to cape town on east side, from florida to Buenos Aires to west side) and south pacific (but sorry we gave most of NZ charts). All details on http://via42forsale.blogspot.com. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Electric windlass 1200W (changed in 2005) : an essential safety piece of equipment. Link to post Share on other sites
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