LOA: 23m

Beam: 5.4m

Draft: 1.8m

Displacement: 40 t

Designer: Custom by Bernard Kuczera

Keel type: Bulb keel

Rig: Ketch

Boat Colour: Black hull, White wheelhouse

Builder: Bernard Kuczera

Launched: 2010

Hull Material: Mild Steel

Deck Material: Mild Steel

Engine: Gardner 6LXB

Speed: Max motor 8.5

Hours: 1700

Drive Shaft Single Screw

 

Sleeps 16 in total

11 single berths in dormitory/forward hold

Double berth in Fore peak

Single berth in electrical room

Double and single berth in stern cabin

 

Gas stove - 2 burner oven and grill. Including rest of galley as is

 

cookery, cutlery, pots and pans

 

Gardner 6LXB Diesel Rebuilt in the Gardner factory in 2005. Has older injector pump, cylinder head and governor. (cruising consumption about a litre per mile)

 

Gearbox: dog hydrolic, Generator; Honda 7.5kw. large well equipped engine room; Lathe, drill press, welder included.

 

Fuel 2100L

Water 4.500

 

12v &24v DC, 230 AC, 4x 12V AGM battery for house bank at 24V, 520AH (new Dec 2017), 2x 200AH AGM starter bank

 

GPS, Depth Sounder, Radar

 

SSB, VHF

 

Built by Bernard Kuczera in Kerikeri, New Zealand.  3 years construction time. During his 40 years sailing he built 6 yachts in this similar style, evolved from a Bruce Roberts design.

 

Winches: Wilkie self tailing 

Ground Tackle : 2 x 100kg Delta anchors plus 50kg Delta

Capstan : Home built with gearbox and motor from US bomber plane winch

 

Mast: Galvanised steel pipe, design tested on 4 different yachts, proven to be stronger and easy to climb.

Rigging : 16mm galvanised steel wire

Reefing : all  sails on roller furling – Loose footed mizzen and main (on tracks)

Spars : Galvanised steel pipe

 

Willis sails, including main, genoa, mizzen and spares

 

Mechanical steering inside wheelhouse and at station in front of wheel house. With hydraulic back up at stern

 

Foredeck davit for lifting

cargo hatch (dimensions 1190mm X 1170mm)

 

Has attained CAT1 twice.

Has never been in commercial survey

 

Liferaft (out of service), Danbuoy, life ring x 2, lifejackets, 406 epirb

 

3.6m Mac with 20HP 4stroke outboard.

2x sit on kayaks

 

For sale separately to vessel:

Moorning: (located in Kerikeri inlet New Newzealand) made up of  a 7.5ton cast iron boiler ring in shipping chain, (equivalent to 12 ton concrete block because of the density)

2 yearly haul out and anti foul

Regular engine and mechanical maintenance

Regular rust maintenance and prevention

 

In 2011, only one year after launching Sylfia, Bernard passed away, leaving his Legacy to his children. They have been running Sylfia using the skills they acquired sailing professionally; Sofia aboard Super yachts and Greenpeace vessels and Sylvan as a marine engineer aboard cruise ships. They have been making the most of Sylfia taking her on voyages up to the islands and most recently around NZ. Due to future commitments they are unable to make the most of the yacht and would like to see her used to her full potential.

 

Sylfia is an expedition style motor sailor, she is a versatile yacht built for the adventurer, as well as the cruiser; with large open spaces to carry cargo or the big family. She has considerable volume for her length. The large wheel house with great views is where it all happens; navigation, galley and bathroom. She is easily self-maintained with the well-equipped workshop and clever, simple systems. Being fitted in a basic but functional style she could be sailed as is or easily modified to suit, her solid build could take you on expeditions in all corners of the world.