Grabau International is delighted to announce its successful sale of the 2005 Starkel Star 60 ‘MARIE CLAIRE’.
Supremely elegant wood epoxy and carbon performance cruising yacht, custom-built to the highest standards and extensively updated and refitted in recent seasons. A very special yacht!
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
From the board of Roberto Starkel and with project management by Alessandro Vismara, MARIE CLAIRE is one of three Starkel 60’s built by the Stella Polare shipyard in Fiumicino, Italy. The first was another Vismara project, built to the order of the former Italian Prime Minister Massimo Dalema and proven highly successful on the regatta circuit as well as being an excellent offshore cruising yacht. MARIE CLAIRE was then commissioned by a long-time Vismara client who had previously owned a string of Baltic Yachts. The coachroof profile and deck configuration of MARIE CLAIRE was carried across from the Baltic 60 ‘MATTONE’ and the yacht was built in cold-moulded Mahogany with carbon structures to an extremely high specification by the Artisans at Stella Polare.
Featuring a special Weldox box-blade keel with lead bulb, carbon fibre rudder and custom-made Martsrom carbon fibre rig with carbon Park Avenue boom, MARIE CLAIRE is a thoroughbred sailing yacht with all the benefits of wood epoxy construction – namely low weight, high stiffness and unparalleled insulation against noise, heat and vibration. Although not well suited to production manufacture (as the hulls cannot be moulded on a production line as with GRP), wood epoxy is considered by many to be the optimum material for performance cruising yachts and alongside a string of notable carbon fibre built yachts launched in recent years, Vismara is now working extensively in wood epoxy with a number of new designs in this construction due for launch in 2020/21.
Internally, MARIE CLAIRE shares her similarities with Baltic Yachts designs with a beautifully executed teak interior featuring a luxurious owner’s cabin aft, complete with centreline double berth, two twin guest cabins forward and a further twin bunk cabin for guests of crew in the walkthrough aft, plus one further crew cabin in the forepeak.
Now in her second ownership of 6 years, MARIE CLAIRE has seen a continual programme of refit and upgrade in recent seasons including teak deck overhaul, fitment of a new generator, Garmin navigation geat, new Millennium sails, fitment of a bowsprit and gennaker and so on.
MARIE CLAIRE’s specification highlights include:- • Mahogany cold-moulded construction with carbon structures • Teak deck with Baltic 60 twin cockpit deck configuration • Recently re-faired underwater profile • Weldox custom box keel with lead bulb and carbon rudder • Marstom custom carbon mast with carbon Park Avenue boom • Electric winches • Hydraulic furling genoa • Millennium Sails regatta/cruise mainsail and genoa • Gennaker with bowsprit • Fully-battened mainsail system with low-friction battencars, stackpack and lazyjacks • All sail controls led aft to cockpit with sub-deck halyards • Upgraded Garmin navigation system with plotters, radar and fish-finder • Flush deck hatches • Sanguinetti retractable mooring winch • MaxPower bowthruster • Volvo 150hp diesel engine • Recently replaced MASE 9kw generator • Gel battery banks • Watermaker • Diesel fired cabin heating • Washing machine • Teak interior joinery • 3-guest cabins, further twin guest/crew cabin plus forepeak crew cabin. Three guest heads.
REFIT HISTORY:
2019 • Construction of bowsprit for gennaker • New A2 gennaker • Anchor windlass replacement • Vang hydraulics overhaul • Underwater hull sections sanded and faired for optimum performance • Supply of new Zodiac tender • Replacement of forward services battery pack
2018 • Overhaul of Gianneschi self-priming water pumps • External cushions makeover • Cockpit electric panel makeover • Engine starter motor overhaul • Shaft seal revision • Replacement of lights and spotlights with LED
2017 • Teak deck overhaul with recaulking • Supply of new Millennium Sails regatta/cruise mainsail and genoa • Installation of new Garmin digital touchscreen plotters in cockpit and at chart table • Installation of new Garmin radar system • Installation of Garmin depth and fish-finder system • Fitment of watermaker with carbon tubes • New Gottifredi Dyneema halyards
2016/15 • Fitment of MASE 9kw generator • Replacement of various pumps • Fitment of flat-screen TV system • Upgrade on internal and external stereo systems • Replacement of Sanguinetti retractable bow mooring winch • Routine maintenance
BUILDER’S HISTORY
The Stella Pollare shipyard in Fiumicino was opened in 1971 and quickly became renowned for their speciality in classic and modern laminated wood construction and refit of one-off and semi-series yachts. With over 60 yachts launched since with the largest at 80 feet, the Starkel & Vismara designed Star 60 is perhaps one of the most famous. Winning the ‘Naval Academy Trophy of Livorno’ for best project, the design demonstrated the abilities of the Stella Pollare shipyard to produce a modern, high-technology and high performing yacht using a marriage of tried & tested wood epoxy construction and latest-generation carbon fibre structures.
We wish her new owners fair winds and following seas.
For those that missed out, Grabau International has a number of other similar yachts available for sale including:
Do you have a yacht like this to sell? Grabau International are always looking for new high quality cruising yacht listings both in the UK and internationally. For further information about our tailored brokerage services, please look here or feel free to contact us.
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