Completely refitted and updated German Frers designed performance cruiser from VR Yacht in Italy. Carbon/Kevlar construction for ultra-light displacement. Spacious 3-cabin double cabin interior layout. Just two owners, never raced and never chartered.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
Originally constructed by VR Yacht in Italy in late 1999 (launched 2000) to designs by German Frers, and used privately by her first owner, TAONANA was purchased by her second and current owner in 2006, also for private use (she has never been used for charters or regatta sailing). Following 8 seasons of enjoyavle sailing, her owner completely refitted and upgraded her in 2014/2015 with a view to creating an ultra-light, ultra-fast short-handed cruising yacht. Thanks to her carbon/Kevlar composite construction, she displaces approx. 10,000kgs, and coupled with her powerful, yet easily managed fully-battened rig, TAONANA now offers blistering performance on all points of sail. Below decks, she features a hugely practical 3-cabin, 2-heads interior layout with remodelled saloon, large galley, chart table, dedicated wet locker and fantastic forward owner’s cabin.
Her specification highlights include:- • Professionally refitted in 2014/15 • Painted decks (no teak to maintain) • Laminate sails with non-overlapping jib for improved windward performance and short-handed sail handling. • Gennaker • Harken winches • German mainsheet system • Keel-stepped rig with swept-back spreaders • Ultrasonic antifouling • Volvo 55hp engine with Saildrive gearbox and Brunton 3-bladed prop • New Raymarine plotter and VHF with AIS • High output alternator • Schenker 12vDC watermaker • LCD TV • Audio system with interior & exterior speakers • Tender and outboard • Liferaft • Carbon passarelle • Carbon cockpit table • Sprayhood and bimini • Cockpit cushions • Sonihull ultrasonic antifouling system
Refit Highlights:-
2014 • Open the stern • Removed the teak all over the deck and replaced with anti-skid paint • Opened 2 new portholes in the hull • Revised rudder profile • Engine completely overhauled Serviced • Painted the hull in light grey and covered in Matterhorn white Algrip • Disassembled mast and repainted in white Matterhorn Algrip as a deck • New standing rigging • New sails (mainsail and genoa) One Sail T4 • Completely redesigned and modernized saloon • New Raymarine navigation tools • Ultrasonic antifouling probes placed in the hull • New Bose HiFi system with external speakers.
2015 • New Brunton self pitching propeller 2 • New Schenker watermaker 2015 • New dinghy 2015
2017 • New spray hood 2017 • New Bimini 2017 • New sail cover 2017 • New cockpit cushions 2017
2020 • Saildrive diaphragm replaced • 4 x 12V / 11OA AGM Batteries • 1 x 90A Engine battery
2021 • 3 x 170W movable Solar panels • 1 x Sonihull ultrasonic transducer system
Annually • Engine servicing • Boat brought ashore for new antifoul and anodes
Presently located in the heart of Palma de Mallorca, TAONANA has been kept in very good condition by her owner and is now offered for sale EU VAT paid and under a British flag.
1999 VR Yacht 47 – TAONANA – Asking Euro 190,000 EU VAT paid – full details here
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