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Specifications
Autumn Breeze is a Classic Long keel Ketch designed by Fred Parker &
Partners and built by Charles Chapman under the supervision of Lloyd's Surveyors
in 1974. Constructed to Lloyds' +100A1, of Iroko on Rock Elm frames with Copper
and Bronze fastenings throughout. Superstructure and cockpit are all teak and
she has teak laid decks. She has a Lead keel with Bronze keel bolts. Originally
designed as an Ocean racer, she was refitted to superb, luxury standards in
Dartmouth in 1990.
Approximate Dimensions
| Length Overall |
46ft 8ins |
14.53 |
| Length on Deck |
41ft |
12.5m |
| Waterline Length |
30ft 7ins |
9.33m |
| Beam |
10ft |
3.05m |
| Draft |
7ft 6ins |
2.29m |
| Sail Area |
730sq ft |
68sqm |
| Displacement |
12.97tons |
13.17T |
| Thames Tonnage |
14tons |
Rig, Sails and Spars
 | Bermudan Ketch rig |
| Aluminium Alloy masts |
| Wooden booms |
| Stainless Steel standing rigging (2000 / 2001) |
| Harken headsail reefing |
| Roller boom and slab Mainsail reefing |
| Roller boom Mizzen reefing |
| 2 x spinnaker poles |
| Reaching Strut (Jockey Pole) |
| Removable inner forestay for heavy weather sails |
| Running backstays with Hyfield levers |
| All currently used sails by Dart sails and have been serviced regularly. |
| Mainsail |
| Furling Genoa - new UV strip 2007 |
| Mizzen |
| Cruising chute |
| Trysail |
| Numerous spare sails including spinnakers, cruising chutes, staysails and
mizzen staysail - currently stored ashore |
| Lewmar Self tailing winches |
Deck Equipment
| 60lbs CQR main anchor on 60m chain |
| 45lbs secondary CQR anchor on chain |
| Francis 400 Electric anchor windlass |
| Pulpit |
| Pushpit |
| Guardrails with access gate either side |
| Sestrel Major steering compass |
| Sprayhood over companion way hatch |
| Bimini over helm |
| Spray dodgers |
| Cockpit table |
| Cockpit cushions |
| Lightweight deck covers (Antigua Sails, 2004) |
| Sail covers, window covers and dodger (Quantum Sails 2007) |
| Cockpit shower (hot/cold) |
General Equipment
| Oil lamps |
| Clock |
| Barometer |
| Taylors 043 Gas stove (gimballed) with two burners, grill and oven |
| Crockery - for eight |
| Pots, pans and cutlery included |
| Dartington crystal glasses included |
| Portable 240V fan heater. |
| Pressurised Hot and cold water to galley, heads and cockpit shower |
| Baby Blake sea toilet |
| Heads can be connected (manually) to holding tank. |
Engine
| Perkins 4.108
4-cylinder 42hp diesel, reconditioned in 2007. |
| Conventional shaft drive to bronze 3-blade propeller |
| 12 and 24 Volt alternators (2007) |
| Hot water by engine heated calorifier and 240VAC immersion heater |
Tankage
| Water - 100 gallons in three stainless steel tanks |
| Diesel - 65 gallons in three stainless steel tanks |
| Holding - 30 gallons stainless steel with deck pump out (currently
not in use) |
Electrics / Electronics
| 2 banks of 2 x 12Volt batteries making 24Volts for domestics |
| 1 x 12Volt battery for engine start. |
| Battery monitoring panel |
| Shore power installation with RCD protection |
| Sterling Battery charger |
| Furuno Radar |
| B&G VHF Radiotelephone with DS Controller |
| Kenwood TS50 HF SSB Transceiver (2004) |
 
| Garmin 152 GPS (2006) |
| Lokata Navtex |
| Full B&G instrumentation including Hydra Autopilot |
| Switchable twin transducers on both log and depth |
| Pioneer domestic broadcast receiver / CD player |
| Full Navigation lights |
| Interior lights |
| Chart table light |
Safety Gear
| Emergency tiller |
 
| ACR 406MHz EPIRB (2004) |
| 3 x fire extinguishers - all in date |
| Fire blanket by galley |
| First aid kit |
| 2 x life belts with lights |
| Dan buoy |
| Life jackets with built in harnesses |
| Radar reflector |
| 6 man RFD Liferaft (cert 2004) |
 
| Emergency axe |
| Harness clip rail either side of cockpit |
 
| 2 x Manual Bilge pumps |
| Automatic electric bilge pump |
| Gas detector / alarm |
| Stainless steel boarding / bathing ladder |
| Waterproof torch |
Shore Gear
 
| Zodiac 2.8m Inflatable tender (2003) |
| Mercury 4.0hp outboard |
| All over winter cover |
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