Laurie Collins

Additional Info

• ID: 4437
• Designer: McConaghy - Sydney
• Keel Type / Style:: Sail
• Rig:
• Boat Colour:: White
• Builder: J.McConaghy Industries Pty
• Launched: 1991
• Loa: 15.24m
• Hull Material: carbon fibre
• Deck Material: carbon fibre
• Engine: Perkins Diesel
• Speed: 7k cruising
• Fuel:
• Drive: Perkins MD90
• Water:
• Cabins:
• Headroom: 1.83m
• Berths: 8
• Heads: 1
• Accomodation: Double Cabin forward; Double Cabin aft; 3 carbon fibre bunks; 3 single berth; Internal & External Hot & Cold showers;
• Galley: 4 burner Gas stove/oven; Gas hotwater;
• Refridgeration: Fridge & Freezer - compressor;
• Engine Description: Perkins MD 90 inboard motor w/carbon exhaust system; Carbon engine box & chart table; Low drag sail drive. Volvo; 2 Batteries 100 amp & truck Battey starter; Fuel pump for bleeding;
• Tankage: 2 x inflatable water tanks approximately 100 gallons; Diesel tanks apporximately 130 litres;
• Electrical System:
• Other Electrical Equipment:
• Navigation Equipment: Loran GPS; Ockam instrument package (includes 3 readouts on deck); 2 sets of Ockam cards in canvas carriers; Signet boatspeed transducer; B&G extended masthead unti; Trimble Loran; Icon VHF; Depth sounder; Loadsensse Loadcell / headstay tension; Brandstat mast readouts; Kevlar Masthead wire; RVH electronic compass;
• Radios: VHF
• Entertainment: CD player / Radio
• Deck Equipment: 7 x winches; 1 x electric Hemland winch; 1 x electric anchor winch; Nautic jib cars; Nautic runner blocks; 2 x Lewmar snatch blocks; Nautic turning blocks for halyards; fredrickson halyard organiser; Nautic main traveler car w/fredrickson track; 2 x Rigel compasses; Fredrickson halyard orgainser; 8 x Antal jammers; 3 x Nautic turning sheaves; note:- all hardware mounted w/ti bolts.
• Rig and Rigging: Sparcraft racing mast with all titanium fittings; Cobalt standing rigging with ti tip cups; Custom halyard lock system; Kevlar runners & check stays - New; Spectra perm backstay; Adjustable cobalt headstay with tuff luff #6 tape; Kevlar jib rollers; Carbon runner rollers; Secptra inboard pole lift with bungie to keep line tension windex; 2 x Carbon spinnaker pole w/Alum ends & foreguy briddle; Sparcraft boom with spectra main sheet strap; Strap comes with double nautic block; Carbon vang/spare lever vang with ti pins sparcraft; Triple sheaves for reef lines and outhaul; 3:1 Outhaul purchase with 1/4 wire; Titranium goose neck pin; Lewmar winch package; Halyard winches $* ) St Heliers; Main winches with grinder pedestal & &)) series; Runner and mainsheet winches %%) St low base series; All winches equipped with titanium & torlon; 1 x main sheet winch lewmar electric for hoisting main & working main sheet.
• Construction:
• Steering: Custom carbon wheel w/carbon quadrant & spectra steering straps w/wheel cover; One carbon rudder w/carbon emergency tiller; Carbon rudder cap; Spare set of spectra steering straps;
• Safety Equipment: All necessary equipment to meet category 3; Bell, horn, first aid kit, Flares:-4 x red, 4 x white, 20 x orange; Horseshoe w/light and drogue; Radar reflector; Flashlight; 4 x Bucket; 14 Omega Lifejackets w/whistles; Heaving line; 2 x anchors (Delta) - (Alum); 50
• Tenders:
• Sails: 1 x Mainsail 4D - 2 North Panel; 2 x Mainsail; Headsails: (i)-1x 4D, (ii)-1x medium air heavy 4D, (iii)- 1x light 4D, (iv)-1x no.3 4D, (v)- 1x no.4; 3 Jib sheets K900 7/16 with press locks; Spin sheets 3/8 K900 with #6 Sparcraft; Guys 7/16 spectra #6 sparcraft; Runner tails 7/16 K900 with press locks; 180' main sheet 7/16 K900; 1 x set spectra adjustable jib car lines; 2:1 3/8 spectra foreguy; 1 x set adjustable tweeker lines; 3/8 yale light topping lift #6 sparcraft; 7/16 K900 jib halyard #6 sparcraft; Rig forward strap w/ti gib shackel; Mast lock main halyard. Spinnakers:- 1 x runners 30/20; 3/4 oz spin runner; 1/5 oz Spin AP; Storm jib & storm trisail; Daisy staysail; note:- All headsails & spinnakers come with bags.
• Maintenance:
• Marina / Mooring:
• Exclusions:
• Vessel History: Built in 1991 to compete in the 50 racing circuit in England, Japan and Key West. Established a very respectable performance in this time. Shipped to New Zealand in 1994 and converted to a cruiser/racer by Builder P.Wilson in Auckland NZ. Modifications to Champosa show her as a comfortable cruiser/racer that can be sailed with minimal crew or motored whatever preference. She has been maintained to a very high quality standard by a proffessional owner. Keel - New October 1993 Mast - New November 1993 Rudder - New January 1993 Spinnaker Pole - Carbon Fibre
• Cockpit: Grey
• LOD:
• LWL: 15.24m
• Beam: 4.57m
• Draft: 3.05m
• Displ:
• Miscellaneous Galley Equipment: Spray Dodger; Cutlery; Crockery; Cooking utensils; Glasses; Toilet manual.
• Mechanical Details:
• General Equipment: 6 x winch handles; 2 x lewmar snatch blocks; Hydraulic mast jack; Keel templates; Canvas sail cover/codkpit cover; Custom ti stantions from Ian Terry w/5mm life lines; Forward bases to accommodate staysail tack; 4 x Textaline sheet bags; 2 x textaline halyard bags; Endoscope (for viewing prop & rudder); Intenal main control system w/custom carbonorganizer box; Ti foot brackets for main trimmer.
• Trailers:
• Comments: Converted and additions in 1995 by P. Wilson, Auckland New Zealand.