Author: Peter Walford

All carbon UK sails,jib, main, schreecher, moderate spinnaker. rotating aluminum spar, interior finished in birch/yellow cedar by current owner Peter Walford completed 2014; comfortable but light cruising interior LED lighting, propane fireplace, 3-burner stove and refrigerator, steerable Yamaha 4-stroke 9.9hp, autopilot, GPS, VHF radio,sound system, composting head,fresh and salt water to dual sinks, aft cabin double and forward bee-berth.Covers a lot of ground in simple luxury, in a hurry, and with no fuss.

A very well built Farrier built in balsa core(Durakore) and epoxby Colin Haigh of Vancouver; a sister ship to Sauterelle of Victoria, built at the same time. Fitted out in 2008 with racing rig and all new carbon tape drive sails, new Anderson winches, nets and 9.9 motor by Dennis Morgan of Victoria Seldom used thereafter. Purchased 2010 by Peter Walford of Hornby Island and interior gutted and reformatted, and deck layout upgraded to match the bigger sails. 18 knots first time out.Features 2-sink galley, salt and fresh foot pumps, 3 burner stove, cabin heater, composting toilet (no holding thank= no weight),better ventilation, new windows,new LED interior lights and new electronics,reconfigured seating, galley table and nice lightweight wooden interior. Everything core/epoxy in the upgrades. Still floats high.