VOR 60 designed by Bruce Farr and built by Cookson Boats NZ. This VOR 60 was originally named Swedish Match, it competed in the 1997-98 Withbread Round the World Race and finished 3rd. Second name was Nokia and competed in the 1999 Sydney to Hobart Race with line honours. Boat have been stored inside a wharehouse from 2003 to 2009, it was used in Norh America for training and Transatlantic racing.
LOCATED: Punta Lagoa Marina in Vigo, Spain
the boat is in very good condition, professionally maintained and upgraded over the years. Canadian documented vessel, for more information, please contact broker.
NOTE: Consider that this sailboat has been Sweedish Match at rest in a warehouse in Sweden for more than 6 consecutive years and then about ten years he has been stored 6 months a year in winters in Quebec.
The El Unicornio has never been damaged or suffered any accidents and then nothing has been neglected for its maintenance.
DESIGN
Builder
Cookson Boats NZ
Designer
Bruce Farr
DIMENSIONS
LOA
18.90m
Beam
5.38m
Draft
4.01m
Displacement
13500kg
ENGINES
Engines
Yanmar 4JH2TE
Engines hours
3000
Engines notes
The Yanmar 4JH2TE diesel engine in perfect condition (maintenance carried out in November 2023).
TANKS
Tanks notes
Fuel tank : 2X 170L + 1 X 100L
ACCOMMODATIONS
Shower
Yes
Accommodations notes
(4) Inclinable bunk beds + one double bed
(4) special beds (2 each side)
toilet with sink
Jabsco marine head
Water pressure system
(1) solid water tank 200L
(1) Flexible water tank 150L
Stanless steel sink
Syntetic teak cabin floor
GALLEY
Galley notes
Sea water pump at galley
Propane 2 burners gimbals stove
(2) 45L coolers
(3) 90L coolers
12 volts fridge/ freezer
NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS
Electronics
Raymarine
GPS
Yes
VHF
Yes
Automatic pilot
Yes
Radar
Yes
Navigation instruments notes
Latest generation electronic equipment (rechecked in November 2023). More equipment.
Raymarine C90W and C120W multifonction displays w/ charts (2017)
Raymarine RD418HD radar antenna (2017)
Raymarine autopilot with fluxgate compass
(2) ST70 autopilot control head (2019)
Smart pilot X-30 Corepack (course computer, compass, rudder feedback) Wireless autopilot remote controller
ST60 & ST290 wind transducers
(4) ST70 multifonction color display
ST70 depth, wind and speed transducers
(2) ST70 instrument keypads (2017)
Seatalk2 junction box 5-way
Raystar 125 GPS sensor
Ray 55 VHF radio
Ray 55E VHF radio
RayMic VHF exterior station
(10) Raymarine man overboard tracking devices
Thrane & Thrane Sailor 6150 standard-C
Raymarine AIS 650 (2018)
Electronic barometer
Iridium satellite system
Computer 17 inch screen
ELECTRICAL
Generator
Yes
Electrical notes
2 X 100 amps alternators
6 X 6 volts service batteries
1 X 12 volts engine battery
1 X 12 volts generator battery
110 Volts shore power with cord
ProMariner 40 amps battery charger
120 volts inverter
Exterior LED lights (2017)
Nav station electrical refit (12 volts pannels,LED lights, new cables)
(3) electric/ automatic bige pumps
(3) manual bilge pumps
Generator revised Nov. 2023.
All new 4D batteries 2024
SPARS & RIGGING
Sails
- The sails are in very good condition; on the sailboat 1 new mainsail, 2 new front sails, 5 other front sails in perfect condition, 3 spinnakers in
perfect condition.
- In container a 2nd mainsail in very good condition and several other sails in inventory.
North mainsail gaterback/ carbon 3 reef (2010) (very good condition)
North maimsail ultra XC carbon/ spectra 3 reef (2019) (new condition)
North 100% light kevlar (good condition)
North 100% gaterback/ carbon (very good condition)
Great Circle 80% twaron/ carbon (new never used)
Great Circle 75% offshore dacron 2 ply (very good condition)
North staysail kevlar (good condition)
North reacher kevlar (very good condition)
(5) Masthead spinnakers (very good condition)
(2) Spinnaker socks
(1) Heavy fractional spinnaker spectra (very good condition)
(1) Fractional spinnaker nylon (very good condition)
Blue sail cover with lazy jack
Several other sails ( spinnakers, reachers, jibs ).
Mast
Aluminum
Spars and rigging notes
- A carbon rudder in reserve
- The avionics type mast is made of aluminum with joints to the titanium spreaders. (Less fragile than a carbon mast and not much heavier).
- The stays and diagonals in rigid rods completely checked.
- The forestay is new.
- 90% of the ropes are new and many in inventory.
DECK EQUIPMENT
Deck equipment notes
Custom aluminum mast 4 speaders, height 28.8 M
Nitronic 50 rod rigging forestay and shrouds
New headstay (2019)
Aluminum bowsprit
New rigid boom vang (2019)
Kevlar backstay
Rope backstay Regatta (2019)
Large self-draining cockpit
(2) steering whells on pedestals with chain
New aluminum stanchions (2019)
Deck hatch replaced (2018)
(2) Lewmar 80 3-speed self tailing winches
(2) Lewmar 90 2-speed self-tailing winches
(3) Lewmar 55 self-tailing winches on coming port & starboard
(2) Lewmar 54 self-tailing winches on coming forward port
(17) line stoppers on coach roof
(3) Regatta halyards (2017)
(4) Regatta braid jib sheets (2019)
New reef lines (2019)
(6) Rope bags (2019)
Deck painted with epoxy over Corecell
Non-skid repainted roof and cockpit (2018)
Hull painted (2018)
Profurl roller furling (2015)
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Safety equipment notes
(1) 10 pers SOLAS RFD liferaft (new 2018)
(1) 8 pers SOLAS Firtz Wright liferaft (new 20018)
(1) Cospas Sarsat EPIRB (2014)
(1) Cospas Sarsat EPIRB (2018)
(1) Sart EPIRB
(12) survival suits
(8) life jackets
(2) SOLAS orange buoys
Coast safety equipments
Defibrillator
(2) Danforth type anchors with 15M chain, 60M rode
Spare carbon rudder
Three watertite comparments
Four ballast tanks with one electric pump
Emergency tiller
CONSTRUCTION
Keel
Bulb
Construction notes
1- The shell is made of Kevlar (so very resistant and durable; no unpleasant surprises).
2- The keel sail is made of hardened steel and was checked in 2021.
3- New antifouling paint.