Charter Yacht Description

Northern Child, a beautifully presented and professionally maintained Swan 51 yacht, specializes in cruising, racing and corporate charters in the UK, Mediterranean and the Caribbean.

Northern Child was built in Pietesaari, Finland, by Nautors Swan, which are widely acclaimed to be the finest production sailing yachts in the world. Swan yachts are renowned for their outstanding sailing abilities, their unfailing quality of construction and craftsmanship, their luxurious accommodation and their classic elegant lines.

Northern Child is one of naval architect German Frers outstanding all-round designs and shares the same performance pedigree of Blizzard, a famous 51ft Admirals Cup racer, except that Northern Child was also fitted with a lavish cruising interior and the hull sections were enlarged to accommodate the increase in displacement.

Fast and easy to sail, she has four comfortable cabins sleeping up to 12 people. Northern Child is a fine balance between a racing and cruising yacht.

Northern Child was built in 1984 for an Italian owner, who has since become the owner of Nautor Swan. She was first kept in the Mediterranean as a family cruising boat and for some fun racing regattas such as the Swan World Cup. In 1997, she was sold to a British owner and sailed from Italy back to the UK, where she competed in several prestigious events before undergoing a complete refit in 1998/99. The refit included new teak decks, winches, sails, electronics and paint.

She was then purchased in March 2001 by the current owner, and upgraded internally with new cushions, curtains and a complete revarnish. New equipments include computer with Seapro navigation software, 220 volt invertor, generator, radar, GPS, SSB and VHF radios, water maker, Satphone, new main Yanmar engine, new sails, new running rigging. She is now maintained to the highest standards.

Navigation and electrical equipment:

Northern Child is equipped with the latest navigation system, which includes:

PC charting software interfaced with GPS

Radar

B&G Hercules 2000 with 3 x 20/20 mast displays

Navtex

Robertson Autopilot

SSB radio

Satphone for voice and data.


Other equipment

Northern Child has been fitted with a new water maker and a new generator (a Whispergen, a new type of generator, that produces 24V DC power and is relatively silent). In the winter 2003, Northern Child has also been fitted with a new Yanmar main engine.

On deck

On deck there are two cockpits, one amidships in connection with the companionway, and one aft for steering with a spacious bridgedeck in between. The deck layout is clean, uncluttered and designed for easy sail handling and maximum control. The dual cockpit configuration provides separate working zones when racing and comfort with security while cruising. Northern Child has a traditional two spreader masthead rig, with babystay, inner forestay and new running backstays. A cluster of 16 winches are grouped mainly around the forward cockpit. The coachroof has been re-organised with new sets of Winches and jammers. Double genoa sheet tracks are installed each side, plus short staysail tracks forward.

Sails

Northern Child has a vast wardrobe of cruising and racing sails. All sails are in perfect condition.

Hyde Sails Fully battened composite mainsail North Sails Kevlar radial mainsail
Roller furler genoa Light No.1 Kevlar radial genoa
Asymmetric spinnaker New heavy No.1 Kevlar radial genoa
North Sails 0.75oz cruising spinnaker No.2 Kevlar radial genoa
1.5oz cruising spinnaker
No.3 Kevlar radial genoa

Racing sails
0.5oz Gradient spinnaker
0.75oz Gradient spinnaker
1.5oz Gradient spinnaker
Relling Sails No.4 Dacron genoa

Safety equipment

MCA Certificate category 0 2 horseshoe lifebuoys, lights plus drogues with covers
1 telescopic Danbuoy
Lifejackets
Lifelines
Webbing deck lifelines
1 SART


1 6-man liferaft
1 8-man liferaft
Flares to RORC and MCA standard
Sailor VHF
Iridium Sat Com and Icom M710 SSB
121.5 MHz EPIRB
416MHz EPIRB
Medical kit - drugs and bandages to RORC and MCA category 0 standard

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