For sale: 2005 Cornish Crabber Pilot Cutter 30 ‘To Kyma III’

Pilot cutters were heavy displacement, long-keeled, gaff-rigged 40 – 50-feet long ves- sels that were used in the 19th century to put pilots on board windjammers coming in from the Atlantic towards the South-Western entrance of the English Channel. Their design has been described as “the best sailing boat design ever”. To Kyma III has a similar design. To Kyma III offers an attractive tried and tested package that comprises everything needed to take up extended cruising in the Eastern Mediterranean with a crew of 3 – 4. Just add food and go. Perhaps her greatest asset is, apart from her today rare quality of construction, her shallow draft. This allows you to always find a safe spot to anchor even in during the season (July and August) sometimes crowded Cycladic Islands anchorages.

Type: gaff-rigged sailing cutter, RCD category A (Ocean)

Year built: 2005 at Cornish Crabbers (then trading under the name Select Yachts), Rock, Cornwall, UK. Sail number 55.

Dimensions: length overall 39 feet (11.90 m), length over deck 30 feet (9.14 m), length water- line 25 feet 9 inches (7.85 m), beam 9 feet 6 inches (2.89 m), draught 3 feet 6 inches (1.06 m, this boat has no centre plate), displacement 6350 kg, sail area 600 square feet (55.7 m2).

Building material: Hand laid GRP hull, deck and interior mouldings. Wooden spars. Laminat- ed plywood with wooden . Substantial teak external rubbing band on each side. Coppercoat antifouling since new. Hull scraped and antifouling renewed in 2016.

Engine: Yanmar three-cylinder 30 hp diesel.

March 17, 2019 1 Homeport, Flag and VAT status: Falmouth, UK. UK VAT paid when boat was delivered.

Registry information: UK Small Ships Registry (SSR), certificate expires 4 June 2020

Current location: Paros, Cyclades, Greece

Asking Price: TBD. Current list price for a new standard boat is GBP 151,950.= including UK VAT @ 20%

One owner since new

Particulars:

Sails: Tan main with three reefs, new 2016. Tan furling staysail. Cream gaff-topsail and furl- ing jib. Storm staysail. Red-white-blue asymmetric cruising chute, flown from . All sails made of high-quality materials by Jeckells of Wroxham, UK

Rigging: Sitka spruce mast, boom, gaff, bowsprit (retractable) and topsail yardarms; scraped and varnished spring 2019. Standing rigging stainless steel, chain plates removed for corrosion inspection 2016. Bowsprit, mast, gaff and boom fittings, fairleads, Samson post, tabernacle, etc. custom made of stainless steel.

Eight Harken self-tailing single speed winches: two on mast, two on aft end of coach roof on each side of cabin hatch, and two on starboard and port cockpit coaming respectively. Hark- en blocks. Barton jib, staysail and mainsail adjustable sheet trimming cars and tracks.

Mainsail can be hoisted and reefed without leaving the cockpit as halyards, boom topping lift, downhaul, and reefing lines are led through blocks at base of mast, then through organisers (renewed 2016), and then to Spinlock stoppers on aft end of coach roof. Backstays can be operated from the cockpit. Permanent wooden horizontal boom support behind cockpit.

Harken furlers for staysail and jib, with furling lines led to cockpit: fore sails can be set and furled again without leaving the cockpit.

Engine: Fresh water-cooled three-cylinder 30 hp Yanmar 3YM30 diesel (new 2008) with seawater cooled heat exchanger (decalcified 2016). Weed filter in inlet seawater cooling cir- cuit. Balmar multi-V drive belt system for fresh water cooling pump and alternator (fitted 2014). Yanmar gooseneck in exhaust system. Anti-siphon breaker with tell tale that can be seen from the cockpit. Dashboard with rev counter, hours counter, warning lights and starting key in cockpit. Fuel consumption 2.5 – 3.0 litres/hour at cruising speed of 5.5 knots. Stainless steel 90 litres fuel tank under cockpit floor. Fuel gauge at chart table. Emergency fuel cut-off valve in aft deck locker. CAV water separator. Aquadrive® thrust bearing and drive shaft (new 2009), Stern gland with PPS seal, Darglow three-blade feathering propeller.

Interior: Classic seagoing layout that sleeps 4 (6 when quarter berths are used as doubles). Chain locker and heads compartment with hanging locker in forepeak. Toilet and washbasin with pressurised hot/cold water mixer/showerhead in heads compartment. Washbasin and shower sump emptied by electric pump. Settees with lee cloths on each side of saloon table. Lewmar hatch in foredeck above saloon table. Galley with Techimpex double burner gas cooker, grill and oven amidships on port side. Pressurised hot/cold water mixer over galley

March 17, 2019 2 sink in large worktop. Ample storage space (closed with doors) above galley and under work- top. Large chart table/navigation station amidships to starboard opposite galley with ample storage space for charts, pilots, etc. Isotherm fridge under chart table. Navigator’s seat be- hind chart table with storage space under. Lewmar hatch in coach roof above galley/chart ta- ble. Two opening portholes in forward end of deckhouse. Two large quarter berths with lock- ers behind galley and navigation station respectively. Two large deck lockers behind cockpit, accessible from deck.

Ground tackle: 45 lb (21.5 kg) genuine galvanized CQR™ main anchor, self-storing in fitting. 60 metres of 10 mm galvanized chain. 1000 Watt/12 Volt electric Lewmar V3 vertical windlass with capstan, operated by foot switches on foredeck. Circuit breaker/main switch at chart table. Spade secondary anchor with chain and rode, stored in aft deck locker.

Instruments: Raymarine C70 chart plotter above chart table with ST60 repeater in cockpit; integrated with ST60 speed, log, depth and wind cockpit instruments, and with control head of Raymarine ST4000+ tiller pilot. Raymarine 54E VHF radio with DSC controller, emergency antenna and plug for emergency power supply. Plastimo handheld VHF (new 2016). NASA AIS receiver and Clipper Navtex. Nasa Target Communications receiver. Back-up magnetic compass with light, mounted in extra washboard. Back-up handheld Garmin GPS.

Electrics: 80 A alternator with integrated regulator on engine. 12 Volt 110 Ah starting battery, 2 x 12 Volt 110 Ah domestic batteries. Manual 1-2-Both-Off switch under navigator’s seat. Switch panel adjacent to chart table. Precision digital Volt meter above switch panel. Low- voltage cut-out relay. 220 V shore power unit/battery charger with Galvanic Voltage indicator. 220 V sockets in cabin connected to shore power unit. Solara solar panel on top of cabin hatch, with regulator. Three 12 Volt cigarette lighter sockets, one with potentiometer for com- pass light. Navigation and cabin lights with LED bulbs. Loudspeakers for CD player in cabin.

Gas installation: Vented locker for two gas bottles amidships above , accessible from aft deck. Pressure regulator with shut-off valve on gas bottle in use. 2nd shut-off valve near cooker. Dualwatch gas alarm.

Fresh water: 300 litres in total in two interconnected 150 litre tanks under each quarter berth. Level gauge on chart table. Automatic water pump with strainer and purifier that serves galley and heads compartment. Hot water provided by calorifier connected to engine cooling circuit. Immersion heater in calorifier, connected to shore power unit.

Toilet: manual Jabsco. Holding tank with level gauge on chart table, manual waste pump and deck flush.

Bilge pumps: manual pump in aft locker, operated from cockpit. Electric pump in engine bay, switched at chart table. Bilge alarm at chart table.

Safety: Arimar 6-person life raft in canister (new 2013). SOLAS-compliant grab bag. ACR RapidFix™ EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) interfaced with ship’s GPS with hydrostatic release mechanism stored in canister mounted on push pit. ACR SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) mounted in cabin near cabin hatch. Flares in canister. Life buoy with light, drogue and Dan buoy mounted to starboard on push pit. Life buoy with float- ing line mounted to port on push pit. Kim rescue sling. Extra halyard on mast to winch a per- son who has fallen overboard on deck. Three Crewsaver automatic lifejackets with harness

March 17, 2019 3 (new 2011). Additional four manual lifejackets with harness. Life lines with locking safety hooks. Jackstays on deck. Release mechanism for swimming ladder that can be operated by someone in the water. Powerful search light. Large powerful wire cutter (Felco). Effective ra- dar reflector in top of mast.

Fire extinguishers: Two in cabin, one in aft locker. Automatic fire extinguisher in engine bay. Fire blanket in galley.

Additional equipment: Ducting and fuel tank for Wallas paraffin cabin heater. Multiplait moor- ing warps. Fenders. Long lines to bring ashore when anchoring. Bombard AX2 inflatable (new 2014) with oars, manual pump and Mariner two-stroke outboard engine. Two boat- hooks. Two rubber buckets. Full set of signal flags. Motoring cone and anchor ball. Substan- tial quantities of spare shackles, blocks, rope of different sizes and lengths, hose clips, es- sential engine spares, screws, etc., etc. Very comprehensive tool set in box. Canisters to take an extra of 40 litres of diesel fuel, and more.

Comment:

To Kyma III was built for the current owner in 2005. He had two boats from the same yard before and has 40+ years of sailing experience in the Med and in Northern and Western Eu- ropean waters. While built, she was equipped for extended live-aboard cruising in the Med. She was exhibited at the 2005 London boat show, and launched in Falmouth in the spring of that year. After commissioning, she was sailed non-stop from Falmouth to Porto (Portugal), and then via Gibraltar and the Corinth Canal to Paros (Cyclades, Greece). Her permanent mooring has since been in Paros, where she has been stored ashore and meticulously main- tained during the winter by Afros Yacht Services. During the winter of 2008-2009, she was stored ashore in Corfu for maintenance and repairs to the engine installation. At the same time the centre plate was removed to save weight. This was done on the advice of a Lloyds- approved surveyor who concluded after stability calculations that this would have no effect. Experience since then has shown that if anything, she is faster than before, and as close winded. With three on board, To Kyma III can take enough water and diesel to stay away from any port or shore facility for at least a week. For her size, she has excessively heavy ground tackle. This is important as Beaufort 8+ gusts into bays on the downwind side of Cycladic is- lands are common during normal settled summer weather. Ultimately using both her main and secondary anchors, she has always been safe even during severe gales. To Kyma III is to be sold with “everything on board”, that’s to say dinghy with outboard engine, charts, pilots, spares, a comprehensive professional-quality tool set, pots and pans, plates and cups, cutlery and all the cruising gear needed to start cruising straight away. She is currently in very good condition; with all safety gear, fire extinguishers, flares, etc. in date; and all systems fully functional. To Kyma III comes with an extensive User’s Manual that has been compiled and kept up- to-date over the years by the owner. In this document, all systems and their use are shown and described in detail. Extensive notes on how to sail her are included. Those considering buying To Kyma III may obtain a copy of the manual by sending an email to the owner.

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To Kyma III under sail in the bay of Paroikia, Paros, Greece in very little wind.

Note the permanent wooden support for the boom, as was customary on old gaffers. Because of the limited space for the chain locker in the forepeak, the main anchor self-stores forward of the bow in a specially made stem head fitting. To the bow eye just above the waterline, a short heavy line is spliced as attachment for a towing line in case of an emergency (has never been used thus far…).

Moored in the port of Gefira (op- posite Monemvasia) on the East coast of the Peloponnese.

Note that the boom support is also used as support for the essential sunshade over the cockpit and the cabin. In port and at anchor, the bowsprit is always raised.

March 17, 2019 6 Hauled out in Gouvia Mari- na, Corfu.

Note the shallow draft, long keel hull. Note also that the feathering propeller is protected on all sides by keel and rudder, which pre- vents fouling in today’s flotsam invested seas.

The Yanmar 3YM30 Diesel…

…engine can be lifted out through a hatch in the cockpit floor. The SS diesel tank is located behind the engine. The bottom of the tank can be cleaned through a special hatch in the cockpit floor. The installation is almost vibration-free because of the Aquadrive® thrust bearing fitted in the propeller shaft. Note the gen- uine Yanmar Goose-neck exhaust bend.

The front of the engine…

… can be reached through hatches under the gangway on both sides of the (now empty) centre plate housing. Note that the seawater cooling pump is mounted on the front end of the engine (lower right part of the picture). Hence, changing the impeller is easy. Two battery boxes (with yellow covers) con- tain the service batteries.

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The heads compartment...

… is located in the forward end of the boat. It has a manual marine toilet, a washbasin and a pressurised hot/cold water mixer/ showerhead. An electric pump empties washbasin and shower sump. There is a hanging locker to starboard.

A door above the toilet gives access to the anchor chain locker and the hold- ing tank.

The saloon is cosy..

… and has a large folding table. The settees are comfortable to sleep on when the backrests are removed. There is storage space under the settees.

Chart table and instruments.

The chart table is located amidships on the starboard side behind the sa- loon. Note that there is ample stor- age space in lockers all closed by doors (no so-called cubby holes!). The AIS plotter is mounted directly above the chart plotter to allow for easy visual comparison of the re- spective plots.

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The galley...

… is located amidships to port and op- posite the chart table. It comes fully equipped with cutlery, plates, cups, pots and pans, etc.

Two large quarter berths are located aft under the cockpit seats, one to starboard behind the chart table, and one to port behind the galley. There is a large locker in the front end of each quarter berth (picture to the right).

Lots of spares...

… are neatly stored away under the starboard settee in the saloon.

March 17, 2019 9 All deck fittings are all stainless steel and very substantial.

The inner end of the bowsprit has a hinge that allows raising the outer end of the bowsprit to reduce in-port boat length. The picture shows the bowsprit in raised position.

To port of bowsprit: Lewmar V3 1000 Watt anchor windlass, operated by foot switches on the foredeck. The main anchor is a 45 lb genuine CQR type, attached to 60 metres of 10 mm anchor chain.

Cockpit and aft deck

Note: Harken winches and stoppers on each side of the gangway, Harken winches on cockpit coamings, fixed boom support, hatches on each side of the tiller giving access to two large deck lockers, vented gas bottle locker behind deck lockers, swimming ladder shown in lowered position, EPIRB housing with hydrostatic release mech- anism fitted to SB push pit, Dan buoy holder fitted to SB push pit, outboard engine mount fitted to port push pit.

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The SB deck locker in the aft deck

Both deck lockers extend forward under the cockpit seats until the aft end of the quarter berths. Because of this, the lockers are much larger than shown in the picture.

Cockpit instruments.

To port: Raymarine ST60 wind above ST60 speed, log and depth. To star- board control head Raymarine ST4000+ tiller pilot above ST60 data repeater. Also shown: washboard with magnetic steering compass.

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Sailing downwind from Chios to Mykonos in a blow with a reef in the main.

Ghosting along the W-coast of Patmos, using the cruising chute flown the tip of the bowsprit.

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Spring 2016: hull polished, bottom scraped and new Coppercoat antifouling re-applied. Ready to go again!

Spring 2016: re-commissioning in Paroikia, Paros, Greece. AFROS Yacht Services’ Graeme Hole at work. Hull polished, all woodwork varnished or painted anew. Note the brand new main sail.

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