NAME:
- Original name : Sweedish Match 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.
The sailboat has been out of the water 6 months a year and especially from 2020 to 2024.
LOCATED: Punta Lagoa Marina in Vigo, Spain the boat is in very good condition, professionally maintained and upgraded over the years.
Canadian documented vessel.
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.
Hull material: Material Coque kevlar, epoxy with Kevlar and cored with Corecell and Divinicel.
States, new features or additions in blue.
ENGINE
- Yanmar 4JH2-TE, 4 cyl (completely overhauled )
- New turbo charge ( 2019)
- 1 spair shaft (stored in Canada)
- Propeller- 4 blade Max Prop Écono ( 2018 )
- 59 HP at 3200 rpm./ special gear box ratio 3,20.
- New fuel lines, new pre-filter assembly, new air filter assembly ( 2019),
- Fuel tanks : 2x170L + 1x100L
ACCOMMODATIONS
- Marine Heads Jabsco, Johnson Pump ( water pressure )
- 4 inclinable bunk beds + 1 double bed
- Four other spécial beds ( 2 each side )
- Synthetic teak cabin floors ( new 2019)
- Well-lit interior
- Comfortable interior, airy
- Toilet with sink
GALLEY
- 2 burner stove on gimbals ( Propane 1 lb screw-on tanks used.)
- 2x 45L coolers
- 3x 90L coolers
- 1 fridge/freezer (to check)
- 1 solid tank 200L (fresh water pump)
- 1 stanless sink
- 1 foot pump for ocean salt water pump
- 1 foot pumps for fresh water.
NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS
- Electronics
Raymarine
- GPS
- VHF
- Automatic pilot
- Radar
SAILS
- Main sail 2010: North Sails gaterback/carbon with 3 reef points ( in very good condition stored in Canada)
- Main Sail 2019 : North Sail , ultra XC carbon/ spectra, carbon battle, with 3 reef points. ( on boom)
- J1 : 100% North Sails light kevlar : good shape
- J1 : 100% North sails gaterback/carbone : very good shape
- J2 : 2019: 90 % Great Circle offshore twaron/carbon: ( never used )
- J3 : 2019 :75% Grest Circle offshore, dacron two ply: very good shape (used only 2020 )
- Stay sail : North Sails kevlar, ( good shape )
- Reacher : North Sails, kevlar ( stored in Canada )
- 2 Headmast Spinnakers on sailboat with 2 sockets: ( very good shape ),
- 3 Headmast Spinnaker ( very good shape, stored in Canada)
- 1 Frac. Strong, Spinnakers spectra : ( very good shape)
- Storm Jib : (good condition )
- Blue mainsail cover.
- Several other sails ( stored in Canada: more spinnakers, reacher. jibs, battles, etc… )
- Mast
Aluminum
- Boom
Aluminium
- Spars and rigging notes
Rigging :
- Halyards and ropes ( 5 halyards, 6 sheets spi. , 6 jib-sheets,
- 2017: custom Regatta halyards (1 headmast spinnakers, 1 frac spinnaker, 1 mainsail)
- 2019 : 4 Regatta. Braids jib sheets
- 2018: 6 new rope bags
- 2019: all new ropes for reefs
- lazy-jack
- Added : 1 Facnor 7700 furler 202 with 1 new anti-twist line
- Special aluminium mast
- Original. Mast height 29M.type avionic/ Quadruple spreaders, titanium connections
- Nitronic 50 rod rigging forestay and shrouds
- New head stay ( 2019 )
- Aluminium bowsprit
- Spinnaker pôle Carbon ( 7.8 M ) ( for paint)
- Kevlar backstay
- Rope backstay Regatta (2019)
- New rigid boom vang (2019 )
CONSTRUCTION
HULL
Non-skid repainted in 2024 for roof + cockpit
- Wrapped in 3M vinyl yellow, red and white in 2019
- Note : New paint red partner Majorica easy to remove
KEEL : Lead bulb fin keel ( test RX in 2022 )
On keel and hull there is normal maintenance and antifouling to be done
RUDDER
- Spade Carbon rudder mounted through the hull.
- 1- Spare carbon rudder (store in Canada)
Hull material: epoxy with Kevlar and cored with Corecell and Divinicel.
- Material Coque kevlar,
- Appendice , rudder Carbone
- Non-skid repainted in 2024 for roof + cockpit
- Wrapped in 3M vinyl yellow, red and white in 2019
- Note : New paint red partner Majorica easy to remove Keel: Lead bulb fin keel ( test RX in 2022 ) On keel and hull there is normal maintenance and antifouling to be done Look hull: Original is Dark blue (2010) , ( refit in design yellow, red and white vinyl 2019 ) Paint over the design 2029 in ‘’ red paint of partner Majorica’’
Note : the red paint is easily removed and also the blue vinyl can be removed to restore the dark blue paint.
- On Each side four (4 ) ballast tanks ( total recall 13 degrés )
- 1 Électric Pump ( Note : 1 valve to repair)
Communications equipment added in the transaction.
- Iridium GO with PC tablet 2024
- Starlink special for sea 2024
Please note:
- transport costs for a container or equipment stored in Canada are the responsibility of the buyer
- Note that the few repairs needed do not prevent the El Unicornio from sailing well.