New 1998 Premier Yachts 60' Bill Dixon For Sale - Poa - Stock ID 8738

60ft Bill Dixon Description: A Renowned bill Dixon design, constructed of steel in Holland, final timber fittout in solid Canadian Maple done on the south coast of England. Air conditioning/heating throughout 4 cruiseair reverse cycle units. THE AERORIG The Aerorig is made up of a mast, a main boom and a fore-boom. The booms are rigidly fixed to the mast. The mast is totally unstayed and is mounted in two bearings - one in the bottom of the hull and one in the deck. These allow the mast - and therefore the whole rig -- to rotate freely. The jib is completely self - tacking on a traveller mounted on the mast. As long as more sail is set behind the mast than in front of it, the Aerorig will weathercock into wind if left to its own devices. The whole rig can therefore be controlled and the sail angle set by restricting the angle of rotation using a single mainsheet. This is amazingly easy to manage and trim compared with a conventional rig. Furthermore, the mainsheet loading is only about one third of that on an equivalent stayed rig because the rotational force of the jib offsets that of the mainsail - hence a "balanced" rig Shorthanded passage making is so easy, the low sheet loads are so much safer with children on board, an Aerorig has no standing rigging to maintain, the visibility and space on deck are improved, sailing on a dead run is no longer a dangerous nightmare, jibing an Aerorig is a breeze, short tacking to windward up a narrow channel is effortless and above all, her Aerorig is so distinctive Reference: Y0019 Location: Gold Coast QLD Country: Australia Year: 1998 Designer: Bill Dixon Builder: Premier Yachts Length: 60' - 18.28m Beam: 16' Draft: 6'6" keel up 12'6" keel down Displacement: 41.55 Tons Keel / Ballast: Steel lead filled Hull Material: Steel Deck Material: Steel with teak over Engine: Perkins 135 HP, Propeller Hundestedt Variable Pitch, Lewmar Hydraulic Bow thruster. Navman fuel flow monitor. Genset: 1 x Northern Lights 16 KVA, 1 X Master Volt Whisper 6 Ultra Fuel: 2 x 730 Ltr Water: 1 x 280 Ltr 1 x 700 Ltr Plus 1 x Seafresh80 Lph, 1 x Spectra30 Lph Accommodation: Large saloon, sperate Galley: Electric stove with full size oven and grill, Microwave, Refrigeration: Fridge 1 X food 1 X drinks 1 x chest freezer, serviced by either 24 Volt, 240 Volt, or by compressor, both kell cooled (no raw water cooling) Uline icemaker, Shower: Two plus one bath Toilet: 2 x Fresh water vacuflush Dinghy: 3 Mtr Carib with fish finder nave lights NEW 2008 Outboard: 40 HP Mariner, plus smaller Johson outboard with stowable Av Covers: Yes Ground Tackle: 75LB Danforth, 80 LB Danforth, 2 x 80 Mtr x 15 mm chain. Safety Gear: Bilge pumps 1 x continuous heavy duty diaphram type, 1 x manual, 1 x emergency high volume belt driven from main engine. 2 x 4 man liferafts, Electrics: 2 x 12 Volt Batteries 1000 amp NEW 2008,2 X 12 Volt 24Volt Engine start batteries, 1 x 12 Volt Generator start batteries. Alternator 300 AMP, Battery chargers, 2 x Hart, 1 x Mastervolt, Inverters 2 x Hart, 1 x Mastervolt(puresine) Electronics Navigation: B&G Instruments and NMEA network, Course master autopilot, Furuno Radar, CRT at nav station, repeated to Furuno flat screen in cockpit, Furuno GPS, ICOM IC-M710, Marconi inmarsat C, Uniden VHF, Iridium phone wired to external aerial, Seamail, PC running Max-Sea with 3LCD screens Sail Inventory: Doyle Sails NEW 2008 Mainsail slab reefing into custom sail bag with lazey jacks NEW 2008, Jib profurl, Mast / Rigging: AERORIG 360 SLoop, Mast Carbon Fibre Deck stepped Spar Maker: Carbospars The Aerorig is made up of a mast, a main boom and a fore-boom. The booms are rigidly fixed to the mast. The mast is totally unstayed and is mounted in two bearings - one in the bottom of the hull and one in the deck. These allow the mast - and therefore the whole rig -- to rotate freely. The jib is completely self - tacking on a traveller mounted on the mast. As long as more sail is set behind the mast than in front of it, the Aerorig will weathercock into wind if left to its own devices. The whole rig can therefore be controlled and the sail angle set by restricting the angle of rotation using a single mainsheet. This is amazingly easy to manage and trim compared with a conventional rig. Furthermore, the mainsheet loading is only about one third of that on an equivalent stayed rig because the rotational force of the jib offsets that of the mainsail - hence a "balanced" rig Shorthanded passage making is so easy, the low sheet loads are so much safer with children on board, an Aerorig has no standing rigging to maintain, the visibility and space on deck are improved, sailing on a dead run is no longer a dangerous nightmare, jibing an Aerorig is a breeze, short tacking to windward up a narrow channel is effortless and above all, her Aerorig is so distinctive Deck Gear: Salt water deck wash, 2 x Fresh water showers on deck, Winches: Jib Lewmar 44.24V, Main Halyard Lewmar 48.24V Mainsheet x 2 Lewmar 54 Hydraulic, Windlass Lewmar 3000 hydraulic x 2, Aft capstan Lewmar 54 hydraulic, Stainless steel davits with capstain lifting system, Large stainless steel BBQ Remarks: Washer/dryer, LG NEW 2008. Entertainment:- Phillips flat screen in saloon, Computer DVD repeats to saloon TV & nav station sceen, and cockpit screen, JVC stereo spekers to saloon, aft cabin and cockpit. Bower Compressor 4 sets of dive gear