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ZEPHYR OF LONDON

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The current position of ZEPHYR OF LONDON is in Balearic Sea with coordinates 39.48763° / 2.47654° as reported on 2024-03-21 14:11 by AIS to our vessel tracker app. The vessel's current speed is 0 Knots and is currently inside the port of PORT ADRIANO .

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It was 1939 when Zephyr was launched. Survived the war, this iconic Feadship has seen again the light today after two-year rebuild.

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]ighty years and two months after her initial launch in May 1939, the 15-metre Feadship  Zephyr  has been relaunched after a comprehensive rebuild. Initially built by De Vries in Aalsmeer to a De Voogt design a decade before the two families joined forces with Van Lent to form Feadship,  Zephyr  was an innovative motoryacht for her day, one of the very first to have her design tank-tested. Now, in early July 2019, she is making headlines again as a textbook example of how Feadship’s maritime heritage can be restored to 21st-century standards of comfort while retaining the historic ambience of days gone by.

There is something captivating about the cruisers designed and built by the soon-to-be members of Feadship in the years leading up to World War II. They exude classic style in the black & white photographs from the era while the yachts which have survived down the decades make an even more imposing impression in full-colour real life. And then, raising the bar even higher, there are the motoryachts of the Feadship Heritage Fleet which have been lovingly restored to their former glory.  Zephyr  is a truly worthy new member of this fleet in every respect.

“A modern design”,  can be read in an article at the time  15-metre motoryachts of this size and sophistication were big news at the time of  Zephyr ‘s original build. In August 1939,  Yachting World  published a lengthy article on her “modern design” with two V8 engines. “Very rarely is it considered worthwhile to carry out a series of tank tests of a motor cruiser of less that 50ft,” the piece began. “But it is occasionally done in Holland if a high performance is required. In the case of  Zephyr  this was very carefully carried out in the tank at Wageningen and it is to the credit of the designer that the scalemodel showed practically a straight line resistance curve up to 19 knots”.

The article went on to discuss how the owner of  Zephyr  was a repeat client who had previously ordered the yacht  Nepos  from Henri De Voogt. “She had been a great success but the owner wanted something a little faster and returned to the same designer for his new boat.” It is fascinating to read how such custom requests were met and  Yachting World  wasalso very impressed with the construction work of the yard. “ Zephyr  is most beautifully built.  Nepos  was very easy on the eye but  Zephyr  is even more so.”

Investments in pleasure Unsurprisingly, no records exist of how  Zephyr  fared during the war years but she clearly avoided the fate of the many yachts destroyed during this dark period for the Netherlands. The owners, the Smit family, were able to make good use of their not insignificant original investment of 14,000 Dutch guilders in the 1950s and 1960s. Less is known about the yacht’s later years apart from the fact that  Zephyr  had a Greek owner for some time who added a flybridge and two stern drives.

Zephyr is the result of a tremendous design, built to exacting European standards, then methodically refined over 15 years by an experienced shipwright. There is little if anything left to improve upon in this boat. For the sailor who appreciates an easily driven and timeless hull shape, heavy duty construction and meticulous attention to detail, Zephyr stands apart.

The Ohlson 38 was designed by Einer Ohlson. Many of the 38s were built or finished in Ohlson’s home country of Sweden, while others like  Zephyr were built and finished at Tyler Yachts in England. When the design was first built in the late 1960s, the imperative was still to create a relatively narrow, easily driven hull that went through the water withe ease. While the rudder and keel are separated, the keel is long enough to provide excellent tracking and directional stability.

The cockpit is secure and comfortable, with storage in lockers and a large lazarette. The side decks are wide with excellent handholds all the way forward. It’s an easy deck to move around on, particularly in a bouncing sea.

Below decks, the interior is beautifully finished, particularly where the owner has rebuilt it. The forepeak, for instance, was gutted and rebuilt and is now a luxurious owner’s cabin. The shower stall to starboard was replaced by a counter and sink. The spaces, and storage, are clearly designed to work at sea.

The original Tyler construction is impressive, with substantial stringers running along the hull sides. Combined with the vinylester solid fiberglass layup of both the hull and decks, this makes the Ohlson 38 is an amazingly strong boat. The entire deck and hull have been thoroughly insulated.

Zephyr ’s owner has had a longstanding relationship with various Ohlson designs, racing and cruising them, dating back to the wooden 35-footers. Zephyr stands as both an outstanding example of craftsmanship and a vision of what a classic design can be. There isn’t a harbor in the world where  Zephyr  wouldn’t garner attention.

• New teak seats and floor in cockpit (2020)
• New electrical panels (2020)
• Current electronics (2018)
• Engine Mounts, transmission and PSS seal replaced (2020)
• New Lewmar Ocean hatches (2018)

Interior Accommodations

Zephy r’s interior is inviting and cozy, with traditional carpentry defining the space. Starting forward is a comfortable V-berth with a fitted, spring mattress. The head is to port and a vanity to starboard, with plenty of storage and room to move around. The main cabin features a settee to starboard and dinette to port, which can extend to accommodate guests at the dinner table or be lowered to create a double berth. Storage is accessible and abundant. The navigation station is to starboard at the base of the companionway with a quarterberth extending aft. The galley is to port.

Spring mattress in forepeak

LED lights throughout

Original Wedgewood china

Fitted pans

Masterflush electric macerating head

Electric raw water pump and sea- strainer

TW Discharger pump

Tank master discharge panel

Force 10 propane 10000 BTU heater

Electronics and Navigation

Autohelm 3000 autopilot

Garmin 3210 Chart plotter with AIS at navigation station

Garmin 3205 Chart plotter at helm

Garmin 180 in forepeak used as anchor watch

Garmin GMR 18 Radar

Garmin network hub

Garmin depth, speed and wind indicator (2018)

(2) ICOM M422 Radio

Shakespeare VHF auto antenna splitter

Shakespeare VHF antenna

Electrical Systems

Blue Seas Vessel Monitoring System 442

Blue Seas 40 Amp P12 battery charger (2020)

Blue Sea 7520 Battery Charger Remote Panel (2020)

Blue Seas Automatic Charging Relay

Blue Sea Battery Disconnect Panel and 12V sub-panel

Blue Sea 12v Distribution Panel

House batteries AGM –  200 amp hours (2019)

Starting battery – AGM – (2015)

Galvanic isolation system

Separated main ground bus

90-watt solar panel

Solar charge controller (2011)

Renewed battery cabling

Mechanical Systems

Yanmar 3GM30F (2000) 2431 hours

New transmission (Yanmar, KM2P) (2020)

New engine mounts and brackets (2020)

Rear Engine PSS seal replaced (2020)

Full PSS replacement (2020)

Racor fuel filter

Lido fuel gauge and sender

New cockpit engine access hatch

Deck and Hull

The deck has been modernized with modern stoppers and winches, but otherwise retains the same character as when she was launched: elegant simplicity and uncompromising quality. The Dorade boxes were built from wood aged in San Francisco from Alameda Shipyards.  The rail mounted propane box was built to extraordinarily tight tolerances and coated with 8 coats of varnish.

Dodger (Custom, 2008)

New teak cockpit seats and floor (2020)

New LPU paint in cockpit

(6) opening ports –

6” Henry Browne Sestrel compass

Engine tachometer, oil gauges at helm

Kiwigrip nonskid and LPU on deck (2018)

Custom helm seat

Hot and cold shower in cockpit

All cockpit teak replaced (2020)

Cockpit combing re-wooded and refinished (2020)

Cockpit well repainted with epoxy

Cockpit drain strainers re-chromed

Gas lifts installed on cockpit hatches

(2) Lewmar Ocean hatches (2018)

“African Queen” sun canvas for cockpit

Full cockpit cushions

Maxwell 1200 windlass (rebuilt 2018)

Anchor washdown on deck

Automatic bilge pump – float

Sails and Rigging

(8) Lewmar D2 stoppers

(2) Lewmar 46ST primary self-tailing winches

(2) Lewmar 36ST cabin top self-tailing winches

Standing rigging renewed (2000)

Backstay replaced (2008)

Harken roller furling

110% furlling headsail

130% furling headsail

Spare mainsail

Working Jib

Miscellaneous and Safety

Fire extinguishers at Nav station and Head

Engine room blower

Magma barbeque

Xinix S-2A Propane gas detector

Whale manual bilge pump in cockpit with renewed bellows

10′ fiberglass RIB with 6hp Mercury outboard and trailer

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Mackay Boats is proud to be building one of New Zealand’s most popular single-handed yachts to ever grace the water. Appealing to the weekend warrior sailor, with a weight range between 65kg - 92 kg's, this is one of life's true sailing pleasures; well-balanced, easy to use controls including adjustable forestay, and kick-up foils. A very low maintenance boat.

Find out more in the Features section below

Specifications

No. of crew:                        1 person

Crew weight:                      65 – 100kg’s

Hull length overall:            3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)

Mast length:                      5640 mm max

Designer:                           Des Townsend

Boats come fully fitted out

Beach trolley

Sails are one design by Doyle Sails and come with an option to reef for light weight sailors.

Check out the Class website for rules >>  Zephyr class rules

The Zephyr is a fully responsive, light on the helm, single-handed boat. While the majority of the fleet are wooden construction (over 300), the move to fibre glass construction was recent.

In 2020 Mackay Boats became the builder for the Class, applying the same knowledge and processes used to manufacture consistent, one-design Olympic Class yachts for the Zephyr Class.

Designed by Des Townsend, a New Zealand Yacht Designer icon, in 1956, the Zephyr  has had seven builders over its 60 years of life, with MacKay Boats taking over the Zephyr’s hull construction in 2020. These boats are known as the #700 series.

Racing is highly competitive in this class which sees an average of 80 entries at its New Zealand National Championships.

The Hull and Deck

The hull is built from an epoxy laminate with a PVC foam core which are similar materials used in the construction of the 49ers. The laminate is designed to replicate the structure of the existing wooden boats.

The boat comes with all controls fitted, where the best fittings available are used for each function.

How do I purchase a Zephyr?

Zephyr’s must be purchased through the class association.

Can Mackay's customise the fitout?

The boat has a standard fit-out with a couple of options available.

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Grey is the standard colour. A limited range of other colours are available as an upgrade option. Special colour request are only available when a new batch of boats is being built.

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Where do I buy sails from?

Sails are available through the Class Association

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1873 Zephyr, believed to be Australia’s oldest yacht, languishing in dry dock on Yaringa Harbour

A YACHT believed to be Australia’s oldest is languishing in dry dock in a Western Port harbour — and the owner says even museums don’t want the historic vessel.

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A VESSEL believed to be Australia’s oldest yacht is languishing in dry dock on a Western Port harbour.

The 1873 Zephyr has been “opening up” on the boards at Yaringa Harbour, near Hastings, since the end of 2012, with nobody regularly tending to the craft.

The boat’s American owner, Jim Madigan, told Leader he was hoping to visit Australia this year to “deal” with the issue.

He said there had been no interest from Australian museums, with one not even wanting it as a donation.

Mr Madigan bought Zephyr in 1994, but said his ownership of the boat had “not been a good experience”.

The curator of historic vessels at the Australian National Maritime Museum, David Payne, said the yacht — a seagoing cutter — had been in reasonable condition only several years ago when it sailed to Tasmania for a wooden boat festival.

He believed Zephyr must be “very close” to the country’s earliest yacht.

The boat was commissioned by the South Australian Supreme Court judge and MP Sir William Bundy.

Mr Payne said the boat had a fascinating history and was understood to be one of the oldest, perhaps the oldest in the country.

“It is a very early vessel, and it’s very regionally important to South Australia — there’s no doubt about that.”

The owner of Yaringa Harbour, Stefan Borzecki, said Zephyr needed to be restored and should ideally be in a museum.

“I’m happy to load it onto a truck and send it off to where it needs to go,” he said.

Mr Payne said he would welcome the registration of Zephyr in the Australian National Maritime Museum’s register of historic vessels.

The State Government last year gave Mr Borzecki the go-ahead for a $95 million expansion of Yaringa Harbour into a tourism, residential, marine and conference centre.

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Developers are now circling the 1 Lumeah Rd, Somerville, site — which has a price guide of about $15 million.

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Zephyr was built R. Playfair & Sons and launched in South Australia in 1873.

American Jim Madigan is the ninth owner of Zephyr, which was built with Huon pine for Supreme Court judge Sir Henry Bundy.

The vessel is believed to be the oldest recreational yacht in Australia — she raced until 1893, and was then used as a fishing boat around Kangaroo Island.

She last sailed off Tasmania in a wooden boat festival several years ago.

Zephyr is not currently listed on the Australian National Maritime Museum’s register of historic boats.

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ZEPHYR 55 yacht NOT for charter*

55m  /  180'5 | rossinavi | 2020.

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The 55m/180'5" motor yacht 'Zephyr 55' was built by Rossinavi in Italy. Her interior is styled by design house Alessandro Pulina and she was completed in 2020.

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Zephyr 55 reaches a maximum speed of 32 knots. Her low draft of 2m/6'7" makes her primed for accessing shallow areas and cruising close to the shorelines.

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