50' Staysail Schooner Custom One-off

s/v Rachel J Slocum is a beautiful, custom designed and built, ready-to-go world cruising staysail schooner. She was designed by Yves-Marie Tanton and David Pedrick (wing keel). After three years in the famous Ta Shing Yard in Taiwan, she was launched in 1989. Since then, she has completed a world circumnavigation via Cape of Good Hope & Cape Horn, including fast crossings of the Pacific Ocean (seven times), Indian Ocean (twice) and Atlantic Ocean (twice).

She is rigged to be easily handled by one person or a couple. Her 5 sails, totaling over 1,000 sq ft of sail area is distributed for safety and versatility in any weather conditions. This sail plan makes her a fast 8-knot cruiser at any point of sail and in most sea conditions. The forward and downward sonar allows for explorations off the beaten path.

s/v Rachel J Slocum has been surveyed twice in the past 1.5 years. April 2019 and September 2020. The hull, deck, rigging, sails and engine are all in great working order, of high quality and quite recent.

Surveys available upon request. For more information and to ask questions please join our Facebook group dedicated to this sale.

Additional stats:
LOA: 47.3' (14.4m)
LWL: 39.6' (12m)
Beam: 13.3' (4.05m)
Draft: 6.5' (2m)
Gross Tonnage: 21.9 tons
Displacement: 14.29 tons
D/L Ratio: 226.08
Hull Speed: 8.5kn

Some of the equipment highlights:

• Hull: Kevlar with epoxy resin layup
• Deck: Teak over FRP with Divinycell core.
• Keel: Wing (designed specifically for the boat by Dave Pedrick and Yves-Marie Tanton)
• Full skeg rudder.
• Sails: Fully battened Spectra main with Harken bat cars, 1 year old. Spectra battened main staysail (North Sails) on Harken furler, 1 year old. Spectra battened fore staysail (North Sails) on Harken furler, hardly used. Spectra genoa, brand new, still in bag. Light Dacron roller fisherman, with spare fisherman brand new and never used. Running rigging continuously upgraded.
• Standing rig: Sta-Lok self-fit terminals upper and lower (no swage fittings) new as of 2018. Dual stays and shrouds on both masts for safety.
• Engine: Lugger (marinized John Deere), 87BHP. Low cruising RPM (1100 RPM), high torque. Completely rebuilt May 2018. Exclusively lubricated with Mobil 1 SuperSyn fully-synthetic motor oil throughout its life.
• ABS certified collision bulkhead
• 110 and 220 VAC international electric setup with dual 160-amp alternators
• SeaRecovery 30 gallon/hour hydraulic water maker (engine driven)
• Seafrost Refrigeration (engine driven)
• Master stateroom bed tilts on thrusters
• Fleet 250 broadband communications, 48-mile radar
• Diesel heater

History
Articles from the boat's designer

Current pictures and recent history
Recent write-ups and photos

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