Cheoy Lee Shipyards Ltd Custom 63 ft ketch
Overview
About this vessel
Main deck aft of the main mast features an aft terrace with twin hatches leading to Lazarette (LPG gas storage, steering), twin storage lockers for life raft and other items, and 5 manual winches (BARIENT 23 and 28). The central cockpit has a permanent superstructure providing shade and solar panels, steering wheel, compass tower, foldable teak table, sitting space for 8, teak-lined, electronic navigation suite, access to all running rigging, sheets and halyards, 2 electrical winches (BARIENT 736, 2 speeds) and 6 manual winches (BARIENT 736, 32, 28 and 23), hydraulic NAVTEC commands to all stays, vangs, etc. There is a mainsail traveller on the pilot house.
Forward of the main mast is an enclosed sitting/lying area, electrical windlass MAXWELL 3500, 2 electric winches (BARIENT 27) and 4 manual winches (BARIENT 32), and a large hatch access to sail and cordage storage area.
The vessel has Bermudan ketch rigging with aluminium SPARCRAFT mizzen mast with double X spreaders, rod shrouds, running back stays and hydraulic boom vang; aluminium main mast SPARCRAFT with triple spreaders, cable shrouds (2018), running backstays and hydraulic boom vang; forestay (rod) with Genoa SEAFURL 4880 furler; inner stay – cable / hydraulic control; baby stay – cable / hydraulic control; backstay – rod / hydraulic control. All hydraulic stays and boom vangs are controlled from the cockpit (2 x NAVTEC control panels). Both masts are keel stepped.
Sails include Dacron mainsail (2018), Dacron Genoa (2018), and Dacron mizzen sail. All three sails are in good operational condition and always kept under SUNBRELLA covers (2019) when at harbour.
Accommodation comprises master cabin aft with double berth, vanity table, writing desk and sofa, with en suite bathroom with shower, tub and bidet; 3 guest cabins with twin berths; guest bathroom and heads (starboard); galley, fully equipped (port); food storage (starboard); saloon with dining table, chart table, electrical panel, fishing rods overhead storage, helm station; forward storage area with diving compressor, diving equipment, storage, spare cordage.
Communication equipment includes iCom IC-M127 VHF Marine Transceiver and iCom IC-M700UK High Frequency (HF) Single Sideband (SSB) radiotelephone with full marine band coverage (1.6-23.9999 MHz) and 150W output power.
Comfort features include DOMETIC marine air-conditioning, water cooled (2019); Water Maker – RAINMAN (2021); water heater ISOTEMP; refrigeration by GRUNERT with 2 x refrigerators and 1 freezer; wine cabinet and glass cabinet (saloon); wall mounted ventilators in every cabin; LED lights throughout including ceiling lights, reading lamps, streaming lights; 2 x electrical heads MASTERFLUSH MF7100; FUSION music player with interior and exterior BOSE loudspeakers.
Navigation equipment includes Chartplotter RAYMARINE, Anemometer RAYMARINE, Depth Sounder RAYMARINE, Loch RAYMARINE, Autopilot RAYTHEON ST7000, Sonar – EchoPilot FLS 2DR (2023), Radar RAYMARINE, Smart AIS (Vesper Marine). All navigation equipment is operational.
Mechanical details: Engine is Caterpillar 3208 6-cylinder, 12 V, serial number 75VO8282, power 210 HP, reconditioned engine installed in 2012, hours 5,368 h (July 2025), starter batteries 2 x 200 A/h 12V. Generator is Westerbeeke 20.0 BED, 60 Hz, serial number 646579, power 20 kW, hours 980 (July 2025), starter batteries 12 V. Fuel includes 4 x fuel tanks (1,000 liters each) and 1 x 200 liter day-tank.
Helm station (saloon) includes genset and engine controls.
Electrical system includes house bank of 6 x MCA-AGM Deep Cycle 200 A/h batteries (2024), VICTRON Phoenix Inverter Compact 24V/1600 VA (2019), VICTRON Skylla-i battery charger 24V / 100 Amp / 3 outputs (2019). Solar installation includes 2 x 250 W solar panels and VICTRON SmartSolar charge controller MPPT 100/20 (2019). Electrical panel supports 12 V DC (FM, sonar, etc.), 24 V DC (most domestic loads), and 220 V AC (aircon, water maker, refrigeration, diving compressor, battery charger, etc.).
Works carried out since 2018 include new furling Genoa and mainsail by LEE SAILS (2018), new shrouds and running backstays on main mast (2018), new halyards (2018), new AIS (2019), new water maker (2021), integral SUNBRELLA covers for sails and decks (2019), new solar panels plus VICTRON battery charger and inverter (2019), re-laminate fin keel (2022), replaced old teak deck with fiberglass (2023), new fish sonar (2024), new deep cycle batteries – home bank (2024), hydraulic stays with all seals replaced (2025), paint touch-ups and brightworks twice yearly. All systems have been maintained regularly and kept operational.
The Boater’s Notes state: They don’t make them like this any more. For sheer power, confidence, elegance, EN PASSANT is hard to beat. She takes to the sea, any sea, so kindly, it’s easy not to worry. All the boat’s systems have been maintained regularly and kept fully operational by her dedicated owner. Everything works. The drone photographs of EN PASSANT under sail were taken on July 16th 2025 in the West Lamma Channel. 7 knots on a close reach, in 15 knots of wind. As with all boats of her vintage, there are systems and hardware that need updating: a list of future improvements/replacements can be obtained from the owner on request. The yacht is currently moored in the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, on a RHKYC mooring, which might be transferable to the new owner, subject to club approval.
