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1989 Laporte for sale in Leucate

Name: Laporte Twin-masted Schooner
Brand: Laporte
Price: 189000 EUR
Availability: InStock

Leucate, France198916m

Asking PriceBroker

$189,000 EUR

MakeLaporte

Year1989

Length16m4.5m beam

Draft0.8m

Overview

About this vessel

Overview

This exceptional sailboat combines a traditional, elegant silhouette with a resolutely modern design: Marconi rig with staysails, full centreboard, moulded wood/epoxy hull, flush deck, and controls fully led back to the cockpit.

Her shallow variable draft — from 0.85 m with the centreboard raised to 3.20 m with it lowered — allows access to numerous anchorages and shallow areas, while offering excellent stability and good seaworthiness for offshore sailing.

Construction

The hull was built using a particularly robust method: planking in 6 cross-laminated layers of mahogany; 12 cross-laminated layers in the bilges; laminated mahogany frames and floors; solid iroko keel; and ballasted pivoting centreboard, laminated/epoxy. This construction offers excellent structural rigidity, good longevity, and remarkable finish quality, subject of course to regular maintenance appropriate to an epoxy wood hull.

Rig and Sail Plan

Modern equal-masted schooner, with Marconi rig, also known as Bermudian rig. In this type of configuration, both masts carry triangular sails, and the sail plan is completed with staysails; this arrangement is recognised for its versatility and ease of progressive sail reduction.

Interior Accommodation

The interior is designed for extended cruising and self-sufficiency, with 8 berths and particularly comprehensive technical spaces. The galley is fully equipped with a two-burner oven, refrigerator, and double sink. There is a bathroom with WC, a chart table, a workshop, and numerous storage spaces throughout. Benches and berths are fitted with foam mattresses, and speakers are installed in the saloon and cockpit. Fresh water capacity is 640 litres and diesel capacity is 560 litres.

Engine and Power

The main engine is a Nanni Diesel N 485 from 2012 with 600 hours of operation. The electrical system includes a service battery bank of approximately 770 Ah, two adjustable solar panels, and a 12V / 500W inverter. Electric systems include a bilge pump, shower pump, and fresh water pump unit.

Electronics and Safety

The boat is comprehensively equipped for both coastal and offshore navigation. Control panels are located at the cockpit and chart table. Safety equipment includes complete offshore navigation gear, inflatable life jackets, life pole, buoys, jackline, and an EPIRB.

Design Character

Patrick Laporte's design reflects a particularly accomplished exploration of three ideas: versatility, safety, and self-sufficiency. The combination of a moulded wood/epoxy hull, a full centreboard, and a schooner rig results in a boat that is both powerful, seaworthy, and relatively easy to adapt to different sailing conditions. The design also appears to prioritise simplicity of manoeuvres, crew protection, and the possibility of living aboard for extended periods. A boat suited to both long-distance voyaging and coastal cruising, as well as shallow-water anchorages.