Overview
About this vessel
This global performance cruising catamaran was professionally yard built in Australia and at her completion the attending surveyor noted the very high standard of works, "There has been an excellent attention to detail throughout. The finish of hulls and decks is outstanding".
The hulls and deck were built with the more costly, but higher performing DURAKORE strip plank and used WEST epoxy system option. DUFLEX panels were used for the bulkheads and fitout, delivering a beautiful fit and finish. Highly loaded areas were further reinforced with carbon fibre. She is copper coated and having spent only 4 seasons in the water still has many years of Antifoul protection left.
Launched in 2011 and laid up in Malaysia in 2015 (with just four seasons use from new, including the Indonesia rally). In new ownership since 2019 and a significant amount of time and money has been spent refreshing her, with the mast coming down and new RONSTAN Dyform standing rigging installed, all around (Jan 2024), before re-stepping the mast and she also has all new Dyneema running rigging (Jan 2024). Her main engines were taken out and a full leg off service done (Dec 2023). 4 new RENOGY flexible 200 watt solar panels sourced (Easter 2024 still in boxes). New composite through hulls and fittings (Easter 2024 - New in boxes yet to be fitted). New hatch, mast clutch area and winch covers (Easter 2024) and new custom saloon covers (Easter 2024)
Kaly Jai is comfortable, safe and fast, this is a highly equipped and little used global cruising catamaran with her lifting dagger boards, lifting kick up rudders and lift up engines means she can get into places very few yachts can. She gets moving easily in little wind and can eat up the miles on passages, ideal for a couple cruising with friends or a family to live aboard in absolute comfort, she has been little used and the current owner, an electronics engineer, has spared no expense in preparing her for her new adventures.
Set up for safe and easy short-handed operation, she is easily sailed single handed with all control lines coming back to the cockpit. Great port side steering position with visibility all around with a protected enclosure as needed and a huge sun shade too to keep cool once you get to where you are going!
Bright and airy she is a truly lovely place to be, a high spec, little used professional yard build Schionning that would cost a huge amount to build again today, she presents very well having seen only light use and then undergone a major refresh under her current ownership, for which the next owner can be the one to benefit with the expensive / large works already done.
With an integrated water maker and all the key equipment's needed to enjoy long distance cruising. The Original on build completion survey and current owners 2019 full pre purchase survey (with identified remedial works all completed) are both available to speed up the buying process.
