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L'ESPRIT DU NORD

British registered L'ESPRIT DU NORD is family owned and family sailed. The time and pride we invest in her is your guarantee of impeccable accommodation and sailing performance.

 

 

The Spirit of Speed and Performance

A high performance boat with all the luxury of a cruiser, her racing pedigree Bruce Farr-designed hull combines sleek water entry with a wide transom for speed with stability.

L'ESPRIT DU NORD won first, second and third place finishes in the cruising class at Antigua Race Week, the Caribbean's largest regatta. (1997-9)

 

The Spirit of Relaxation
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Rock gently to sleep in one of three luxuriously appointed double cabins - each with its own en suite shower and heads

 
 

Enjoy Five star accommodation in the full-width forward master cabin. Uniquely spacious in a yacht of this size - it's the perfect honeymoon suite.

 

 

 

Relax in the sumptuous wood-paneled saloon

 

Dine under the stars in the spacious cockpit.

 

 

L'ESPRIT DU NORD is a supremely comfortable cruising yacht combining elegant living and sleeping accommodation with great sailing performance.

The Spirit of Fun
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 · Windsurfer
· Rigid-hull tender with powerful outboard engine for 'exploring'
· Snorkeling and fishing equipment
· Rear swim platform with deck shower
· Inflatable fun-in-the-water toys
· Sun awning
· Sony TV with PALINTSC Video
· JVC compact disc with automatic changer
· Ice-maker and barbecue

 
· Explore the enchanted islands and cays of the blue Caribbean; anchor ..and picnic wherever your fancy takes you.

· Sunbathe on the wide teak decks.

· Choose your own secluded bay to swim and sip cocktails at sunset.

· L'ESPRIT DU NORD 'S powerful performance makes island hopping ..easy. Visit as many beautiful beaches as you wish, swim with shoals of ..Technicolor fish around fascinating coral cays and wake up to new ..horizons. Then take off again - turning the sea behind you into foamy ..wake by day and magical phosphorescence at night.
· Join the crew, take the helm or just take it easy and watch the sun ..sparkle on the water as the islands glide past.

 

 

SAFETY ON BOARD

L'ESPRIT DU NORD is fully equipped with all the latest navigation and safety equipment and the skipper and crew are experienced and qualified to sail in all conditions.

· State of the art radar; navigation and ...communication equipment
· Long Distance SSB Radio including Weatherfax
· Powerful Perkins 82 HP diesel engine
· Full safety equipment and liferaft
· Deep and well protected guest cockpit
· Separate crew cockpit with two steering positions ..and directly accessible winches for the ..helmsman
· Wide sidedecks and uncluttered passageway for ...easy and safe circulation
· Roth skipper and crew have certified ..competencies in:
.......· Marine Diesel Engine Maintenance
.......· Yacht Maintenance
.......· Ship's Captain's Medical Training
.......· Long Range Radio Operations with Satellite and ..GMDSS .........endorsements
.......· Sea Survival

 
L'esp_di.JPG (14672 bytes) SPECIFICATIONS

Built: Beneteau, France 1996
Navigation Classification: Category I, unlimited Oceanic
Length overall: 50' 8" (15.5 metres)
Beam: 14' 7" (4.5 metres)
Draft: 5' 9" (1.8 metres)
Displacement: 30,864 lbs (14 tonnes)
Diesel Capacity: 132 US Gallons (500 litres)
Water Capacity: 264 US Gallons (1,000 litres)

 

EQUIPMENT

Engine: 82 hp Perkins diesel
Power: 12 Volt DC System plus 240 Volt, 50 Hz AC System with Invertor
Water: Watermaker, Waterheater
Navigation: B & G Hydra 2 Navigation Equipment and Autopilot Raytheon Radar, GPS and chart plotter
Communications: ICoM VHF Radio & Handheld VHF, SSB Long Range Radio, Weather Fax & Printer,Satellite lelephoile / e-mail

ACCOMMODATION

L'esp_dot2.JPG (880 bytes)3 Double Guest Cabins with ensuite ........heads/showers
L'esp_dot1.JPG (882 bytes)Separate Crew Quarters
Photography by Alexis Andrews, Lightwave, Antigua