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Barlavento

"Barlavento" (Portuguese for "Windward") is a Valiant 42 cutter. She was designed by the world famous yacht designer Robert Perry and built in 2008 by Valiant Yachts in Gordonville Texas. 

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Barlavent at Honeymoon Cove, Isla Danzante, Baja California del Sur, Mexico, December 15 2013

Specifications

Length: 42 ft

Length of Water Line: 34.5 ft

Beam (Width): 12.75 ft

Draft (Depth): 6 ft

Mast Height: 60 ft

Displacement (Weight): 24,600 lbs

Ballast: 9,500 lbs of lead ballast

Sail Area: 862 sq ft

Sail Area/Displacement Ratio: 16.37

Displacement/Length Ratio: 267.44

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Interior

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Safety

  • Six person Winslow Super Light Offshore Plus life raft, recently repacked and recertified by Winslow.

  • ACR 406 EPIRB with GPS with new battery .

  • Four safety harnesses each having PLB and AIS beacons all with new batteries.

  • Full equipped abandon ship kit.

  • Katadyn Survivor 06 emergency water maker.

  • VHF radio in abandon ship kit with battery backup.

  • Sirius Signal C-1002 electronic two-color flare.

  • High quality SOLAS parachute flares, smoke signals, etc.

  • Extensive medical kit.

  • Shark drogue.

  • Horseshoe life ring.

  • Lifesling2 Overboard Rescue System.

  • Automatic Halotron fire extinguisher in the engine room.

  • Fire extinguishers throughout the boat.

  • Monitor M_RUD emergency rudder.

  • Spurs line cutter on propeller shaft.

Communication

  • Starlink Mobile Priority internet service with world-wide coverage.

  • PredictWind DataHub for world-wide GPS tracking.

  • Iridium 9575 Extreme satellite phone with world-wide voice, data, SMS, and email coverage.

  • ICOM 802 SSB/HAM radio and Pactor modem with world-wide voice and email coverage. I am a licensed HAM with a General license.

  • ICOM M504 built-in VHF with remote microphone in cockpit.

  • ICOM M94D handheld VHF.

Weather

  • Predict Wind "Professional” marine weather service subscription provides departure planning and weather routing based on the latest weather information anywhere in the world. Accessible from Iridium GO!, Iridium 9575 Extreme, and ICOM 802 SSB radio.

  • Windy "Pro” account provides high resolution weather data.

Electronics

Charts

  • Navionics electronic navigation charts on Raymarine Axiom+ 9 with current annual subscription for chart updates.

  • Raymarine Lighthouse navigation charts on Raymarine Axiom+ 9 with current annual subscription for chart updates.

  • Navionics Boating Application on two Apple iPad Pros with current annual subscription for chart updates.

  • Rose Point Coastal Explorer on a PC and two Apple iPad Pros with NOAA charts with updates.

Electrical

Anchoring

  • Spade S160 (77 pound) anchor with 300’ of new ACCO 5/16” high test anchor chain.

  • Lighthouse 1501 electric anchor windlass.

  • Fortress FX-37 (21 pound) backup anchor with 50’ of 5/16” high test anchor chain and 300’ of 5/8” MegaBraid II nylon anchor rode.

  • Fortress FX-23 (15 pound) stern anchor with 50’ of 5/16” high test anchor chain and 300’ of 5/8” MegaBraid II nylon anchor rode.

Comfort

  • Webasto hydronic cabin heater for warmth and hot water.

  • Katadyn 160E water maker yielding 6.7 gallons/hour.

  • Seafrost freezer and refrigerator.

  • 3 burner propane stove and oven.

  • Hot and cold pressure water.

  • Enclosed stall shower.

  • Seagull IV X-IFP Water Filter at galley sink.

  • Dodger and bimini with sun screens.

Going Ashore

  • Achilles HB-300FX RIB.

  • Yamaha 9.9 HP outboard.

  • Forespar Novalift outboard hoist.

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Other

  • Honda EU2000i generator.

  • Air Line 110E160 dive hookah.

  • Sailrite LSZ-1 sewing machine

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