About the Trip
Tony left Newport Uskmouth Yacht Club on 11th July 2004. The trip is expected to take three years, with one year of sailing.
The Boat
CARIAD is a "Classic" Sadler 34 built in 1985.
The following information is from www.sadlerandstarlight.co.uk.
Principal Dimensions
| LOA |
34' 9" |
10.6 m |
| LWL |
27' 10" |
8.5 m |
| Beam |
10' 9" |
3.3 m |
| Keel - Deep Fin |
5' 8" |
1.76 m |
| Displacement |
12,800 lb |
5,800 kg |
| Ballast |
5,000 lb |
2,270 kg |
| Fuel |
25 gals |
120 litres |
Water
|
45 gals |
205 litres |
Specification
Hull
- White hand-laid GRP, with blue and grey cavita line and grey antifouling
- Boot-top
- Sacrificial anode fitted
- One piece interior module in light manilla to form all interior mouldings
- Closed cell polyurethane foam injected between outer hull and inner module
- Hullsure 5 year warranty
Deck
- Pale grey with moulded-in non-slip surface
- Eight windows, fore hatch, centre hatch and main sliding hatch
- Instrument console
- Self-draining anchor well with hatch
- Headlining in light manilla
- Reinforcing for fitting of anchor windlass and cockpit reefing system
Cockpit
- Self-draining with teak on seats
- Coaming lockers port and starboard
- Large cockpit lockers aft and port side
- Ventilated gas stowage (one gaz bottle supplied)
- Single lever engine control
Keel
- 5' 8" Stephen Jones designed deep fin in cast iron, bolted through hull.
Rudder
- Mounted on full length skeg
- Laminated lifting tiller
Deck Fittings
- 2 Lewmar 44C genoa sheet winches
- Lewmar 16C halyard winch
- Lewmar 7C main halyard winch
- 2 winch handles with pockets
- Lead blocks, deck organisers and clutches
- Genoa sheet tracks with stops and carriage
- 2 forward and 2 aft mooring cleats c/w fairleads
- Pulpit and step through pushpit
- Stanchions and double guard wires
- Stemhead fitting incoorporating double bow roller
- Chain plates and backstay fitting
- 2 Safety harness eyes in cockpit
- U bolts on deck for general attachment
- Vents over galley and heads
- Fuel and water deck fillers
- Teak handrails along coachroof
- Bulkhead mounted compass
Spars & Rigging
- Deck-stepped silver anodised mast with internal mainsail and headsail halyards and topping lift, all led aft
- Halyards in stainless steel wire with rope tails
- Standing rigging in stainless steel wire, c/w bottle screw covers and backstay tensioner
- Spinnaker pole track, sheaves for uphaul and messenger line for spinnaker halyard
- Boom with 3 integral slab reefing lines, sheaves and stoppers
- Lewmar 6C reefing winch on mast. Kicking strap
Sails
- Mainsail with 3 sets of reef points, c/w battens, sail bag, sail ties and cover
- No.3 Genoa with hanks.
Water System & Plumbing
- Pressurised cold fresh water system with 45 gallon GRP tank under starboard saloon berth
- Pressure taps in galley and heads
- Hand pump in galley
- Water filter in galley
- Bilge pump system
- Marine WC
Electrical System
- 12 volt system, with 3 x 60 amp hour batteries and selector switch
- Switch panel with circuit breakers
- Interior lights
- Combined port and starboard bow light
- Combination deck flood light and steaming light
Engine
- Buku DV24 two cylinder marine diesel with fresh water cooling
- Water seperator in fuel line
- Rev counter
- Audible and visual alarms for oil pressure, water temperature and battery charging
- Stainless steel propellor shaft with fixed & folding, two-bladed propellor
- 25 gallon fuel tank
Interior
- All woodwork in teak and teak faced ply.
Forecabin
- V-berth with double infill. Stowage under berth and large shelf over forward end.
Saloon
- Fixed table with drop leaf and bottle stowage.
- Single berth to starboard with shelves annd lockers above.
- Pilot berth to port, with option of shelves and lockers in lieu.
Aft Cabin
- Double berth and vanity unit.
Heads Compartment
- Marine W.C. Handbasin with fresh water supply and stowage under
- Shelf
- Large hanging locker opposite
Navigation Area
- Fixed, forward facing chart table with chart stowage and shelves outboard
Galley
- Gimballed four-burner gas cooker with grill, oven, fiddles and safety rails
- Stainless steel sink with manual pressurised fresh water supply & raw sea water pump
- Chopping board covers
- Insulated cool box with tray
- Stowage lockers with sliding perspex doors
- Fire extinguisher
All this has been modified to single handed with storage for an extra 400 litres of fuel, 200 litres of bottled water, about 500 kgs of food, miles of anchor warp, chain, anchors, additional sails, charts and lots more.
General Equipment
- 35lb C.Q.R. anchor with 50 metres of galvanised chain
- 6 large fenders, many mooring warps
Below is a photo of Tony's aricraft, which he sold to fund his trip.
