Asking
price: $159,000 USD
Current Location (Jan 2015): Society Islands,
French Polynesia
Registration: United States
We purchased Irie in 2007. Prior to our
purchase, her previous owner had brought her to
Maryland,
USA from the
Caribbean where she had spent her first 5 years. She was lightly used when we purchased her, and we have taken very good care of her over the years, and improved her dramatically.
Although she is only 35’ in length, there is plenty of room onboard, and we are often told about the unbelievable amount of space we have for this size
catamaran. We have had up to 4 guests for 2 weeks onboard, and on many occasions, over 15 people gathered for an evening of
food and drinks. On the specification sheet it states she sleeps eight, although more than six would be a bit crowded for any period of time.
Tobagos are one of the best (if not the best) small sailing catamarans ever built. Irie points to windward as easily as most other cruising style monohulls, and we have often out-tacked and sailed faster up-wind than many monos. Off the
wind, with her 35’ of length, she is very comfortable at 7-8 knots of speed. With her asymmetrical
spinnaker, she keeps moving at 3 knots, in only 5 knots of breeze. If you want a good performing sailing
boat, as well as a “home” to live in, the
Tobago, for its size, can’t be beat.
Irie is a fully equipped blue-water sailing
catamaran. She comes with everything needed to start enjoying the Pacific as soon as you move onboard (safety
equipment,
galley equipment, tools, spares, etc…). She has oversized
anchoring equipment to make sure she stays safe if the
weather turns poor.
There are spares for almost every system, thanks to a
wind generator and 2
solar panels she makes enough electricity to keep up with the normal
electrical demands while living on board, and she is probably one of the best out-fitted and well-kept of any
Tobago ever built.
Irie was just hauled out in March 2014 for new
paint, and to perform other
maintenance such as replacing the
rudder bushings, changing the
saildrive intakes to ball-valves, and installing a new
propeller on one of the saildrives.
All of her standing
rigging was replaced in 2011 from every pin and cotter pin to new turnbuckles, wires, and sta-lok fittings. Running
rigging has been replaced as needed and is all in good working order.
Her two
Yanmar 18hp
diesel engines have worked flawlessly since we have owned her. We take meticulous care of the engines and saildrives, and have all records to show this. The
engine hours are about 3400 on each
engine, and we know of many people with the same engines that have 5000+ hours without requiring a
rebuild yet. Both engines can be rebuilt and removed from the
boat with minimal difficulty. Engine access is superb, so working on the engines is (almost) a pleasure.
The boat has a huge house
battery bank (660aH) to allow you to stay off the grid indefinitely. Her
solar panels and
wind generator will provide ample electricity back into the
batteries while at
anchor. We have spent 99.9% of the past 7 years at
anchor with the
current system, and rarely need to run a portable
generator to top off the
batteries. One engine also has a high output (80amp)
Balmar alternator to quickly charge the batteries when motoring. There is a separate start
battery for the engines.
Irie was one of the last Tobagos ever produced, and in turn, has all the upgrades that
Fountaine Pajot performed on the model over the years. No carpet liners, extra
storage in the
galley,
stove and
oven, etc..
We are continually impressed with the thought that went into the design of the Tobago.
Fountaine Pajot did an excellent job in making sure everything is accessible for
maintenance. For example, all tankage can easily be removed and replaced if needed, all
wiring is accessed via removable
panels in strategic locations, engine access is better than an automobile, and the best part, sailing on her is a pleasure!
We have full inventory
sheets available for anyone interested. Too much to list here.
Thanks for looking!
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