HEESEN Yachts, the world renown Dutch yacht-builder of James Bond’s “Octopussy” fame, with over 170 other world class mega-yacht constructions, only ever built TWO sailing yachts. “Veroblue” is one of the two and she is now coming up
for sale.
HEESEN yachts mainly custom builds
motor yachts in the 150ft – 300+ ft class and almost exclusively in
aluminum for high speed and performance.
The professional Dutch construction is reflected in this wonderful floating home that has served the
engineer owner and his
family with great memories over the last decade.
Fully refitted in 2010-12 “VeroBlue” has sailed the Atlantic and
Caribbean for years, with just mainly Dad, Mom, two teenage daughters and a Chihuahua ‘scupper-puppy’.
“Vero” as she is affectionally known, is a shorthanded sailors dream.
With Electric- winches and hydraulic
furling Main,
Genoa and sub-deck
anchor Windlass, she is pretty much push button sailing with ‘big-boat’ stability, comfort and speed.
Her waterline length makes every
passage short and luxuriously comfortable. You arrive at the end of any
passage rested, fresh and ready to explore.
Vero gets her righting stability from an 8 ton
centerboard keel operated hydraulically. The
Centerboard actuating cylinder was completely renewed in 2019.
Hydraulic
power for the Centerboard comes directly from the Main
Engine as well as an electro-Hydraulic
Pump for operation when the main
engine is not running.
The swing
keel retracts invisibly under the
cabin floor and allows the 8’ board-UP
draft to increase to about 13’6” board-DOWN when under sail.
The “grunt” comes from Vero’s
commercial class
marine hydraulic systems that deliver
power, endurance,
reliability and longevity as only seen in the mega yachts.
Vero Blue was refinished and painted outside and completely rebuilt inside, finished in
teak, sycamore, ceramic and Corian tops.
A large main
salon table is electrically operated by push button, to hydraulically adjust for height, transforming into a giant lay-back
bed area, great for
kids and
family to lay on and watch TV, or just dozing off.
A large
cockpit is protected from sun and spray by a
Bimini and not enough can be said about the pilothouse. Wet windy night watches are a delight for anyone at any latitude, when you can sit in a soft Captains
helm chair, listen to the stereo and take the con without having to stand watches in the
salt and spray.
Vero was masterfully designed for high latitude sailing but makes no compromises for tropical sailing. Large opening hatches, opening
hull ports and dorade vents allow even the slightest breeze to keep the
boat cool and airy inside, when not running the A/C.
Inside and Outside
helm stations with duplicate controls and dual station instrumentation,
autopilot and stereo systems make even the dullest passage enjoyable and relaxing.
The Main Engine is an MTU V8
marine diesel ( Mercedes) with an ample
275 HP giving about 8 knots at only 1,100
RPM for just a 3 gallon burn per hour.
A 15 kW
Northern Lights 120/240v 60Hz
Diesel Generator is normally run about twice a day for an hour or two.
Vero also has two large
solar panels fitted onto the
Bimini structure with
Generator and
Inverter 110/220v AC and 12v/24v DC throughout the vessel. House and Engine
batteries are 24v Gelcell with 12v
inverter supply to the
electronics where required.
Two separate 2 ton chilled
water MarineAir air-conditioning condenser units are located in the machinery room, with compact air-handlers distributed throughout each
cabin area, providing quiet cool air throughout the vessel’s upstairs and downstairs.
The Vessel was originally built to Lloyds 100A1 class, so has
water tight bulkheads aft of the main chain / sail locker, forward of the aft lazaret locker and enclosing the Engine and machinery room.
There are two separate
bilge pumping systems that utilize EIGHT 2,000 GPH high capacity 24V DC
electric submersible pumps distributed throughout the vessel’s bilges and another NINE 240 GPH 24v DC
diaphragm pumps that suck up the last drop.
All pumps have both automatic float switch and manual override controls located at the Pilothouse and in the Engine room.
Several fridge/freezers and an icemaker, allow copious amounts of provisions to be carried for an easy
Ocean crossing.
Two independent RO water makers can provide up to 80 Gallons of fresh potable water per hour. So in-passage, just running the generator for an hour recharges all
batteries, pulls down the fridge/freezers, makes some ice and about 80 gallons of water burning about 1 gallon of diesel.
The abundant fresh
drinking water allows for long hot showers and for the
boat to be washed down,
head to foot at the end of a days salty passage. A joy and a luxury not many cruisers experience.
Teak decks allow for non slip working and lazing in the sun.
The
interior is designed for comfortable spacious family living.
There is a double Vee berth private cabin forward under a breezy
hatch, with sit-down desk/bureau and adjoining private access to a
head and
shower cubicle.
Opposite is another private cabin with twin over-under berths having access to the forward head and its separate
shower cubicle.
The main
salon has a door that shuts it from the forward berth areas.
A “U” shaped
galley to Starboard and the adjustable round dinning table to port leave plenty of room to dine, watch the big-screen and doze-off.
A
companionway gives up-access from the lower cabins into the pilothouse, situated over the machinery room.
The Pilothouse is a large self contained totally
weather proof cabin with a circular dining table, ‘U’ shaped seating, a comfortable swiveling Pilot’s armchair and an impressive aircraft style instrument panel.
It is air conditioned but also has two opening overhead hatches. A finger-touch sliding main cabin door gives easy and direct access to the aft
cockpit.
Back to the downstairs, a full height walk through passage to starboard leads from the main salon past the Engine room with its fireproof and water tight door and continues aft to another door that enters into the aft Master Cabin.
A huge King size double
bed has step around floors with lockers and drawers each side. Another door leads into the sycamore blond-wood and Corian top aft head with adjoining shower cubicle.
Large opening hatches, opening portholes and dorade vents confirm the designer’s consideration to practical, all climate, onboard comfort.
The sail plan is a basic
cutter design with Hydraulic in-mast
mainsail reefing/furling, hydraulic
furling genoa and furling staysail. The
aluminum mast is about 90’ tall above its step.
The
electronics includes two
Furuno radars,
Furuno Plotter, a FLEET 33
satellite comms dome mounted on the Bimini arch,
Autohelm autopilot and
B&G sailing
instruments inside and out.
The Autopilot controls the
hydraulic steering powered from a 24vDC
commercial grade
hydraulic steering pump.
There is a Furuno
GPS plotting system and a spare
GPS, two Marine
VHF radios, two compasses and a Plotter
screen.
There are presently two
CQR anchors and a collapsible Danforth, but only a short
rode of ½” Galv. chain. It's two 250' rodes are due for replacement.
Dinghy davits on aft lazaret
deck are
electric with manual backup.
Steps lead down to a sugar-scoop transom
deck and a hinged swim ladder.
The vessel has laid on
hardstand at a secure Trinidad boat yard over the 2020 COVID lock-downs. It has however been kept covered with a shrink plastic covering structure for the period and the
interior is air-conditioned from the deck, while on the
hardstand.
Some numbers:
LOA: 71’ ( 21.64m)
LWL: 59’ (18m)
Beam: 18’8” (5.7 m)
Draft: approx. 8’ Board UP to 13’6” board Down
Displ: 90,000 lb ( 40.8 mT)
Fuel: 460 gal (1,742 L) Aluminum
Water: 400 Gal ( 1,514 L) Aluminum
Please
email or message for additional detail.
US$ 850,000
Laying in DRY
storage in Trinidad. Owner can sail deliver to
USA.
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