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Maestro, Newport 41 for Sale www.davidshore.com/Maestro Contact David Shore [email protected] 604 614-5498 Updated December 14, 2003
Maestro, Newport 41 for Sale
www.davidshore.com/Maestro
Contact David Shore [email protected]
604 614-5498
Updated December 14, 2003
Maestro, Newport 41 For Sale
Contents Summary ...................................................................................................... 2 History of the Designer and Builder ................................................................. 3 Interior ......................................................................................................... 4 Specifications ................................................................................................ 7 Cruising ........................................................................................................ 9 What N41 Owners Say ..................................................................................10 Modifications ................................................................................................12
Larger Rudder ...........................................................................................12 Larger Main...............................................................................................12 Shrouds and Tracks ...................................................................................12 Folding Prop..............................................................................................12
Racing Characteristics ...................................................................................13 Solid Helm ................................................................................................13 Only Broached Once ..................................................................................13 Surfing .....................................................................................................15 Handicap and Polars ..................................................................................16
Racing Results..............................................................................................17 Offering Price and Terms...............................................................................18
Reason for the Sale ...................................................................................18 Price.........................................................................................................18
Appendix......................................................................................................19 Sail Plan ...................................................................................................19 Deck Layout and Interior Plan.....................................................................20 Practical Sailor Newport 41 Review .............................................................21
This document contains material that is Copyright protected by US Sailing and Practical Sailor.
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Summary Maestro is a 1975 Newport 41 that has been featured in an article in Pacific Yachting in July 1998, on the cover of Northwest Yachting in August, 2000 and the cover of Sail magazine June 2001. The Newport 41 was also reviewed by Practical Sailor in November, 2003. Maestro is a comfortable cruiser, capable racer and pretty boat in any harbour. On the racing circuit Maestro has won her division at least once in Southern Straits, Swiftsure, Victoria to Maui race, Easter Seals Regatta, each of the 14 races organized by the Vancouver Area Racing Council and was a Can-Am top 5 in 1995 for best results among BC and Washington State boats in Straits, Swiftsure and Whidbey Race Week. Maestro has had four owners.1 The boat was commissioned by Peter Jefferson, a past Commodore of Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, in 1976. He sold the boat to Don Burn who later sold it to Neil deGelder and Tim Sehmer, two lawyers from Borden Ladner Gervais. I bought the boat in 1988. Maestro has always flown the burgee of RVYC. Maestro has been maintained well including a major refit in preparation for offshore racing in 1998. Her last survey was in 1998. Maestro’s price has been determined by comparing the survey in ’98 with other Newport and C&C 41s currently for sale. As you’d expect the condition of boats like this range from pristine to pretty bad. Maestro’s equipment list and upgrades would seem to put her in the top 25% of boats her age. Maestro is currently owned by a corporation that does not carry on any business. A buyer would have the option of buying the company or the asset from the company at the same price.
1 Legally speaking, Maestro has been owned by two individuals and one corporation. The third owners bought the boat into a company and the fourth (and current) owner later bought the company.
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History of the Designer and Builder (From the review in Practical Sailor) The Newport 41 began life from the parent molds of the Redline 41 from Cuthbert & Cassian. In its heyday, C & C was one of the sport's foremost builders of production racing boats. When she was designed in 1967, the Redline was queen of that C & C stable. Today's boats have gotten longer on the waterline, shorter in the ends, wider in the beam, and flatter on the bottom. Fashion, technology, and function have all made them that way. So, too, have the rules under which they race. The N-41 is a good yardstick to measure the distance that boats have come. The Redline 41 was designed to the CCA Rule. (CCA stands for the Cruising Club of America. They were markedly heavier than the boats (IMS, IOR, et. al.) that have come since. They had narrow hull forms with smoother sectional shapes. The philosophy of "if it doesn't break, it's too heavy," prevalent in today's engineering of performance boats, had yet to take hold. As the Redline 41, the boat was at the top of the heap in her day. Then C & C recouped its investment in her (making room at the top for the C & C 61) and sold the tooling to Enterprise Yachts of Santa Ana, CA. Their version of the boat was something of an "all things to all people" creation. Their ad copy emphasized that she had "several major series wins to her credit," but went on to describe how she sleeps seven in comfort and luxury and is distinguished by an interior offering sumptuous standards of finish and function. Maestro racing her sistership But Enterprise didn't sell enough of them to make a go of it, and the molds for the 41 passed to Capital Yachts, Inc., an operation in Harbor City, CA, started by Bay area builder/sailor Jon Williams in late 1972. Capital added several inches of freeboard to the hull and put a greater accent on wood below, but the Newport 41 (as they introduced her) was still very much a boat that you could race, particularly offshore. With Capital's additions, and time, by 1983 a nicely equipped boat cost $85,000. One evidence of the thoroughness with which this boat was built and supported is the owner's manual supplied by Capital Yachts—a manual to put others to shame. It attempts, and in fact mostly succeeds, in instructing a new owner not only about the construction and fittings of boat, down to fairly minute detail, but what to carry in her, how to tune and sail her, and more. We downloaded the old manual to get details about the boat, and ended up reading large sections of it. It's a conscientious gift of experience from builder to buyer.
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Interior The interior is quite typical of designs of the early 80’s with galley, dinette and head to port and quarter berth, nav table, settee, pipe birth and storage lockers to starboard.
These pictures may be viewed in full size at www.davidshore.com/Maestro/pictures.htm What may not be obvious from this drawing, however, is how big all of the births are. All bunks are 6’ 4” in length and the forward v-birth is also 6’4” at the head, the widest point.
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The companionway is quite large and easy to access in all conditions. There is additional storage behind the companionway steps. The cabin is varnished and the salon cushions were new in 1998.The engine is under the aft dinette seat. The entire engine and drive unit is accessible by removing 6 screws and the inboard section of the galley.
The portside outboard dinette seat has storage under the 6’ 4” seat and behind the backrest. To starboard, the settee is over an additional custom water tank, two house (golf cart batteries) and one heavy duty cranking battery. A pipe birth opens above the starboard settee and is the best bunk to sleep in when sailing. Both salon bunks have lee cloths for racing, night sailing and passage making.
The galley includes a very large fridge and freezer, 3-burner alcohol stove and oven, two large storage lockers and outboard storage for plates and glasses. There is an additional ice box below the forward salon seat for long passages.
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The chart table has an inverter to provide power to a PC and charge up VHF radios and cell phones. The navigation station is wired to connect a PC to the GPS and Autohelm. The stereo includes interior and outdoor speakers and a wireless remote. The head has a hot water shower that is quite spacious.
The forepeak is quite large at 6’ 4”and as wide as it is long at the head! All of Maestro’s regular local racing sails including 2 spinnakers and 3 jibs are onboard and stowed below the forepeak berth for these photos. These pictures may be viewed in full size at www.davidshore.com/Maestro/pictures.htm
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Specifications Maestro’s equipment has been upgraded extensively over the years. Her sail inventory includes a complete set of racing sails with the exception of a light air jib. Her Kevlar main and .7 ounce spinnaker are new in 2001. She has a cruising set including Dacron main, heavy cruising jib cut for the roller furler (complete with white UV protection on the leach and foot) and several other jibs for light and heavy air. Her total sail inventory is about a dozen sails. Following is a list of equipment I have maintained on my website, in part to access when I’m at the store and I don’t know what sized filter to get! Maestro’s equipment list can also be seen at www.davidshore.com/Maestro/maestro's_specs.htm General Newport 41-s, hull number 67, built in 1975 Builder: Capital City Yachts (went out of business around 1996) Designer: C&C Sail Number: 39087 Hull License # 369686 VHF call sign CY 9086 LOA:41 LWL:30 BM:11.25 DRFT:6.3 DSPL:18,000 BLST: 8,215 ORC Offshore rated category 0 (highest) in 1998. (No longer includes an EPIRB, SSB radio or life raft.) Engine Perkins 4108, (rebuilt '98) Serial number: ED70058U59745OK Oil filter: Perkins 2654403 Fram ph2821a Fan belt: Gates 13A 1040 1/2" x 41" Fuel filter: Fram c1191a r Racor model 500FG filter Fram CS5043 Propeller shaft: 1 1/8" Fuel pump: Walbro WEP 38 7000 amp cranking battery 9/99 Dual Golf Cart house batteries Rig and Sail Dimensions Standard rig dimensions: I: 52.0 J:17.0 P: 45 E:13.6 SP: 16.97 Actual rig dimensions: I 52.26, J 16.85, P 46.2, E 13.55, SpL 16.97, SP max luff (LLS): 53.6 breadth (G): 30.5 standard main sa: 353; jib sa: 676; spin sa: 1384 Actual main HB .46, MGU 5.15, MGM 8.75, P 45.5 E 13.45 sa: 362 (Ullman 2001 Kevlar);
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Largest Genoa: LP 26.1, LLJ 52.4, sa: 683 (North Cobra); Largest Spinnaker: LLS 53.16 G 30.5, sa: 1375 (Ullman 2001 white kite) mast height 57' total height from water 59' Kevlar check stays and baby stay Hood roller furling Insulated backstay 1 Kevlar main and 1 Dacron main; 7 jibs; 0.7oz, 0.75oz, 1.5oz spinnakers All halyards and sheets are Kevlar or Spectra, new in '98 Equipment KVH Quadro series: wind, boat speed, depth, temp, fluxgate compass; dual digital display, analogue wind display; serial interface to Autohelm and PC; cockpit keypad Magellan 5000D GPS with external antenna for nav station with backup unit for cockpit. Ship power to both GPSs and serial interface to PC. Autohelm ST4000+ (99) with serial interface to maintain course based on apparent wind, external fluxgate compass or PC defined route; 30 foot remote control Stereo with internal and cockpit speakers, wireless remote VHF with mast top antenna Gold-plated through-hull grounding plate for radios Inverter for PC and charging cell phones etc. Constavolt battery charger Hot water tank ('97) Three burner pressure alcohol stove and oven Large fridge and freezer, additional insulated ice box under seat Stand-up shower in teak enclosed head Forward birth is 6’ 4” long and 6’ 4” at the widest point New headliner ('03) Hull faired in '98 and '02, VC Offshore bottom paint Awlgrip topsides paint in '98 Shore power AC, cable, phone and TV receptacle 30lb CQR anchor with 30' chain rode, large aluminum stern anchor Maestro’s manual (Newport 41 Mark I) is included in hard copy. Manual for the Newport 41 Mark II is available here: section 1 section 2
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Cruising Maestro is also set up for very comfortable coastal cruising. To make things easy for shorthanded sailing Maestro takes advantage of a Hood roller furling system for easy sail handling and Autohelm ST 4000 system to take care of the helm. We rarely touch the helm once away from port when we are cruising. A 30 foot remote control lets us sit on the foredeck and dodge the logs without taking a step. We usually have a laptop on board that is connected to a GPS with external antenna. We can plot our course on the electronic chart and feed the Autohelm so the boat can make its own course from waypoint to waypoint. In reality we don’t leave it all to the electronics for safety reasons but having this functionality does save a lot of time on crossings. For example, when going to or from the Gulf Islands the GPS will keep Maestro at a course with no cross tack error or deviance from the shortest route. Since the tide is perpendicular to our course it can create quite a cross current and it is constantly changing with back eddies and holes. We watch other boats on the same course head for Point Gray from Porlier and add miles to their route. When we are racing we steer by the second GPS mounted in the cockpit to ensure the shortest route but this takes constant attention. When we’re cruising the systems take care of everything so we can watch for boats and logs and perhaps an eagle or two and have our hands free for a drink and a snack. Maestro’s galley includes a large fridge and freezer, plenty of storage and a pressure alcohol stove (which requires some instruction!). There is also an insulated ice box under the settee for longer trips. The head is not a tiny closet like on some modern boats and the shower is nice and hot. The cabin has a generous layout of varnished teak with a new headliner and salon cushions. The Perkins 4108 diesel engine drives Maestro along at 7 knots, which would get you from the Point Gray bell buoy to Silva Bay in about 2.5 hours.
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What N41 Owners Say There is a Newport forum at this address [email protected] and the archive is at http://s91628329.onlinehome.us/. I posted a note with a copy of the first version of this document and some Newport 41 owners and admirers replied with these messages. These are all the messages by the way, there weren’t any negative comments.
Amy Babinchak wrote: My dream boat. I said I wasn't going to buy a new boat until I got the slip paid for but this one is awfully tempting. Obviously the man really loves his boat. The 24 page pdf file reads like a novel. I even teared up a time or two. I hope someone snatches this boat up soon. If it sits on the market too long I'll have convinced myself that the time is now. Amy
Amy - I know it might sound like a broken record, but after sailing to Catalina Island with Capt. Greg aboard his N41 "Principessa", I can tell you those boats sail like both a dream and the devil. Knowing that you like to do both cruising and racing, the N41 is a dream for cruising (comfortable, fast, and damn good looking), and she's devilishly fast on the racecourse. C&C design at its best. I remember the NW Yachting that had Maestro on the cover. That was a beautiful shot. I think you should go for it just because I'd look forward to your postings about sailing her! :-) - Darrenhttp://www.onthewaterdvd.comPortland, OR
Amy, As another N41 owner I can only confirm the other owner's comments. She is a dream to sail, looks after you well. I'm taking "Forty Two" to the Caribbean in 2004 after four seasons on Lake Michigan. I have no trouble handling her single handed, but generally sail two up. We've been in some nasty Lake Michigan weather this year without any significant concerns. GO FOR IT!! Brian DoddsNewport 41 S "FORTY TWO" http://sv-fortytwo.com
Check out the review on the N41 in Practical-Sailor this month, we've had ours for 10 years. Couldn't be happier. Dennis YoungS/V Mind Magic
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Hi Amy, I just went from a Catalina 27 to a Newport 41 this summer and am so happy I did! She is not hard to handle after a little practice and I now single hand her all the time. I emailed David Shore last spring to get some information on the 41 and what the boat was like. I bought "Ali Oop" shortly after wards. I believe that he took exceptional care of his boat and upgraded it extensively. It will cost me at least $20,000 to get my boat up to Maestro overall condition. In five years I will have my boat ready for offshore. In the mean time I am learning lots about boat by upgrading and fixing things. I also have plans to cruise up to Alaska and around Vancouver Island. I am a firm believer in "do not wait for tomorrow for what you desire today", tomorrow my not come. John Nanaimo BC
I appreciate the encouragement and the confidence in my ability to sail such a boat. The layout, the shape, everything about it looks just like my N27 only with a lot more room and I love my 27, so I'm certain that I'd love the 41 too. The photos of the boat are gorgeous and it's important for a boat to look at anchor. :) Anyone know what the import rules are? Guess I'd have to take a year off to sail her home. Oh, that would be so fun! Amy
Amy: I slowed down for a moment and looked over David's brochure (history?) of Maestro and noticed a number of significant improvements: 1. the rudder enlargement is a great advantage (similar to Capital did in the N41mk II) 2. good sail inventory (and the boom change is just about what Capital did on the mk II). 3. varnished cabin 4. autopilot (very well set up w remote, and integrated nav instruments) The remote (on manual overide) would make it easy for single-handed work like raising the main in harbor... 5. hot water tank has been replaced 6. awlgrip hull 7. the added icebox under the forward dinette settee I hadn't realized that they had done this much in the way of improvements. Sounds a lot like "it's survey time". I agree completely with Walt "A Newport 41 is a prized possession." Only two negatives that I see are easy to change - alcohol stove, and self-tailing genoa winch might be nice for you. Feel free to email me off-list if you want any input on anything else. Paul s/v Walkabout
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Modifications In addition to the equipment added (see Equipment section starting on page 5) Maestro has been modified from the stock configuration to provide better handling in heavy air and more performance in light air.
Larger Rudder Maestro’s rudder was increased by about 25% and has a much higher aspect ratio than the stock configuration. This will provide more wetted surface and drag in light air but helps provide more responsiveness to the helm in heavy air. This longer rudder is appreciated when running or reaching in waves more than 3 feet, providing extra control when needed. Maestro’s longer rudder may help to explain why she has broached only once despite all her hours racing (see the section on this starting on page 13).
Larger Main Maestro’s boom was dropped by about a foot by her previous owners to increase sail area by about 13 feet. This obviously provides more power at all times yet Maestro’s newest main sail, which was built to maximize roach to the back stay, is still within code 5 for PHRF, meaning we don’t give up time for an oversized sail. Both the rudder and boom modifications were standard on the newer Mark II design.
Shrouds and Tracks The first owner moved the shroud bases inboard by about four inches to provide for better foresail sheeting angles and pointing up wind. A second inboard track was also added to take full advantage of the shroud adjustments.
Folding Prop Switching to a folding prop is a no-brainer for performance, in fact PHRF and US Sailing (producer of the polar tables on page 16) assume this modification and PHRF BC provides a bonus if it is not done. Maestro has a two-blade Martec folding prop. The trade-off is power in reverse, but I don’t consider it to be lacking as a result.
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Racing Characteristics Maestro is a heavy boat which is great in a breeze but painful in very light air. Maestro’s 22,000 pounds overall (on the lift, when wet) is great in all aspects when cruising since we don’t sail much in light air. Yet when the true wind drops below 6 knots in a race around the cans, we don’t have much hope of wining, especially in Vancouver events that favour the first beat. When racing PHRF, Maestro has an unfair advantage when the pressure builds over 14 knots and an unfair disadvantage in under 7 knots true. In distance races like Swiftsure, Straits and Vic Maui we tend to get wind from 0 to 25 knots over the course of the event so there is no advantage or disadvantage. In shorter races, when the wind is above 14 knots or below 7 knots, our results are predictable. Over the years, Maestro has won her division in just about every local race. If a new owner were interested in improving light air performance I’d talk to a couple of local builders about reducing and lowering the ballast, reducing the surface area of the keel and to a sail maker about the benefits of an oversized jib. When I built the last main I asked Ullman to max out the roach within PHRF Code 5. Increasing the roach further to max Code 6 or even 7 would give much more power in light air.
Solid Helm Maestro has a very stiff helm due to her narrow beam and oversized rudder. In the late 80’s and throughout the 90’s I raced and cruised Maestro extensively. We experienced Maestro’s responsiveness in all kinds of weather including a gust over 60 knots and waves over 30 feet. We participated in nearly every Swiftsure, a 100 mile race in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Southern Straits, a 110 mile race (we also did the shorter courses from time to time) in the strait of Georgia, each of the 12 to 14 VARC events each year and the Thursday night series, etc., etc.. We also did the 2300 mile Victoria to Maui race and return trip to Vancouver.
Only Broached Once In all those miles of racing, we only broached once. We had been sailing in the Southern Straits race in the mid 90’s on our way west to Sisters Islets in the early evening. We had
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been running for over 2 hours in 25 to 30 knots of true wind with an old ¾ ounce spinnaker. We had about a 30 minute lead on our fleet on corrected time and were sailing a rhum-line course about 3 miles to leeward of the other leaders of our division and in good company with leaders of two faster divisions. Most of us to leeward chose to go through the channel between Lesquiti and Sangster Islands which is about one nautical mile wide. The wind funneled a bit in the narrows, bringing the wind up to a steady 30 knots. We had very little helm work or sheet work in this breeze until we hit a rip tide that marked the change from flood to ebb tide. The waves in that channel shortened up to about a 3 foot chop where the tide opposed the wind.
A good start to the 1999 Southern Straits Race. (West Vancouver YC)
The combination of shorter, deeper waves, increased apparent wind and rising center of effort resulted in too much power and with about 2 minutes of warning, Maestro rounded to leeward. Hours earlier we had attached a preventer – a block securing the boom to the leeward rail - and it held perfectly. As we rolled through a gybe the preventer stopped the mainsail amidships which depowered the sail completely. Our speed had dropped from 12 knots or so down to about 7 which increased the apparent wind to a point too strong for the old kite (old enough to have Lowell North’s measurement signature on the head). After the spinnaker blew, we regained control of the helm, powered up the main, popped up a 1 ½ ounce “chicken chute” and were off again. We lost about 2 or 3 minutes to our competition. Throughout this adventure, Maestro handled the pressure extremely well. As the fleet converged on Sisters Island for the rounding back to Vancouver with the wind up to a constant 30 knots, no more than 25% of the boats were flying spinnakers. If we weren’t completely comfortable with Maestro flying a kite in that breeze we would have done quite well giving up another 5 minutes of our considerable lead to the couple of boats in our division that were still flying their spinnakers.
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Surfing Perhaps the best testament to Maestro’s handling characteristics in a breeze is best made during one night in the 1998 Victoria to Maui race. We were in the trade winds and about 11 or 12 days into a 15 day race with a considerable lead and a leeward position on our division.2 The winds were about 25 gusting to 35 and the seas were about 15 feet. I wasn’t sure of the exact wind speed because in preparing Maestro for the race we had apparently replaced the alternator with an automotive part that couldn’t handle the charging loads required for bringing the house batteries up from a deep cycle. With no alternator to rely on we chose to conserve our batteries and this included shutting down all instruments, the computer, the fridge etc.3 Without instruments to steer from, we attached a pennant to the backstay and taped a flashlight to the binnacle compass at night. The pennant worked well since it flew about two feet forward of the helmsman and was easier to see than the Windex at the top of the mast. We had been surfing down the waves at about 12 to 14 knots then our speed would fall to 8 to 10 knots as we sailed back up the back of the next wave. We continued in this pattern of surfing down the front of the wave, hitting the trough, digging back into the sea and then climbing back up for hours on end. This is some of the best sailing there is and why so many pgo back to offshore racing year after year.
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It was too dark to see the sky or the waves – or anything else fthat matter – but it was clear that we were moving into anotsquall as the loads were increasing. We had become quite accustomed to this as we had been chasing squalls all week to take advantage of the increased wind and wind shift.4
Vic Maui ’98 start (O’Brien)
Inounce kite up we started to fly. Our speeds were up 20% but there was absolutely no drama. There were just three of us up on deck by the way, our typical shift rotation at night. Again, if we felt there was reason, we would have brought up more crew. The increased speed resulted in better handling as we bore off while accelerating down the
2 In fact, although we were in the slowest division we were often within an hour or two of the overall lead on corrected time and 4th or 5th boat of 19 on real time. The boats ahead of us included an Andrews 70 that weighs close to the same as Maestro with three times the sail area. The boats behind included a Mediterranean 86 and a C&C 44. For more on Vic Maui tactics, see this PDF document or this PowerPoint Presentation. 3 As it turned out we had 90% on the cranking battery and 60% on the house batteries when we arrived in Hawaii. The replacement alternator has worked out very well, including the return trip with the same charging loads as we experienced in the race. 4 For more on squally strategy, see www.davidshore.com/VicMaui/squallstrategy.html
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waves and headed up as we climbed back up to the crest. The trimmer was simultaneouready to grind in a dozen feet if the apparent rolled too far forward and to blow the sheet off completely if we got out of control. Yet he didn’t need to do anything but minor two foot adjustments as we weaved back and forth, up and down the waves.
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Tsea. We had been consistently improving our ability to climb up the back of the waves and eventually were ableto surf right up and over the top. Since our speed at the crest was higher our trip down was unreal! To keep the kite from collapsing I had to bear off about 30 degrees from the crest to the trough. As we hit the trough the bowave sprayed back the length of the boat and up both sides to the boom and the pole like it was water shootifrom a fire hose. The phosphorescence was so strong the spray lit up the deck and the sails as we thundered back up to the crest for another ride on the rollercoaster We were screaoof the crew who thought we were all about to meet our maker. They ran up on deck ready for the worst until they saw the look in our eyes. We were ecstatic. It was a pity we didn’t have the instruments on to Itcrew to date. A couple of professional sailors we talked to after the race (we beat their boat too by the way) told us that the speeds we likely hit while surfing over the crests on a22,000 pound, 40 foot boat were probably in excess of 18 knots. My experience on a mostly professional boat in the previous Vic Maui (with the instruments on) would bear that out. Ok, it seemed faster!
Handicap and Polars Maestro has been rated 125 byPHRF of BC. Our experienceaknot range. We would also to higher speeds at the same angles in the 20 knot range, possibly due to the modificatdiscussed on page 9.
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Racing Results Overall, we’ve had a lot of fun. Maestro has won her division at least once in the Southern Straits, Swiftsure, the Victoria to Maui race, the Easter Seals Regatta and each of the 14 races organized by the Vancouver Area Racing Council. Maestro was a regular competitor in the False Creek Thursday night series for the event’s first ten years, winning her class and overall honours from time to time. Maestro is set up for shorthanded racing including stoppers for halyards on the mast enabling Maestro to do well in the RNSA Single handed and double handed races to Nanaimo. Maestro was a Can-Am top 5 in 1995 for best results among BC and Washington State boats in Straits, Swiftsure and Whidbey Race Week. Maestro did quite well in the 1998 Victoria to Maui race, crossing the line in 5th place and correcting 4th overall. She missed correcting to 3rd by about 5 minutes after 15 days of racing and was about 12.5 hours ahead of the 5th place boat. Although Maestro was among the slowest boats in the race in terms of potential, she beat all the boats in her division 4, all the boats in division 3 and all but one boat in division 2 without handicap correction. Before the race started, the race committee asked if we thought we would be able to finish in time for the awards ceremony in Ka’anapali. We sure did.
The awards dinner for Vic-Maui ’98. Maestro won trophies for Best Overall Start; First Place elapsed, Class D; First Place Corrected, Class D; Navigator’s Award, Class D; Second Canadian Boat To Finish; First 3 Boat Team To Finish; Second To Finish For RVYC.
Maestro’s full racing record can be seen at www.davidshore.com/Maestro/Raceresults.html
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Offering Price and Terms
Reason for the Sale I have enjoyed this boat more than I can say for the last 15 years as you can probably see in these pages. Yet my priorities are shifting in favour of two little girls that are too young to be on a boat if my wife and I plan to get any rest in the process. I used to spend most weekends between March and October racing or cruising Maestro yet I haven’t spent a night on her since August of 2002 and only did one fun race in all of 2003. Since we aren’t using the boat much at all it’s time to give her to someone that will. When our youngest is old enough to understand why they can’t do this or must do that we’ll get back into sailing.
Price The asking price of $90,000 is based on:
• 1998 survey estimate of value of $95,000 and estimate replacement value of $310,000. The 1988 survey estimate of value was $80,000. Equipment added since the 1998 survey include Kevlar main $6,000, spinnaker $5,000, replaced Autohelm $4,000, headliner $2,000.
• Yachtworld.com listings average of CAD$81,000. Personal effects on the boat will not be included in the sale. All equipment listed in this document is for general reference only and should be verified. Maestro is currently owned by a British Columbia corporation named Manalo Investments Ltd. Manalo has neither debt nor encumbrances and has not had any activity to report for several years. A buyer would have the option of buying the company or the asset from the company at the same price. Manalo has owned Maestro since 1984; The current owner of Manalo purchased the company with the sailboat asset in 1988. A matching 1975 Donzi 18 also available.
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Appendix
Sail Plan
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Deck Layout and Interior Plan
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Practical Sailor Newport 41 Review
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