Just Listed, Rare Danish Helmsman 47 Sailboat
International Yacht Brokers, Boatshed Newport Broker, is announcing new to the Northeast market this very rare Danish made 47' Helmsman sailboat yacht designed by Helmuth Koehler.
The current owner who is a licensed Captain has taken very good care of her. She has so many features and is a true blue water racer/cruiser suitable to live aboard or for long trips south to escape the New England winter! She has gone through a total refit between 2005 and 2009 with a Yanmar engine, new standard & running rigging, etc.
She is in the water for the winter in Rhode Island with a custom winter cover that allows showings. She is a sloop with a double head rig and spinnaker pole. She has an Amp Air wind generator and two solar panels mounted on the stern arch. She has been sailed south to the Carolinas and manuevers the Atlantic waters with ease.
The cabin is so warm with teak and holly wood throughout. With her two cabins and two heads, she accommodates four people comfortably with room for three more in the main salon. Loaded with electronics she features a Monitor Wind Vane, Danforth Compass, Garmin 441 GPS,NX2 Multi Control, Roberston A 300 X Auto Pilot, Furuno Radar, SGC SSB, Horizon VHF, Skymate Sat Weather/email, etc. For the serious sailor, safety is tantamount onboard and she has lifeline gates both port and starboard, an EPIRB, a DBC 6 man life raft, plus an emergency lifeline mounted on the stern. She conveys with a Zodiac inflatable dinghy with a Yamaha outboard motor.
For complete specifications on her plus up to 80 photos and two videos, please visit Boatshed Newport