Maestro, Newport 41 For Sale

Maestro, Newport 41
for Sale
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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
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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 newport-list@sailnet.net 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!
:-)
- Darren
http://www.onthewaterdvd.com
Portland, 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 Dodds
Newport 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 Young
S/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 people
go back to offshore racing year after year.
It was too dark to see the sky or the waves – or anything else for
Vic Maui ’98 start (O’Brien)
that matter – but it was clear that we were moving into another
squall 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
In these conditions Maestro really seems to have a soul. With the full shouldered 1 ½
ounce 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 simultaneously
ready 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.
Then I experienced the most exciting moment I’ve had at
sea. We had been consistently improving our ability to
climb up the back of the waves and eventually were able
to 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 bow
wave sprayed back the length of the boat and up both
sides to the boom and the pole like it was water shooting
from a fire hose. The phosphorescence was so strong that
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 screaming with delight on deck, but the sound
of the water, the wind and our screams woke up the rest
of 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 record the speed we reached that night.
It was likely the fastest Maestro has sailed, since it is her only offshore trip with a racing
crew 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 a
22,000 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 by
PHRF of BC.
Our experience is to run at higher
angles than shown for the 10
knot range. We would also drive
to higher speeds at the same
angles in the 20 knot range,
possibly due to the modifications
discussed 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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