the Maeve article here

Tested Upfold Elite 16m
Monday with
Maeve
She’s named for a Celtic queen who had a lot of attitude but the new 16m midpilothouse boat from Bill Upfold and Lloyd Stevenson is far more of a lady.
Words Rebecca Hayter Photos Will Calver
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FROM LEFT: Rebecca Hayter,
Angela Hartley, Tracey Stevenson
and Christine Upfold
I
Boatbuilders, and I brought the total to four.
New Zealand readers that if you anchor over
Upfold. Our delicious entrée had come
Within a couple of hours of leaving
the 2-metre depth area on the chartplotter
aboard in the dive bag of Christine Upfold.
Auckland’s Orakei Marina on Monday
in the bay where we first anchored after
As wife of the designer, she’s familiar with
from Bill at the marina, we were ready to
afternoon we had watched a family of orca,
passing the orca to starboard, the scallops
the mid-pilothouse design. With her was
cast off lines.
shucked 49 scallops and were headed to
will be just under the stern.
Tracey Stevenson, wife of Lloyd Stevenson
f only every week could start this way.
Chamberlain’s Bay on Ponui Island.
We were on Maeve, the newest 16m
After a quick overview of ship’s systems
“Neither Christine nor I has been out
and financial controller of Lloyd Stevenson
on this boat before but it’s so simple
mid-pilothouse from the 16-year, 19-boat
Boats, so we had full representation from
to operate because the systems are so
the Hauraki Gulf, within two hours of Orakei
boatbuilding/boat design partnership
the design/boatbuilding team. Angela
straightforward,” Tracey says.
Marina. I can reveal exclusively to Boating
and friendship of Lloyd Stevenson and Bill
Hartley, office manager at Lloyd Stevenson
So, now you know. The scallop bed is in
The Stevensons own Maeve in
The galley has excellent storage, including the full-height pantry, fridge above the sink and pull-out shelves, to the right, closed in this photo. Bright, modern bathroom is one of two
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is nimble for her size for three reasons:
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Upfold’s Elite mid-pilothouse design
On Maeve, it works like this. On the
her profile which attracts less windage
port side, from the cockpit, five steps lead
than a conventional flybridge design. Her
up to the pilothouse from where four steps
dashboard also has a control to reduce
lead down to the saloon. On the starboard
power immediately by 200rpm which
side, just one step leads from the cockpit
Maeve's sparkling engine room under the saloon is accessed through the foc'sle bunkroom
to the dining/galley area from where four
would seat 12, but the boat could take 25
steps lead up to the saloon. It creates a
on day trips.
galley, saloon and pilothouse.
At first glance the cockpit is simply a
The skipper is well cared for in a
luxuriously padded seat with room for a
buddy, a sliding sunroof and air vents which
wide open space, but it’s like one of those
bring in fresh air from outside, a system
calendar cards with little doors to open on
Lloyd Stevenson adapted from car vents.
the daily countdown to Christmas. Every
Mostly, Christine let the autopilot
flap, or in Maeve’s case, every locker,
do the work with an occasional tap to
reveals a treat. You won’t find three wise
alter course. The Raymarine E140W
men but the starboard seat does conceal
chartplotters displayed location, track
a freezer. A transom locker reveals a hot
and depths, although they will soon be
and cold fresh water shower, which was
upgraded to the latest models.
appreciated by our diver. Other lids reveal
two live bait tanks.
To port, a cover conceals a docking
All was calm in the Hauraki Gulf but
I’ve helmed another Upfold Elite 16m in
a rough wind-against-tide state in Rakino
station and nearby is a fitting for a
Channel and can attest to the design’s
washdown hose for cleaning the decks.
sea-keeping ability. At the optimum speed
The barbecue is concealed beside the
and trim for the conditions the ride was
cockpit/saloon entrance. Lift up the
smooth and the spray was thrown clear,
starboard lazarette and a folding teak
reflecting the work of a lifting strake below
table is secured under the lid.
the waterline and a spray rail above it.
The twin sliding transom doors open
The hull’s fine entry sweeps into a shallow
wide enough to allow the Southern Pacific
deadrise at the transom which enables a
RIB to be pulled up into the cockpit on short
shaft angle of only 7 degrees for maximum
trips, rather than being raised back up to the
propeller efficiency. Bennett trim tabs are
balcony with the WD800 telescopic crane.
fitted to counteract a beam sea or beam
We had an easy jaunt down to Ponui
Island, enjoying the view out either side
of the pilothouse. Its sassy striped seats
wind, or to hold down the bow to prevent
slamming in a head sea.
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lovely fore and aft flow between cockpit,
At Chamberlain’s Bay, the Raymarine
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ABOUT MAEVE’S NAMESAKE
wind speed and direction indicator on
the ceiling above the helm was a handy
carpet which looks like wiggly spaghetti.
The switchboard and entertainment
Queen Maeve was a Celtic warrior
Ulster and they weren’t selling, so Maeve
queen in a society where women and
invaded and, according to one version of
men were equal, however Maeve was
the legend, she got the bull of Ulster.
considered superior to her husband
Then she did something really dumb. She
King Ailill because she had brought him
put the two prize beasts in the same pen
royal status.
and they killed each other.
He taunted her that he had a bull of
The story may be a load of bull but the
guide as we dropped the Manson Supreme
systems are in cabinets at the base of
superior breeding quality so Maeve
legend of Queen Maeve does continue
anchor behind Warlord, an Upfold Elite
the steps to the pilothouse. Maeve has a
searched the Celtic equivalent of TradeMe
the Upfold Elite tradition of using warrior
16.2m launched 16 years ago.
7.5kVA generator and two 3000W inverters
and found a beast to rival Ailill’s bull. But
names such as Warlord, Huntress,
to supply ship’s power, including 240V.
it was owned by the King and Queen of
Crusader and Samurai.
As dusk fell we enjoyed the scallops in
the saloon. Tracey and the other partner
A C-zone system manages and monitors
in the boat have created a calm ambience
the ship’s systems including power, tanks
with soft curves, two L-shaped settees and
and batteries. It has three modes: the
watermaker every day. Entertainment mode
muted patterns in the cushions. There is a
dock mode operates only the systems
operates lighting and the television/stereo,
for you, ensuring you have everything
bar fridge and glasses cabinet in stained
required for when the vessel is docked or
and the running mode activates what is
that you need for your present mode, and
teak. The surprise is the luxurious shagpile
anchored, eg automatically flushing out the
necessary when the boat is underway.
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I’d volunteered to prepare the main
pull-out shelving makes optimum use of
sussed. I’m terrified of electronics but even I
course. Although not really a two-person
a space that would otherwise be virtually
could follow the system’s logic.
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inaccessible for the likes of balsamic
the bench, thereby reserving bench
can actually extract items without having
vinegar and olive oil. The front-opening
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to contort yourself into a pretzel.
fridge is surprisingly deep but, because it’s
the sole and the fire extinguisher is in a
chest-high, it is easy to locate items. There
dedicated alcove. Tracey decided against
here are some standout features. The
is a double sink, two pull-out rubbish bins,
a dishwasher because they take up space
construction for a custom build,” Lloyd
full-height pantry has shelves that are
a Panasonic Genius 1100W microwave,
and make it necessary to run the genset
says. “There are no moulds; the boats
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not deep enough to lose things. The dinky
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Maeve’s construction is balsa-cored
epoxy composite, and the bulkheads are
reinforced with e-glass and epoxy resin.
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cockpit. Its location is lovely but it’s small for the
has entry to the gleaming white engine room, which
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size of the boat.
is under the saloon. There is excellent access to the
Overall my impression of Maeve
is a design concept that has
continued to evolve under the
Upfold/Stevenson team. Thanks
to developing technology, the
boat provides a high standard
in entertainment, power usage,
domestic utilities and navigation on
easy-to-run systems. It’s not hard to
rave about Maeve.
❚ Superb
Maeve has two bathrooms with Dometic
twin C9 567hp Caterpillar engines, tool storage, sea
electric toilets, enclosed showers and good
strainers and filters, and it’s also home to the genset,
storage. One bathroom with a separate shower
inverter, Aquamatic Sea Recovery watermaker and
serves the cockpit, galley and the aft guest cabin
washing machine. There is no dryer because the
which has a double and single berth.
engine room provides that service anyway.
The second bathroom and other cabins are
After a peaceful night at anchor and lunch at
for’ard, with a double island berth in the foc’scle and
Onetangi on Waiheke Island the next day, it was
another cabin with two stacked singles. This cabin
time to head for home.
Upfold Elite
➤ loa 16m
➤ beam 5.1m
➤ draft 1.1m
➤ displacement 19,200kg
➤ fuel 1955 litres
➤ water 920 litres
➤ engine Twin Caterpillar C9 567hp
➤ cruising speed 21.4 knots
➤ top speed 28.5 knots
➤ price as tested $2.45m
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sea-keeping
indooroutdoor/upstairsdownstairs flow
thanks to midpilothouse design
❚ Electronics are very
easy to use
❚ Lovely
CONS
❚ The indoor dining
is small for the size
of the boat