Do you dream of setting course for distant horizons without first spending years and hundreds of thousands on refits and upgrades? AURORA is offered at a level of equipment and maintenance that makes her ready for a circumnavigation.
The boat can simultaneously make it possible to live off-grid for a period of AN ENTIRE YEAR!!!!
This is a generously sized and exceptionally well-equipped bluewater cruiser that has been upgraded over the years with equipment valued at more than DKK 420,000 (excluding labor), all focused on safe and comfortable long-distance sailing in every climate.
Built for Long Passages
AURORA is equipped with impressive tank capacities:
- 1,135 liters of diesel fuel
- 1,040 liters of fresh water
- Watermaker producing 130 liters per hour
- 12 kW diesel generator
- 520 W solar panels
- 3,000 W pure sine wave inverter
- Shaft-driven towing generator
This combination provides a high degree of self-sufficiency, which is essential for ocean passages and extended stays away from marinas.
Safety
For serious offshore sailing, AURORA is equipped with:
- Hydraulic autopilot
- Hydraulic steering system (Hynautic)
- Simrad NSS12 EVO2 radar and chartplotter
- Independent GPS system
- VHF radio and ICOM SSB radio for long-range communications
- 6-person life raft
- Floating handheld ICOM VHF radio
- Electric anchor windlasses both fore and aft
- Total of 240 meters of 10 mm anchor chain
- Heavy-duty stainless-steel safety rails along the entire vessel
Sailing Performance in All Conditions
AURORA is rigged for both light-air sailing and heavy weather, featuring a comprehensive sail inventory:
- Mainsail
- Spare mainsail
- Mizzen sail
- Spare mizzen sail
- 150% furling genoa
- Yankee staysail
- Ultra-heavy-weather 100% furling jib
- Storm sail / balancing sail
- Spinnaker with snuffer
- Two spinnaker poles
- Selden/Furlex furling forestay
The unique trim keel with variable draft from 1.65 m to 3.30 m reduces leeway, weather helm, rolling, and pitching while under sail, while still allowing access to shallow waters with the keel raised.
A Comfortable Home at Sea
AURORA is designed for extended living aboard in comfort:
- 3 separate cabins
- Saloon with additional berths
- Up to 9 berths in total
- 4-meter L-shaped galley
- Domestic-size 4-burner stove with oven
- Hot and cold pressurized water
- 4 washbasins
- 2 toilets
- 2 shower compartments
- Bathtub with shower
- 90-liter hot water tank
- 130-liter refrigerator box
- 130-liter freezer box
- Washing machine
- Water-cooled air conditioning
- Refleks diesel heater for cold climates
- Large cockpit enclosure and complete canvas covers
Ready for Adventure
Also included on board:
- Excel 290 inflatable dinghy
- Walker Bay hard dinghy
- Electronic charts covering the entire world
- Paper charts for Denmark (optional)
- Selden mast steps on both masts
- Davits for dinghy handling
- Diving compressor (optional)
In Summary
AURORA is not merely a large and spacious sailing yacht – she has been developed and upgraded with a clear focus on bluewater cruising, self-sufficiency, and ocean-going safety. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a vessel where the major investments have already been made.
If your goal is a circumnavigation, long-distance cruising, or a life at sea, AURORA is ready to weigh anchor.
Contact Yachtbasen to arrange a viewing.
