Designed and built in 1998 by the French yard JFA, the Petrel 42 belongs to that breed of offshore cruisers built for the sea, with no compromise on strength. A 12.80 m strip-planked hull, three cabins and six berths: a boat for crews who want to go far, for a long time, on a yacht that can take the miles. New mast, boom, rigging in 2019, Sparcraft Performance. French flag, offered at €119,000 incl. VAT.
Build and seakeeping
The strip-planking construction, a hallmark of quality bluewater builds, combines stiffness, insulation and longevity. At 12.80 m LOA, 4.00 m beam and 9,000 kg displacement, the Petrel 42 is a balanced and reassuring platform. A 1.50 m draft opens up shallow anchorages and coastal cruising as readily as long passages. The rig is served by a full sail wardrobe — full-batten mainsail on track and car, genoa, yankee, staysail, storm jib and two spinnakers with socks — with lazy jacks and lazy bag on the boom, backstay, standing and running rigging, and two Harken electric winches for easy short-handed sailing.
Engines and electronics
Propulsion comes from a Yanmar 3GM30F, 27 hp, 3 cylinders, original 1998 (2,950 hours), together with a Yanmar 3YM30F (3,780 hours), shaft drive and Gori three-blade folding propeller. Cruising speed of 6 knots for a stated 2 l/h, 14 knots top speed, with 400 litres of diesel and 700 litres of fresh water: real cruising autonomy. The electronics were completely renewed in 2024 around a B&G suite, backed by a lithium battery bank and two Victron solar panels.
Inventory
- Full-batten mainsail
- Genoa, yankee, staysail, storm jib
- 2 spinnakers with socks and spinnaker gear
- Anti-UV strip
- Boom with lazy jacks and lazy bag
- Mainsail track and car, backstay
- Standing and running rigging 2019
- 2 Harken electric winches, winch handle
- Yanmar 3GM30F 27 hp, 3 cylinders (1998), 2,950 h
- Yanmar 3YM30F 27 hp, 3 cylinders (1998), 3,780 h
- Gori three-blade folding propeller
- B&G Zeus 3S 9" chartplotter
- B&G NAC III autopilot (2024)
- B&G Triton II depth, speed log and wind instruments (2024)
- B&G Halo24 radar (2024)
- B&G VHF AIS, GPS, compass
- Sea Safe liferaft 2025, 6 persons
- Electric bilge pump
- AGM battery 180 Ah (2024) For engines
- Service batteries LiFePO4 230 Ah x2 (2026)
- Victron MultiPlus charger
- 2 Victron solar panels, 190 W each
- 1 Solar panel 30W for engines battery
- Shore power inlet, battery isolator, 12 V and 220 V circuits
- Rocna 20 kg + Delta 20 kg anchors, chain
- Lofrans 1000 W electric windlass
- Companionway sprayhood, cockpit cover (2024), winter cockpit cover
- Cockpit table, deck lighting and LED lighting
- Bathing ladder, bathing platform, transom skirt, deck shower
- Folding gangway 3.20 m
- 2-burner hob, oven, 2 electric refrigerators
- Convertible saloon
- Tender and Mercury 3.5 hp outboard (2025)
An opportunity worth taking
A JFA-built bluewater cruiser with brand-new navigation electronics, a recent energy package and a complete sail wardrobe: the Petrel 42 is ready to sail with no upfront investment. Boats from this yard rarely reach the market.
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