Robert Clark 50 Ketch (1981) - Sold

A GRP mid-cockpit ship for longer journeys, possibly with passengers. Given its design, it is well suited to the somewhat colder regions. The hull is a semi-splant and is heavily built. Designed by the famous yacht designer Robert Clark. It is a design of Robert Clark made for the first Whitebread race round the world in 1973-1974. The ship sailed under the name CS&RB Busnelli with skipper Doi Malingri and became 8 in the race. originally there was no engine in the boat and no superstructure, just a dome to navigate. This boat is built from this drawing, only extremely strong because of a world tour. Unusually, his designs were made in polyester. This ship was built in the mould, so has no gelcoat layer but is finished with polyester and then painted. Because of this, there is no chance of osmosis in this ship. Striking is the safe, small cockpit with fixed spray hood. The ship has well walkable gangways. The masts are placed in sturdy mast boxes on the deck, which makes them easy to lower. The cockpit is equipped with a recent cockpit tent. 

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The interior is spacious with a traditional layout: on starboard the (new) chart table with new switch panel and the necessary gauges. On port side the spacious galley. Behind the galley, there is a passageway to the aft cabin. In the passageway is the access to the engine room and a pilot berth on port side. Opposite the entrance to the aft cabin is the large wet room, with shower and toilet facilities. Forward of the ship is the second cabin with four single berths and a separate toilet. The length of the berths in the front is 2 metres, in the rear the berths are a little shorter: 1.90 metres. there is ample headroom > 2 metres everywhere. 

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The ship is equipped with a solid, good working diesel engine. The electrical system has been partly renewed, with an isolation transformer, inverters and battery chargers. Much is double and of recent date. The ship has a new hydrophore and a Kobola stove to which the hot water supply and the radiators are connected. 

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This ship was for some time the subject of a legal dispute, therefore the refit that had already been started was halted and the maintenance work was suspended for some time. Apart from cleaning the vessel and normal maintenance of the underwater part of the vessel, the following jobs still need to be done Refitting of the two toilet and shower rooms, possibly renewing a part of the electrical wiring (a part has already been renewed), The teak on the gangways has to be removed and the deck and hull have to be finished again. New halyards have to be re-installed (new lines are on board), a place has to be made for a washing machine in the galley, a new refrigeration compressor has to be installed and all instruments have to be renewed, as well as the connections. 

 

 

Recent renovations:

- Chart table

- Part of electrical system

- Cushions cabin and mattresses

- Chargers and inverters

- Cockpit tent

 

 

General

Length: 15.18 m

Width 4.06 m

Draught: 215 cm

Vertical clearance: approx. 22 m

Load capacity: 19 tons

Ballast: 6 tons

Designer: Robert Clark

Shipyard: Bude
Hull Shape: Semi s-santry
Hull colour: White
Deck and superstructure colour: White
Hull, deck and superstructure material: GRP
Windows: Aluminium
Cockpit: Middle cockpit
Aft cabin (AK)
Steering system: Steering wheel, hydraulic
Steering position: Outside
Rudder: Single
Keel/Leeboard: Fixed keel

Accommodation
Saloon
Headroom: >200 cm
Engine room
Cabins: 2
Berths: Fixed: 8
Interior type: Classic, warm
mahogany panelling, oak floors, new Alcantara upholstery
Upholstery colour: Blue
Mattresses: new 
Water tank: 1000 litre
Water tank gauge

Water system: pressure system
Hot water: Via Kabola
Number of showers: 2, toilet room still needs to be fitted
Toilets: 2 still need to be placed
Cooking device & fuel: 4 burner(s) gas
Oven
Heating system:  Central heating, Kabola central heating boiler, with hot water supply

Engine and electricity
Brand: Perkins
Year built: 1980
Number of cylinders: 4
Power: 75 hp
Hour counter

Engine hours: about 2.500
Fuel: Diesel
Transmission: Propeller shaft
Propulsion: Propeller
Cooling: Indirect
Fuel tank number: 2
Total fuel tank capacity: 600 litres
Fuel tank gauge 
Tachometer
Oil pressure gauge
Temperature gauge
Battery: 4 x 200 Ah
Battery charger: 2x

Alternator 
Battery monitor
Inverter: 2x
Voltmeter
Shore power
Shore power cable
Voltage: 12V 24V 220V

Navigation and electronics
Compass

Rig
Type of rigging: Ketch
Number of masts: 2
Mast material: Aluminium
Rigging: Steel wire
Number of sails: 4
Sail material: Dacron
Mainsail

Mizzen
Genoa
Jib
Manual winches

Equipment outside
Anchors & Equipment: 1 x
Anchor fixation: Chain
Anchor winch: Electric, Must be installed
Sprayhood: fixed
Cockpit tent: renewed
Sea rail
Pulpit and pushpit
Davits
Fenders, lines