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Sporty wood/epoxy and carbon performance yacht, custom built to the highest standards and extensively updated and refitted in recent seasons. Lightly used and now ready for the next owner.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
From the board of Roberto Starkel, AURORA III, following the success of the Starkel 60’s semi-custom series (Birillo IV, Ikarus II, Marie Claire and Grande Orazio) was launched as a custom project for her owner. Built in cold-moulded Mahogany with carbon structures and stainless steel structures to an extremely high specification by the Artisans at Cantiere DOD.
Featuring a keel stepped MaxSpar carbon fibre rig with carbon fibre Park Avenue boom. Internally, AURORA III is a beautifully executed teak interior featuring a luxurious interiors with one aft owner cabin with ensuite heads, two forward bunks beds cabins and a further crew cabin in the forepeak.
AURORA III specification highlights include:-
• Carbon-reinforced mahogany cold-moulded construction with stainless steel structures
• 3-guest cabins, further crew cabin.
• Two heads plus crew head.
• Teak deck
• Teak interior construction
• Twin cockpit deck configuration with centre guests cockpit
• Open aft transom.
• Draft 2,90m keel version
• MaxSpar carbon fibre mast with Park Avenue boom
• Hydraulic operated winches.
• Magic trim main sail.
• All winches in the aft cockpit.
• Fully-battened mainsail system with low-friction battencars, stackpack and lazyjacks
• All sail controls led aft to cockpit with sub-deck halyards
• Yanmar 75hp diesel engine
• Whisper Power 3.5kw generator
• Solimar flush deck hatches.
• LED lighting
• Electro hydraulic winches
• Raymarine Axiom recently replaced chartplotters – 2023
• Airconditioning with inverter.
• Recently replaced main sail and genoa sails wardrobe.
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
RCD Status:
• CE Certification class A Ocean for 12 people on board.
Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• Carbon-reinforced mahogany cold-moulded construction with stainless steel structures
• White painted topsides
• Teak laid side decks and cockpit
• Antiskid - 2023
Keel & Rudder:
• Cast Iron Keel.
• Balanced carbon fibre rudder.
• Steel keel with lead bulb
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Yanmar 4JH4-TE 4-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine producing 75hp @ 3,200rpm
• Freshwater cooled engine.
• Single lever engine control.
• Engine hours – approx. 320 as of 2024.
• Date of last engine service: summer 2024.
Propulsion & Steering:
• 3-blades propeller
• Wheel steering with hide covered stainless steel
• Emergency tiller.
• Carbon fibre rudder blade.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 24vDC domestic systems with 220vAC via shore-power, generator.
Battery Banks:
• 1x 12vDC 105Ah engine and generator start battery – 2024
• 6x 12vDC 105Ah AGM service battery bank – 2022
• 2x 12vDC 105Ah providing 24vDC power to the hydraulic Bamar PTO.
Generator:
• Whisper Power 3.5Kw diesel generator.
• Generator hours: approx. 100 as of 2024.
• Date of last generator service: 2024.
Charger/Inverter:
• 1x 12/35-3 Mastervolt Automatic battery charger for engine battery bank
• 1x 24vDC 60Amp Quick automatic battery charger for service battery bank
Alternator:
• 12vDC 125Amp engine alternator
• 150A 24vDC alternator for service battery bank
Other Electrical:
• 220vAC shore power with isolator and circuit breaker
• Electric panel with circuit breakers at chart table
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• The hot freshwater circuit is led into a well-insulated 80 litre hot water tank, heated by engine or 230v AC immersion heater element.
Watermaker:
• Reverse osmosis Horizon watermaker 70litres/hour
Bilge Pumps:
• 3x Electric bilge pumps: 1x forepeak; 1x engine room; 1x with pipe
• Manual bilge pumps
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• Fuel capacity approx. 250 litres in 2 GRP tanks.
• All of them connected and with one boarding cap
Fresh Water:
• Fresh water capacity approx. 450 litres in 2 grp tanks (200 + 250 litres)
Holding Tanks:
• 125litres black water holding tank for the two heads
• Grey water tank with automatic discharge pumps (galley sink discharge overseas)
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
• Humminbird chartoplotter at the steering column
• Raymarine C90W chartplotter at the chart table
• Raymarine 400G AST autopilot with Raymarine ACU 400 control unit- 2023
• Windex
Communications Equipment:
• Raymarine RAY 49E VHF Radio with DSC
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
• Gimballed Dometic Inox gas stove with 2-burners and oven - 2023
• Twin stainless steel sinks with fresh water supply
• Front opening WAECO 24vDC refrigerator
• Top opening WAECO 24vDC freezer/refrigerator
• Salt water feet pump
Heads:
• 2x 24vDC electric marine heads
• Hot & cold pressurised showers
Airconditioning system:
• Dometic Airconditioning system with inverter.
• Two separated systems: one for the aft owner’s cabin and another for the saloon and forward twin cabins
Lighting:
• LED lighting
Entertainment:
• Flat screen Philipps LCD TV in saloon
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
• 7 guest berths in owner’s double cabin aft with three beds, twin guest cabins forward, further crew bunk cabin in the forepeak. Two heads plus further head in the crew cabin.
• Electric heads
• Grey water tanks for shower with automatic pumps to discharge directly overboard
Accommodation Finish:
• Teak wood veneered joinery
• White painted wood ceiling – painted 2023
• Lightweight sandwich construction soleboards – painted 2023
• White leatherette upholstery
• White cloth curtain
• Porcelain stoneware in the galley
Summary of Accommodation From Forward:
• Forepeak crew cabin with ensuite manual heads.
• Twin guests forward cabins with hanging lockers.
• Shared ensuite head with shower.
• Large saloon with U-shaped settee to portside and centre settee in the saloon
• Galley aft of saloon area to starboard with L counter.
• Chart table area aft of saloon area to portside.
• Owner’s aft cabin with 2 beds (portside bigger) and ensuite heads with shower. Hanging lockers.
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• MaxSpar carbon fibre keel stepped mast
• MaxSpar carbon fibre Park Avenue boom
• 3-sets of swept-back spreaders
• Stainless steel rod standing rigging – original
• Ronstan mainsail battencar system
• Carbon fibre removable bowsprit for gennaker – not installed.
• Adjustable Harken jib tracks on the deck
• Stainless steel steering wheel with steering colum.
• BamarC4 jib furler - 2023
• Lazy bag and lazy jack – 2023
Electro hydraulic system
• Bamar twin pumps that run out of 24vDC battery pack for: magic trim main sail system running under the floorboard, winches, backstay, vang, outhaul. Vang, backstay and outhaul can run also manually with the Bamar manual pump in the cockpit.
• The mainsheet can be also operated from with winches.
• Safety push bottom system at the steering wheel.
• Jib halyards on piston at the base of the mast.
Winches:
• 2x 980 2 speed self-tailing hydraulic powered winches
• 2x 560 2 speed self-tailing hydraulic winches
Sails:
• Millennium Sails full batten main sail – 2023
• Millennium Sails furling genoa – 2023
General:
• Guardwire stanchions and twin guardwires
• Side boarding gates
• Cockpit table
Anchoring & Mooring:
• 24vDC anchor windlass with remote control
• Bruce 20kgs Anchor
• 10mm approx. 80m anchor chain
Tender & Outboard:
• Rimar inflatable tender 320cm with rigid bottom - 2023
• Yamaha 2,5Hp outboard engine
Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
• Cockpit cushions
• Winch covers
• Steering wheel cover
• Sprayhood
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
Life saving:
• Liferaft for 12pp
• Lifejackets for 12pp
• Safety equipment over 60miles
• Safety certificate valid until 2027.