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Parkstone Bay Yachts is very fortunate to bring to market this extremely well cared for Wauquiez 48 Pilot Saloon, currently located in the US Virgin Islands.
AQUILA, formerly Norman Court, was launched in 1998 in France by Wauquiez and has had only two owners. This Ed Dubois design with an Andrew Winch interior was built and outfitted to the highest standards.
The Wauquiez PS 48 is a blue water cruiser noted for exceptional sailing performance with ease and comfort. She is a true deck saloon with a raised floor and large windows allowing panoramic sea views at the pilot station and saloon. Below the raised saloon is an expansive engine and utility room. Roller furling, electric winches, self- tacking jib and control lines leading to the cockpit make her an extremely easy boat to sail shorthanded. In addition, a second interior helm station allows her to be driven from inside.
She is kept up to date by her current owners and is ready to set sail. Cruising on the clear turquoise waters of the eastern Caribbean with trade winds is ideal and a great start for a longer voyage!
She boasts a White GRP hull with midnight blue stripes. Aramid fibers go from bow to mast area of hull to withstand collisions with submerged objects. Teak decks, cockpit and coachroof (no screws). Toughened glass windows, lead keel, Whitlock Mamba steering (with joystick in saloon), Harken blocks and an emergency tiller. Teak interior joinery with Alcantara Wauquiez blue upholstery. Forward owner's cabin with centreline double berth with shelves and access on both sides, ample hanging closets and drawers, ensuite head (Jabsco electric) and shower. Two aft cabins, one to port with double berth (split cushions), one to starboard with two single bunks. A shared aft head with shower and electric head. Lee cloths in saloon (sea bunk) and both aft cabins. 1.9 m headroom. Sloop (Solent) rigged with two furling headsails, keel-stepped Sparcraft white painted aluminium mast - repainted in 2010 and electric in-mast furling, 3 × spreaders, s/s wire standing rigging. Electric genoa furling, drum staysail (both Profurl), hydraulic Navtec backstay adjuster and boom vang. B&G instruments. Crusader performance cruising mainsail, genoa & self-tacking jib. Spinnaker pole. Cruising asymmetrical spinnaker with sock, lightly used.
AQUILA has had many upgrades over the current owners time as keepers, most of which can be found in the descriptions at the bottom of the listing. One of the most prominent improvements is adding enough solar panels to supply all the electricity needed aboard AQUILA.
Important maintenance projects have been completed this year (2023-2024) including, but not limited to:
- New Shaft Seal
- New Aquadrive Bulk-head
- New Engine start Batteries
- New House Batteries
- New 10ft Dinghy
- Carborator for 18HP Tohatsu
- New Dodger
- New Spinnaker halyard
Viewings available, by appointment, in the US Virgin Islands.
Sails
- Furling Genoa
- Furling Main
- Furling Self-tacking Jib
- Asymmetrical Cruising Spinnaker with sock
Upgrades / Maintenance
2023-2024
New Engine start Batteries-(2) 12v West Marine AGM
New House Batteries-(4 )6 v lead carbon AGM 420 amp hour New Dodger
New Spinaker halyard
New 10 foot Dingy
Carborator for Tohatsu 18hp outboard
New Volvo shaft seal
New Aquadrive bulkhead
2022-2023
New smoked plexiglass face at Nav station
New ProNautic 12v charger all voltage inputs
New Power Bright 1000w Inverter (ML1000-24)
New Marine Beam Combo Masthead light, stern light and bow running lights
(LED)
New 4 USB charging ports
2021-2022
160ft Acco 3/8 inch G4 anchor chain and 150ft nylon double braid anchor line spliced
New Main sheet
New Standard Horizon Explorer VHF with GPS
Installed PVC hatch covers
New Turbo and exhaust elbow
New Trident Marine gas regulator, gauge and hose
New small 12v and 24v Solar Panels for trickle charge
New B&G Zeus3 S 9 inch MFD, NEMA 2000 (uC backbone and Ethernet cable (Nav to Wheel Stations) shares with Simrad broadband radar chart plotter
New Frigiboat Air Cooled Compressor and Evaporator with Isotherm Controller
2019-2020
New 210W Sonali 24v Solar Panels (3)
New Side Power Bow Thruster
2017
Total rebuild of Spectra water maker to Cape Horn specifications
New Self tacking Jib Vektron Crusader
Performance Cruising Sail
2016
New Furlmax mainsail Vektron Crusader Performance Cruising Sails
Roller reefing 135% Genoa Dacron Crusader Performance Cruising Sail
Vessel has full canvas, including Dodger, Bimini, Connecting piece and roll down Sunshades
Vessel has complete cockpit cushions
Rigging has been inspected periodically and replaced as needed. Mast and boom were repainted in 2010.
Features
- Fresh water maker - Rebuilt to Cape Horn spec 2017
- Repeater
- Wind speed and direction
- Bimini top
- Steering wheel
- Radar - + AIS Transceiver B&G
- Inverter
- Radio
- Cockpit cover
- Cockpit speakers
- Cockpit table
- Electric head
- Battery charger
- Shore power inlet - 2 x Battery Chargers 12v + 24v
- Vhf
- Furling genoa - + Furling self-tacking jib
- Log speedometer
- Asymmetric spinnaker - Cruising Spinnaker with sock
- Refrigerator - With Freezer compartment
- Cockpit cushions
- Spray hood
- Davits
- Depthsounder
- Deep freezer - De-comissioned
- Cockpit shower
- Teak sidedecks
- Manual bilge pump
- Outboard engine brackets
- Electric winch - 4 x Electric Winches
- Oven
- Teak cockpit
- Autopilot
- Swimming ladder
- Generator - Fisher-Panda Generator
- Compass
- Electric bilge pump
- Navigation center
- Solar panel - 3 x 210W Sonali 24v + 12/24v Solar Panels for trickle charge
- Furling mainsail
- Heating - De-comissioned
- Bow thruster - New in 2019
- Liferaft - Last inspected in 2015 (Avon)
- Plotter
- Hot water
- Tender - New in 2023
- Gps
Parkstone Bay Yachts provides the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information set out in these particulars, and do we warrant the condition of the vessel. The particulars are intended as a guide only and do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective buyer is advised to check the particulars and specifications and where appropriate instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to fully inspect the vessel and/or to have a sea trial of the vessel. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.