Te Kaihopara 72ft Expedition Sailing Yacht | Live the Pacific + Charter Income

Designed by Don Brooke, a renowned New Zealand yachtsman, designer, engineer and past Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, with a classically elegant shear and well-balanced profile of a sailing ketch. The layout incorporates spacious guest areas, a lovely entertainers wheelhouse with lounge seating under cover, with an open aft deck area finished in teak.

Combining the comfort of quietly motoring with an economical Gardner diesel from within the sheltered but spacious wheelhouse, with the joy of sailing, allowing you to choose either the exhilarating freedom of being driven along by the breeze or the convenience of motor sailing at 9-10 knots.

Built with a strong steel hull to survey standards and an alloy super-structure and operated as a charter vessel until around 6 years ago she features 4 cabins with a large master state room aft with a double and single bed complete with its own bathroom. The luxurious interior was refitted to cater for high-end chartering and she is loaded with commercial cooking and catering equipment along with bedding and blankets and even crew uniforms.

Great condition with new alloy spars and rigging, servicing equipment and upgrading systems in recent years and this year had her out of the water for a thorough inspection with any work required being done to a very high standard.

With a generous beam of 5.1m and draft of 2.1m and weighing 56 tonnes she is well set up for cruising the Pacific Islands or running as a charter business.

This is a rare opportunity to own a capable 72ft blue water yacht, sail NZ, Australia & the Pacific and generate income while the yacht is actively maintained & operated.

Ideal for experienced sailors, lifestyle investors or those wanting to be part of a respected adventure sailing brand.

The yacht has had more than $1.1m spent on it since purchase in 2023 This includes fabrication work, full rewire and new electronics, saftey equipment, hatches, all pumps replaced, rigging, starlink, refrigeration and plumbing. It is in excellent condition.

Ocean Sailing Expeditions operates 4 vessels in commercial survey, between Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. The purchaser of this vessel willl operate the yacht under license to Ocean Sailing Expeditons as an approved commercial vessel. Ocean Sailing expeditions has been operating successfully for more than 7 years and provides a strong foundation for the new owner of Awen to continue a successful commerical sailing business.

Asking Price: $980,000 +GST (if any)
Location: Auckland