New to Haiku(Spring 2004)- All new wood/carbon/epoxy rotating spar. New wood/epoxy cockpit dodger. Performance Cruising Trimaran "Haiku" for Sale. This extremely fast and comfortable sailing yacht is for sale in California. Haiku was designed by Jay Kantola to be as fast as modern catamarans with the liveaboard and cruising capability of the best ocean sailing yachts. Speeds of up to 20 knots offwind and 8 knots on the wind are readily attained with less than 10 degrees heel.
"Haiku" is 44' 0" overall, 26' 6" extreme beam, 3' 6" draft with the centerboard up and 6' 0" with the board down. The light displacement is 10,000lbs. and 15,000lbs. loaded.
The construction of this professionally built sailboat is cold-molded Bruynzeel mahogany, 3 plys with West System epoxy monocoque, constructed in 1985 by California Custom Boats. A high-tech, lightweight, pre-preg carbon cruising interior was installed in 2001. Haiku has a rotating, composite, wing mast with fully battened main and fractional jib. Sails are Cruise-Lam Dacron and Spectra by Skip Elliot and are in excellent condition. An assymetrical spinnaker sets off a canting alloy bowsprit.
Auxiliary propulsion is by Volvo 28 hp model 2003 (installed 1992, 500hrs) with marine gearbox, Aquadrive, stainless steel shaft and 2 blade Max-Prop.
The interior has 3 double berths in 3 cabins, a double in the forward cabin, main salon and a separate and private aft cabin with its own head. This arrangement is exceedingly comfortable and practical at sea or harbor and very lightweight.
There is an "L" shaped galley with double stainless steel refrigerators.
Raised dinette to port seats 6.
Foward cabin has a large berth. Stainless Force Ten heater is forward to starboard in main salon.
Nav station aft to starboard. Experienced owner has replaced all electronics and major equipment including windlasses, wiring, plumbing and deck hardware in 2001.
Haiku is for sale by owner at far below replacement cost. Priced to sell at USD$115,000.
Haiku Equipment List.
Deck Equipment.
6 Bomar hatches (2000)
Maxwell 1200 windlass to port (2001)
Powerwinch 1000 to starboard (2001)
Blade 35lb. Anchor 100ft. chain 200ft. nylon to port (2001)
33lb. Bruce 30ft. chain 200ft. nylon to starboard (2001)
10ft. parachute drogue sea anchor (2001)
9' Achilles inflatable
2.5hp. Suzuki outboard
New sail covers (2001)
Profurl roller furling gear (1999)
Fenders, docklines and bridles
Electronics. 2001
VHF - Icom M100
GPS - Furuno GP31 and Magellan
Radar - JRC 1000
Autopilot - Autohelm 3000 (2)
Wind/speed/depth - Autohelm
Inverters - 1-400w. 1-1100w. with remote
Battery charger - 10amp. Smart
Solar panels - 4-55w. and 1-25w. with regulator
Stereo - am/fm cd with10 disc changer Kenwood
New Blue Seas ac/dc panel
EPIRB - ARC satellite
Interior. (2001)
Force 10 propane 3 burner stove with oven and broiler
Force 10 propane bulkhead heater
Force 10 propane BBQ
2- stainless steel Sanyo refrigerators
2- new Jabsco heads
3-33gal. Bladders for fresh water
1-33gal. Bladder for holding tank
All new cushions and upholstery 2001
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