S/Y Commitment Handbook

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S/Y Commitment Handbook

Expedition sailing yacht “Commitment” is a Schooner rigged (two masted) “Ocean 60” built by Southern Ocean yachts, Poole, England and launched in 1981. She is of GRP (fibreglass) construction and was built in the days when they just kept “throwing the fibreglass at ‘em!” The boat is extremely robust and built for expedition work in tough, harsh and remote environments.

“Commitment” was designed to cater for the charter market and as a result has 5 separate cabins in which 10 people can comfortably sleep when at anchor. Each cabin is private, has a number of drawers, a hanging cupboard and is fitted with a hatch for light and ventilation.
There are 3 heads (toilets) and 2 showers.
There is an open plan main saloon cabin which houses the navigation station, galley, dining and entertainment area.
The cockpit area comfortably accommodates 8 people at a time and is quite deep offering increased safety.
The deck forward of the aft cabin coach house is “flush” and provides a huge area on which to move around or relax.

Sailboat: Commitment

Registered Australian vessel number 855479

Vital statistics include:
Length: 60 feet (18.2 metres)
Beam: 15 feet (4.59 metres)
Draft: 8 feet (2.41 metres)
Weight: 32 tonnes
Fuel Capacity: 1,200 litres - 317 US gallons
Fresh water: 2,850 litres - 752 US gallons
Masts and rigging:
2 x Aluminum masts by Proctor (UK)
2 x Frederickson mainsail luff slide systems
2 x Furlex self furlers
9 x Lewmar self tailing winches
2 x Forespar strut vangs
Sails by Norths and Doyle
Navigation & Communication Equipment:
1 x Icom HF Radio
1 x GME VHF Radio
1 x Thrane & Thrane Satcom C satellite email system
1 x Global Marine Networks satellite email system
1 x Sky Eye weather forecasting system by Xaxero
1 x Dell Laptop
1 x LCD monitor and keyboard for crew emails
1 x Motorola Satellite phone
1 x Navman Chart Colour Plotter
1 x Raytheon 48nm Radar
2 x handheld Icom VHF radios
1 x suite of Navman sailing instruments
3 x handheld GPS
Safety Equipment:
1 x RFD 8 person Sea Saver life raft
2 x 406 EPIRBS
10 x combination PFD/safety harnesses
Mechanical and Electrical:
1 x 125HP turbo charged Yanmar Diesel engine with 3 blade fixed propeller (range 2,000miles)
1 x 6.5 KVA Kohler 240 volt diesel Genset
4 x 64 watt solar panels
4 x 183 A/H Gel house batteries
1 x 80 A/H Gel starting battery for Genset
1 x 240 volt refrigeration system providing separate fridge/freezer
1 x Coursemaster electronic autopilot
1 x Webasto diesel cabin heater
1 x 60 litre HWS
1 x Maxwell electric anchor winch
Leisure & Entertainment:
2 x 3.4m Quicksilver inflatable dinghies
2 x 9.9HP Mercury outboard motors
Mini library of books, CD’s and DVD’s
Centolla King crab pot

In 2005/06 “Commitment” underwent a total refit which took 12 months and was uncompromising.