Brooklin, ME, US
INTRODUCTION
ZANETIA, a sloop-rigged Sou’wester 59, is the last and most advanced of the 16 Sou’wester 59s built by the Hinckley Yacht Company between 1983 and 2001, and designed by respected New York naval architects, McCurdy & Rhodes. For a virtual tour, type “ZANETIA” into YouTube and watch the first video that appears on the list.
Interior construction and finish exemplify Hinckley’s long-standing reputation for expert joinery, distinctive, semi-custom elegance, and creature comfort. ZANETIA is finished in satin varnished cherry wood and solid teak and holly cabin soles. Ample ports and hatches keep her light and airy below decks. She has an Espar heating system plus reverse cycle A/C, high-capacity water maker, ample fridge and freezer spaces.
One of her nicest attributes is the sheer amount of space on board for guests, provisions and equipment. With electric winches and electric headsail furler she is easy to sail. Her keel centerboard configuration provides access to remote anchorages without sacrificing upwind performance. ZANETIA draws 6 ft 6 in with centerboard up and 12 ft 6 in with board down. The owner’s cabin has a private companionway to the aft deck. There is sleeping for eight in three private cabins, plus two adult berths and a child’s berth in the main salon. All mattresses throughout are of thick and insulating memory foam, and feature multiple sets of custom-fitted Egyptian cotton sheets, all meticulously labeled.
ZANETIA was completed in 2001 for her first owner, an English lord. She is pictured in Ferenc Mate’s “The World’s Best Sailboats” (2nd ed.) and is a centerfold in the coffee table book Hinckley Yachts. She was a member of the late Queen Elizabeth’s Royal Yacht Squadron. Her current owner, a lifelong sailor, has rigorously maintained this pedigreed yacht to her heirloom standards, with upgrades too numerous to list. She exemplifies the very best of traditional Maine sailboat building know-how and craftsmanship and is a symbol of American boatbuilding pride.
CONSTRUCTION
Unlike her predecessors, ZANETIA’s hull is a Kevlar e-glass composite fused to an inner carbon fiber skin utilizing a patented SCRIMP vacuum bagging process that results in a stronger, stiffer, fully integrated hull structure that is 14% lighter than conventional methods. ZANETIA is an exceedingly strong, stiff and seaworthy vessel. With the extra offshore safeguard of a watertight bulkhead forward of the guest cabins, ZANETIA is an ocean-going passage-maker designed for safe and comfortable world cruising.
The deck is also constructed of Kevlar E-glass and was vacuum bagged into 3/4″ closed-cell core. The core is deleted and replaced with solid Kevlar/E glass thru-bolted on 8″ centers.
HULL and DECK
ACCOMMODATIONS
VESSEL WALKTHROUGH
AFT OWNER’S SUITE
The Owner’s Suite is complete with private head and two full-sized, double berths and feature a ladies’ seated vanity and mirror. The private companionway aft has a custom set of steps with built-in drawers and leads to the aft deck. Ample storage is provided in lockers port and starboard, outboard cedar-lined hanging locker, drawers, hanging lockers and bin storage under the berths, etc. Ventilation is supplied in the aft cabin by two hatches and air conditioning.
EN-SUITE HEAD
Stainless steel sink and faucets in white Corian countertop; vanity and overhead lighting; opening screened ventilation port. Stall shower with plexiglass door. Sealand vacuum-flush head with holding tank
AFT PASSAGEWAY/ENGINE ROOM
Starboard passageway between main salon and owner’s stateroom features the following: lighted, cedar lined wet hanging locker; large, louvered sliding door compartment plumbed/wired for full-sized washer and dryer (used currently for tools and spares storage). Large auxiliary chart table above with oversized chart storage and nav instrument storage inside; louvered sliding storage compartments above and outboard. Multiple boot and storage lockers outboard at floor level. A/C distribution panel is inboard to port, forward of the engine room door.
Walk-in engine room is accessed to port. Engine room door features custom top to bottom hand tool/wrench storage pockets. Engine and Westerbeke generator are easily accessed along with all other mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems, battery charger, watermaker, winch controls, prop shaft and stuffing box. Area is well lit and features two deck prisms, a storage and work shelf, and a small vice.
NAVIGATION STATION
Nav station is to starboard adjacent to companionway. Navigator’s seat faces forward. Storage to starboard and in nav table for books, instruments, sextant, etc. Garmin chartplotter and AIS 800 system, configured to identify MOB life vests as AIS targets. Raymarine chartplotter and radar. Iridium GO satellite receiver/transmitter. ICOM VHF with ram mike in cockpit. Redundant, dual autopilots with nav station (and helm) controls. Sailing instrument display/repeater. Fore and aft holding tank instrumentation/pump-out controls. Red/white lighting.
GALLEY
The U-shaped galley is located on the port side. Propane 4-burner stainless steel stove with oven is located outboard.
MAIN SALON
The Main Salon features a custom C-shaped settee to port, with a drop-leaf table with storage inside. There is a centerline seat with large storage area within. Additional storage is in lockers outboard and above to port of the settee.
Custom wine rack and spirits storage locker under inboard settee. Outboard louvered port side storage lockers and stereo/storage locker in forward bulkhead.
FORWARD GUEST CABINS
Next forward is the port guest cabin, with two single bunk berths, locker and drawer storage. Reading lamps and overhead hatch.
GUEST /DAY HEAD
Opposite the port guest cabin is the shared guest head with Sealand vacuum-flush toilet, vanity storage and receiver style shower.
STARBOARD FORWARD GUEST CABIN
Forward of the GUEST/DAY HEAD in the second guest cabin featuring two bunk berths, hanging locker, full length mirror and drawer storage.
FOREPEAK
Forward of the living space is a watertight bulkhead and a huge deck accessed forepeak/sail locker for storage.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LIGHTING
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
COCKPIT
Raised, protected, center cockpit with spray dodger and retractable bimini frame. Varnished teak folding cockpit table and mug rack. Sail control lines feed to four port and starboard electric winches. Main sheet control is via electric winch aft of helmsman’s station and Harken traveler system. Helmsman’s seat mount aft of wheel. Curved helmsman’s foot stand insures level footing at all heel angles. Raymarine repeater chartplotter/radar. VHF radio. Backlighted Hinckley binnacle/compass. Autopilot control and four instrument Raymarine cluster. Red night vision lighting. Safety harness attachment points. Four oversized cockpit drains and separate seat drains. Navtec control for hydraulic backstay and vang. Custom cockpit cushions for all teak cockpit seating make this a pleasant open air gathering area at anchor or the dock.
RIGGING AND SPARS
Aluminum mast and boom stripped and repainted June 2020. Chainplates removed and inspected June 2020. Rod rigging hydraulic backstay replaced June 2020. All rod rigging inspected annually during mast re-stepping/spring commissioning (vessel stored winters in heated indoor hangar). LED spreader lights; foredeck light; steaming light; masthead tricolor. Storm trysail track and dedicated halyard.
WINCHES
SAILS
ENGINE/MECHANICAL
TANKAGE
PLUMBING
CANVAS
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
GROUND TACKLE
EQUIPMENT
SAFETY
EXCLUSIONS
Acrylic dolphin sculpture and owner’s personal effects are excluded from the sale.
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MEASUREMENTS
ENGINE(S)
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