Elliott 57 Sport Canting Keel Cruiser

Greg Elliott designed speed-machine built by Knierim in Germany. OPAL is a pure carbon thoroughbred built for taking line honours in the world’s most prestigious racing events, yet also able to sailed by just two. Professionally maintained and upgraded since new. OPAL comes as a ready-to-race or ultra-fast cruise package.  

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

Costing in excess of Euro 1.5m at build, OPAL is arguably the ultimate short-handed rocket ship that money can buy. Full carbon sandwich construction, coupled with canting keel with 4,000kgs lead torpedo bulb, carbon retractable canard, full carbon Southern Spars rig, carbon standing rigging and carbon sails, this 11,000 kgs flying machine is effortlessly controlled by the smallest of crews thanks to full push-button hydraulics and powered winches for all duties.

While OPAL offers a formidable presence on the race circuit, she is still fully-fitted out below decks with up to 8 berths in three cabins, a proper saloon, electric heads and a full galley. If ever there was a boat to compete for line honours in the ARC, OPAL is the boat.

Stored ashore in a heated storage hall each winter and only launched between April and October, OPAL has been very lightly used within Baltic waters only. Professionally maintained since launch, she is presented in fantastic condition throughout. Her specification highlights include:-

• Canting keel
• Carbon fibre retractable canard daggerboard
• Carbon fibre rudder
• Southern Spars carbon fibre rig with carbon standing rigging
• Harken hydraulic winches
• Hydraulics for Magic-Trim mainsheet, main traveller, backstay, outhaul, cutter-stay tension, keel and canard
• Retractable bowsprit
• Comprehensive sail inventory
• Fischer Panda 8kva generator
• 8kw inverter
• 24vDC domestic electronics
• Lithium Ion batteries
• Volvo 75hp engine
• Variable speed retractable bow and stern thrusters
• Retractable anchoring arm
• Full galley with stove and fridge
• Electric heads
• Double master cabin forward plus 6 further pipecots aft
• 1.95m headroom in saloon
• Easy access to all service areas

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:

With this Elliott 57 Sport you have the choice: Cruise with 2 or race with 14.

This Greg Elliott designed 57-footer is a modern performance cruiser with a canting keel, designed to be sailed with a crew of 2. To make handling easy the boat is equipped with bow and stern thruster and a central hydraulic system that operates not only the canting keel but also the winches, back stay, vang, traveller and main sheet. The large cockpit offers space for a full racing crew and the functional deck layout allows quick maneuvers.

The yacht is built in carbon fibre sandwich technology to the latest standards. As a result it is a light-weight and stiff boat with excellent sailing performance.

The interior is also built to meet the owner‘s requirements of a dual purpose yacht. It is equipped with bunk beds aft, a spacious saloon and a master stateroom forward.

Specifications

CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:                                                                                    

• Our understanding is that the vessel complied with the European Union Recreational Craft Directive and is Categorised CE- Ocean A (DNV-GL)

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Carbon fibre sandwich construction with vacuum infusion, epoxy resins and foam cores
• White painted topsides, superstructure and decks

Keel & Rudder:

• Hydraulic actuated canting keel
• Stainless steel fin with lead torpedo bulb
• Canting keel, hydraulic with stainless steel fin and 4,000kgs lead bulb
• Canard, dagger board in front of the keel in Carbon, retractable with hydraulic push button
• Carbon fibre rudder with carbon fibre rudder stock and JP3 bearings

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:

• Volvo Penta D2-75F 4-cylinder naturally-aspirated 75hp diesel engine
• Fresh­water cooled engine with raw water intake and heat exchanger
• Volvo EVC digital engine control system
• Vetus single lever engine control.
• Volvo MS150 saildrive gearbox 
• Last service: 2022
• Running hours: approx. 671 as of Spring 2023

Propulsion & Steering:

• 3-bladed folding propeller
• Spectra steering cables
• Twin custom helm pedestals with Exit Engineering tri-spoke carbon fibre helm wheels
• 24vDC Sidepower SR100/185T 8kw retractable variable speed bowthruster
• 24vDC Sidepower SR100/185T 8kw retractable variable speed  sternthruster
• Thruster control at helm with side-hold function plus remote control handset
• Emergency tiller

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

• 24vDC domestic systems with 12vDC start circuits and 220vAC via shore-power, generator, inverter or shore power

Battery Banks:

• 4x 220Ah 12vDC Lithium ion service batteries joined in series and parallel to supply 440Ah @ 24vDC
• 1x 50Ah 12vDC Lithium ion start battery
• 80Ah 12vDC AGM generator start battery

Charging:

• Victron Quattro 24/8000/200 24vDC automatic battery charger with 200Amp output and integral 8kw inverter
• 12vDC battery charger

Generator:

• Fischer Panda 8000i PMS 8kva 220vAC diesel generator
• Digital control panel at DC panel
• Last Service: 2022
• Running hours: approx. 79 as of Spring 2023

Alternator:

• 12vDC engine-mounted alternator
• 24vDC high-output alternator

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:

• Pressurised fresh water system with 24vDC high pressure pump
• Hot water supplied via engine calorifier or via 220vAC immersion heater element in 20 litre hot water storage tank

Bilge Pumps:

• 3x electric bilge pumps
• 2x manual bilge pumps

TANKAGE

Fuel:

• Approx. 200 litres in stainless steel fuel tank

Fresh Water:

• Approx 100 litres in plastic water tank

Holding Tank:

• Approx 120 litres in plastic black water holding tank

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

• 2x Raymarine E95 hybridtouch WiFi GPS chart-plotter MFD’s at helm pededtals
• Raymarine i70 autopilot control head with linear drive and course computer
• Echopilot 2D forward looking sonar
• 2x Nexus NXR maxi-displays at starboard helm
• 1x Nexus NXR maxi-displays at port helm
• Nexus NXR maxi-displays outboard to port and starboard sides of companionway
• Nexus Race Timer multi control at port helm
• 4x Nexus NXR maxi-displays at mast
• Airmar CS4500 ultrasonic transducer
• Weatherdock EasyTRX2-IS Class B AIS transponder
• Nexus Race Timer multi control at chart table
• 2x Silva steering compasses at helm pedestals

Communications Equipment:

• Icom IC-M505 VHF with DSC
• Icom Commandic II VHF handset in cockpit

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

• Dometic Origo 6000 2-burner stainless steel gimballed gas stove with oven
• 24vDC top-opening refrigerator
• Stainless steel sink with hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply

Heads:

• Jabsco 24vDC electric head
• Pressurised hot & cold water supply to heads with sink and shower

Lighting:

• LED interior lighting
• Red night floor lighting

Entertainment:

• Alpine CD/Radio with Ipod connection, interior and exterior speakers

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

• 8-Berths in master double cabin forward, and six single pipecot bunks port and starboard aft. One heads.
• 1.95m headroom in main saloon

Accommodation Finish:

• White painted carbon fibre sandwich interior construction with contrasting lacquered carbon fibre finishes
• Off-white cloth upholstery in saloon, master cabin and aft pipecot berths
• Blue canvas cushions for upholstery
• Carbon sandwich soleboards
• Complete set of teak & holly laminate soleboards
• L-shaped removable lacquered carbon fibre saloon table

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

• Southern Spars white-painted carbon fibre keel-stepped 9/10 fraction rig
• 3-sets of swept-back spreaders
• Southern Spars white-painted Park Avenue V-boom
• Holmatro hydraulic mast jack
• Carbon composite standing rigging – 2015
• Spare stainless steel rod standing rigging – 2011
• Harken Switch-Track low-friction mainsail track with battencars
• Harken MkIV sub-deck genoa furler with twin groove racing forestay
• Harken inboard and outboard genoa/jib tracks with towable cars
• Cariboni hydraulic panel for backstay, outhaul, vang and cutterstay
• Removable inner forestay with hydraulic tensioner
• Cariboni hydraulic actuated mainsheet traveller
• Magic-Trim hydraulic mainsheet system
• Retractable carbon fibre bowsprit
• Soft-furler for code sails
• Harken and Spinlock deck gear
• Spectra and dyneema running rigging throughout
• All halyards led aft beneath coachroof to Spinlock jammers
• Gorilla rigging headstay plus sleave
• 2x Tripless halyards

Winches:

• Harken hydraulic powered self-tailing winches
• 2x 3-speed 60STH halyard-control line winches with controls at companionway
• 2x 3-speed 70STH primary winches in cockpit with controls at helms and adjacent to winches
• 2x 50ST manual spinnaker winches aft

Sails:

• Genoa light | 89 m² | 2012 | Diekow sails
• Genoa medium | 90 m² | 2011 | Diekow sails
• Genoa heavy | 79 m² | 2011 | Diekow sails
• Genoa IV | 61 m² | 2012 | Diekow Segel & Genoa V | 43 m² | 2012 | Elvström Sails
• Main sail heavy | 106 m² | 2011 | Diekow sails
• Main sail medium | 105 m² | 2011 | Diekow sails
• Try sail | 2012 | Diekow Sail & Storm jib | 2012 | Diekow sails
• Gennaker A2 | 375 m² | 2012 | Diekow sails – requires repair
• Gennaker A1.5 | 323 m² | 2012 | Diekow sails
• Gennaker A1 | 278 m² | 2012 | Elvström Sails
• Gennaker C0 | 203 m² | 2012 | Diekow sails
• Gennaker C5 | 195 m² | 2011 | Diekow sails
• Jiptop | 89 m² | 2012 | Diekow Segel & Stay sail | 38 m² | 2012 | Diekow sails
• Code Zero | 203 m² | 2012 | Diekow sails - recut

General:

• Stainless steel open-pulpit and pushpit
• Twin guardwires with stainless steel stanchions
• Lewmar deckhead hatches
• LED underboom lights

Covers & Canvas:

• White canvas mainsail cover
• White canvas sprayhood with stainless steel frame
• White cockpit cover
• Blue canvas cockpit cushions
• Blue canvas helm pedestal covers and halyard bags

Anchoring & Mooring:

• Carbon retractable anchoring arm
• Fortress aluminium anchor with chain

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

• Lopo Lights LED navigation lights
• Echomax Active radar reflector
• 406Mhz EPIRB
• Lifesling 2 MOB recovery device
• Danbuoy
• 2x liferafts

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