The attractive stylings from the naval architect John Alden, evoke all the charm and romance of a bygone era in this attractive cutter-rigged ketch 'Serenade'. Her spacious cockpit provides good protection from the elements whilst offering excellent visibility and easy handling. Below decks, she presents a spacious, comfortable saloon with good storage pace, quality joinery and soft furnishings, plenty of natural light and ventilation along with 191cm of headroom throughout. She has a very tidy 53hp Yanmar shaft drive diesel which was installed in 2014 with only 297hrs use. Her ketch rig along with furling genoa and self-tacking staysail provides a multitude of sail set options whilst her full slippery keel with cut-away fore and over 36% ballast ration makes for fast, comfortable passage making.
'Serenade', is hull #061 built by Fuji Yacht builders in Japan and was last refurbished in 2012 which then included all new painted decks, opening ports and new rigging, Now 10 years later, she will benefit from having her timber spars sanded and varnished (or painted if you prefer less maintenance) and within the next 5 years, new standing rigging. All her sails and running rigging are in good condition and she was last slipped and antifouled in June 2022.
For those with an eye for beauty and perhaps a family in tow, looking for a well-built nicely presented blue water cruiser, 'Serenade' may well be just the right boat. Located nearby our Australiawide Boat Sales office at Manly Harbour in Queensland to arrange an inspection.