After an overnight transport from yard to marina through the streets of Istanbul, the second Windeseeker 20-metre performance cruiser from MAG Marin left the shed to head to RMK Marine to be mated with her fabricated steel lifting keel. Shortly after that, she was launched.
Early sea trials show she's not at all disadvantaged for having a more comfortable cruising fit out than to her racier sister ship, since the additional weight of the interior was offset by adopting the fabricated steel keel spar, saving a couple of tonnes over the original cast iron fin.
This version is flush decked, while her sistership has a raised saloon. The project was managed and the interior layout was detailed by Haluk and Murat Suntay in Istanbul, with structures engineered by Gurit in NZ.
Stimson Yachts carefully considered the elements of cost, complexity and performance throughout the design loop, Hi-Modulus engineered composite Eglass, Foam and Epoxy construction composite minimises structural weight and maximise the ballast ratio. The end result is a fast, well-appointed yacht, which will be uncomplicated to sail.
The primary interior structures are made of lightweight E-glass/foam core/epoxy sandwich panels, with non-structural joinery fabricated from lightweight plywood.
Sailing gear includes Hydraulic winches and a powered headsail furler. The non-overlapping headsails are easy to tack and have both self-tacking and conventional rail options. The complexity of a spinnaker pole and the crew required to operate it are removed by adopting a fixed bowsprit and asymmetrical spinnakers as well as a CodeZero.
