[OFF MARKET] Discovery 50 Catamaran (KIWI SPIRIT) Sea Trial - Yacht for Sale - Berthon Int.
29 June 2017 · 5 min · 16K views · West Solent
What this video covers
The Discovery 50 catamaran, Kiwi Spirit, features a Bill Dixon design built by Discovery Yachts in 2010.0:30 Originally constructed for the company’s founder, John Charnley, the vessel completed a five-year circumnavigation under its current owner, who subsequently optimised the platform for shorthanded blue-water cruising.1:10 The yacht operates in the West Solent, where it maintains a sail plan manageable by a couple from the helm.0:10 Two electric winches and a bank of jammers control all white sails, including an electric in-mast furling mainsail and a self-tacking inner jib.2:09 For light-air upwind performance, the boat utilises a larger overlapping genoa.2:26 A custom-fitted bowsprit allows the deployment of a specialised downwind wardrobe, including a Code Zero reaching sail, a 186-square-metre A3 asymmetric spinnaker in a sock, and a 200-square-metre parasail for dead-downwind efficiency.3:11 The vessel remains fully equipped for immediate long-distance passage-making.1:26
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