2011 Aquastar 5717m

Builder:               Aquastar International

Interior design:    Design Unlimited

Length of hull:     57ft / 17.36m

Length overall:    59ft / 18.00m

Beam max:         17ft / 5.20m

Air draft max:      20ft / 6.0m

Water draft max: 5ft 7in / 1.70m

Fuel (approx.):    5,450 litres

Fresh water:       1,000 litres

Holding tank (black): 430 litres

Weight min:         33,000 kg

Weight max:        40,500 kg

Engines:              2 x Caterpillar 865 hp

Hours:                 1157 hours

Cruising speed:    9 / 10 knots

Max speed:          19 / 20 knots

Three cabin layout with large central owner's cabin, VIP forward and bunk cabin to port.
Two bathrooms. Owner's ensuite and second bathroom shared, also as dayhead.

Satin finish teak interior with blue and beige carpets, wooden Oceanair blinds and an off-white rear curtain to saloon.

Ash flooring to rear saloon and galley, cream leather sofas and light panelling.

Air Conditioning: There are 4 reverse cycle systems. One for the saloon helm station (new 2018), one for the aft end of the saloon and one each for the VIP cabin and Master cabin. The twin bunk cabin is fed from the VIP system.

Controls are wall-mounted. There is a spare-standby seawater pump in case of failure. Air-conditioning serviced (2022-23).

Freshwater supply pumps. One 240V and one standby 24V.
Hot water: held in a hot water cylinder with heating supplied either from the engines or immersion heater.

Saloon

• Steamed ash floor
• Wall and table lamps and overhead dimmable feature LED lights
• Dining table with folding leaves
• U-shaped leather sofa around the table
• Under sofa storage
• Hanging locker for coats
• Bottle/glass storage
• Linen curtains
• Wood micro blinds
• Curved stainless steel & glass door to saloon/cockpit
• Concealed control for generator and illuminated boat name
• Control for water maker

Saloon Helm Station

• Loop pile carpeting
• Waterproof side door to starboard deck
• Desk/chart table with 4 drawers
• Swivelling desk chair
• Clock and barometer
• 12-bottle wine cooler and drinks fridge under helm seats
• Forward-facing leather seat
• Chart drawer

 Stairs to Cabins and Day Head

• Loop pile carpet with LED step lighting
• Concealed washing machine/tumble drier (2017)

Master Cabin

• Full width. Completely private and separated from other cabins
• Loop pile carpeting
• Two cedar-lined hanging lockers
• Large walk around bed with storage under.
• Multiple lockers and drawers
• 2 x opening portlights with screens
• Window blinds
• Full-length mirror
• Dressing table with opening lid with large mirror and seat
• Flat-screen TV with Apple TV
• Hi-Fi system
• Dimmable ceiling lights
• Reading lights
• Bedside drawer and cupboard

 Heads

• Steamed ash floor
• Vanity unit with Corian top and under counter china basin
• Heated towel radiator
• Electric freshwater flush WC
• Electric extract fan
• Opening portlight with blind
• Self-contained shower with extract ventilation

VIP Cabin

• Loop pile carpeting
• Cedar-lined hanging locker
• Walk around bed with storage under
• Multiple lockers and drawers
• Opening hatch with screens
• ‘Porthole’ windows each side with wood Venetian blinds
• Full-length mirror
• Dimmable ceiling lights
• Reading lights
• Bedside drawer

VIP/Day Heads

• Access from VIP cabin and stairs ‘landing’
• Steamed ash floor
• Vanity unit with Corian top and under counter china sink
• Heated towel radiator
• Electric freshwater flush WC
• Electric extract fan
• Opening portlight with blind
• Self-contained shower with extract ventilation

Bunk Cabin

• Loop pile carpet
• Cedar lined half height hanging locker
• Small dressing table
• Under bunk storage
• Reading lights 

Emphasis has been given at the design stage to create two excellent steering positions, supremely comfortable and with excellent visibility.

Sea Star hydraulic steering, CAT electronic engine controls with synchronization, troll mode, neutral and low rev mode for docking.

SidePower hydraulic bow and stern thrusters, controlled from helm or flybridge, they feature variable speed and ‘holding against a dock’ function.

Lower Helm

• 2 x black leather Besenzoni helm chairs with footrests
• Raymarine HD colour open array radar scanner
• 2 x Raymarine Gs 165 15.4” glass screens 
• 2 x Raymarine i70 multicolour instruments 
• Raymarine Evolution intelligent autopilot with rudder angle
• Raymarine Ray 260 VHF DSC radio 
• AIS receive and transmit
• Navtex
• Wind speed and direction indicator
• Steering compass
• Trim tabs control
• Re-design of dashboard to incorporate new E-Plex system 

Upper Helm

• Raymarine HD colour open array radar scanner
• 2 x Raymarine Gs 165 15.4” glass screens
• 3 x Raymarine i70 multicolour instruments 
• Raymarine Evolution intelligent autopilot with rudder angle
• Raymarine Ray 260 VHF DSC radio 
• Steering compass
• Trim tabs control
• Chain counter

Master Cabin

• Raymarine eS 75 repeater screen

New Eplex system giving computer-controlled, colour display, ship monitoring system.
Displays fuel levels, freshwater levels, black water levels, lighting, 13 amp power to appliances, shore power/generator status etc.

• Voltages 24V / 240V
• 2 x 30 amp shorelines
• 29kVa Kohler generator with hydraulic PTO
• Generator hours: 60 hours after complete overhaul
• Dual ring mains circuits to ship interior. One 240v from shore power/generator. The other 240-volt inverter fed from service batteries
• New inverters (2022/23)

Lighting

• Engine room, lazarette and other selected lights are 24v DC from the batteries
• Others are 240v mains power
• Selected interior and external lights
• Underwater lights

Batteries

• New batteries (2022/23)
• Battery banks: Deep cycle for domestics
• Batteries domestic: 1000 Ah
• Batteries port engine: 200 Ah
• Batteries starboard engine: 200 Ah
• Battery management: 24v system. By Mastervolt (2016)
• Williams battery - C-TEK battery charger with cockpit plug (2016)

• SidePower hydraulic stabilizers. Underway, these are powered from the engine hydraulic PTOs
• At rest (anchored in a choppy sea) they are powered from the generator PTO
• SidePower hydraulic Bow and Stern thrusters. Controlled from helm or flybridge. They feature variable speed and ‘holding against a dock’
• Bioinox hydraulic passerelle in stainless steel with teak grating. Serves as access to the boat when moored stern-to and as the tender launch/recovery system
• Passerelle has a capacity of 350kgs at full extension. Controlled by handheld remote or panel on transom

• Teak decking to the whole boat and platform
• Maxwell 3500 W anchor winch and stainless capstan
• 2 x stainless steel stern capstans with foot switch
• Manual side door to starboard deck
• Twin transom gates from aft deck to platform
• Williams 325 jet RIB with cover

Flybridge

• Teak laid deck
• Helm station with two Besenzoni chairs and full suite of controls
• 4 drinks holders
• Consol with sink, griddle and top access fridge
• Oversize bimini 
• U-shaped seating for 8 around wood table
• Sunbed area
• Liferaft 
• EPIRB 
• 2 x Horseshoe lifebuoys 
• Access to radar arch
• Overhead lighting
• All upholstery (2018)

Bow and Side Decks

• Teak laid deck
• Stainless steel handrails and pulpit
• Deep bulwarks & wide side decks
• Side boarding gate to starboard bulwark
• Stainless steel cleats and fairleads
• Two deep bow lockers to give access to the anchor chain and for rope/fender stowage
• Fenders with socks
• Forward-facing seat and separate sunbed 
• Stainless steel CQR anchor with 50m chain
• Electric windlass

Cockpit

• Teak laid deck
• Folding table with bench seats 
• Feature lighting
• Gates port and starboard to bathing platform/tender and passerelle
• Locker for cables/ropes.
• Stair access to flybridge
• Access to lazarette
• 2 x CCTV cameras

• Open plan galley located to port in upper saloon. Ample storage in multi level cupboards
• Steamed ash floor
• Nero Assolute granite worktops
• New stainless steel draw type fridge (2023)
• Neff dishwasher
• Neff Combi microwave/oven/grill
• Neff 4 burner induction hob
• S/S sink with Hans-Grohe tap and Franke filtered drinking water tap
• 240v mains power sockets and 240v inverter power sockets
• Washer / Dryer

High-speed broadband internet for remote and rural locations around the world.

Average speeds are 130 Mbps, ranging between 50 - 200 Mbps depending on the location.

• Huawei ship wifi system with 2 x high gain antennae for enhanced 4G data reception (2018)
• Satellite phone

Saloon

• Samsung flatscreen TV on raise lower mechanism
• Apple TV connection
• BOSE surround sound system
• iPod & Bluetooth dock

Flybridge

• Fusion Hi-Fi system with iPod dock

Master cabin

• Samsung flat-screen TV with Apple TV
• JVC CD radio Hi-Fi system

Engine room

• CCTV camera
• Good walk around space and carpeted centre section
• 2 x CAT C15A Diesel engines each with hydraulic PTO
• Fire suppressant system
• 24V DC and 240V AC breaker boards
• 2 x new fresh water pumps (2023)
• 2 x sea water aircon pumps
• Sidepower stabilizer hydraulic actuators
• Access to seacocks, strainers and filters
• Aircon condensers for Master and VIP cabins
• SonicShield anti-foul control box

Fuel management:

• Permanent fuel polishing system (2023) 
• 2 x ‘wing’ tanks each of approx. 700 litres
• 1 x keel tank of approx. 4,050 litres
• Engines fuel take-off is from the keel tank with the wing tanks manually gravity feeding the keel tank.
• Manual fuel transfer system for trim if required (2023) 

Lazarette

• Carpet on floor
• Contains small work bench area with vice
• 2 x new Fridge/Freezers (2023)
• 29kVa generator with hydraulic PTO
• Hydraulic manifold that manages demand
• Access to rudder controls
• Ship’s batteries
• Hot water cylinder
• Watermaker
• Shorepower control unit
• Wing fuel tanks
• Mastervolt inverter, charger management systems
• CCTV camera
• Fire supressant system1,000 litre fresh water tank
• Access to engine room through watertight door

Blackwater tanks: 2 x 215 litres. One for each WC. Level gauges in heads compartments and on Eplex system

There are electric valves which can be activated by switches in the heads to divert blackwater to sea or the holding tank

Discharge of the tanks is to the sea through a macerator and electric pump, or pumped from deck outlets

• 8 man liferaft with hydrostatic release (revised 2023)
• EPIRB on flybridge
• Offshore flare pack and 4 white handheld flares
• 2 x white horseshoe lifebouys with strobe lights
• Fire extinguishers: Engine room and Lazarette Seafire automatic system with alarm.
• Fire Protection: Engine room protected by Seafire FD 800M automatic system. Lazarette protected by Seafire FD 500 automatic system. Alarm panels at helm and flybridge
• 6 hand held extinguishers
• Fire blanket in galley
• 4 x camera CCTV system. 2 x cameras mounted in cockpit to assist parking
• One camera each in engine room and lazarette. Displays on Raymarine 15.4” screens
• Bilge Pumps: 7 in total. All automatic float switch type with alarm after 30 seconds run time
• Spotlight controlled at helm and flybridge
• Yachtsafe GPS tracker intruder and boat theft alarm system

• SonicShield 3 ultrasonic antifoul system to supplement painted antifouling
• Fresh water outlets at bow and stern for hose attachment
• Fresh water outlet in engine room
• Seacocks on all through hull fittings
• Water filters to galley drinking water tap
• Hot/cold shower at bathing platform
• S/S swim ladder at bathing platform starboard side
• Watermaker: HRO seafari 700/1 with weekly autoflush system. Produces approx. 120 litres per hour. Full overhaul and new membrane
• Three directors chairs

Superb quality, detailing and restrained elegance! 

2016

• Upgrade of all Raymarine electronics to state of the art systems and displays, with the exception of the radar scanner for which there was no improved model
• The YachtSafe GPS intruder alarm was fitted
• New safety equipment installed
• A new Williams 325 RIB was acquired
• A freezer was installed in the lazarette
• The SonicShield ultrasonic antifoul system installed
• Privacy screens for the cockpit and flybridge were acquired along with sunscreens for the windscreen and windows

2017

• The Eplex system was upgraded to the latest processing unit (ECU) and new ‘senders’ fitted to the fuel tanks which were re-calibrated
• Motorised valves were fitted to the WC outlets, so that flow can be switched from the sea to the blackwater tanks at the touch of a button
• Battery charging cable installed for the Williams (No more flat batteries!)
• New white Bimini
• New windscreen wiper blades
• New plaited dark blue mooring warps to correct sizes and lengths with eye splices at one end
• New fender socks
• New under water lights

2018

• All new external upholstery and table covers
• A complete replacement helm station aircon unit which is quieter and more powerful
• New Huawei enhanced 4G ship’s wifi system
• This yacht has dark blue winter window covers, bimini and full cockpit screens
• It also has white widow covers
• All store easily in the Lazarette
• The systems on this yacht are remarkable for its size and enable a very comfortable and safe long range cruising

2020 - 2021

• Complete repaint - hull and superstructure
• Revision of teak deck 
• Engines and generator - comprehensive service
• Stabilizers - new sensors & full service
• Thrusters - overhauled & new propellers
• Eberspächer warm air heating installed
• Dock Mate installed
• Satellite phone replaced with new
• E-Plex systems control replaced with completely new installation
• Dashboard completely redesigned
• Passarella completely overhauled
• Williams Jet - general overhaul
• All batteries new
• Inverter new

2022 - 2023 (further €80.000 investment in the vessel)

• Galley and electronics upgrades
• Starlink installed
• New inverters and batteries (to run the air-con for several hours)
• New freshwater system (dual system pumps)
• New fuel polishing system
• Ring circuit for seawater intakes providing back-up in case of blockage
• New special sunshade for the bow area, with poles & canopy 
• 3 x new fridges - 1 in saloon, and 2 in lazarette 
• 1 x new icemaker
• EPlex system further upgraded 
• New toilets
• Black water pump
• Grey water pump 
• Hydraulics service and new cooling pump 
• Air-conditioning service