i Wed Rabaoo Ranier Py Bes akin a It's seaworthy and selt-tighting, easy to operate and comfortable to live on. It even has a man cave,The Artnautica LRC 58 offers a way to cruise around the world at low cost without late-night sail changes. he dream of cruising single-handed around the world usually features sailinghoat, but the UK over ofthe new Aetna [ERC (Long Range Cruiser which debuted a the Auckland ‘On Water Boat Show plans mator around the word The LRCS, bulla Dickey Boats in Napier. i inished in tare Sas slminium ~ tha means no painting ofthe ll ver. Ifsndustria chi, lav-maintenance and low-profile — there no flashy paint ob attracting attention in foreign port. Theboat featured her. Browdsword she second this design {fom Dennis Harjamaa of Arnautia Yacht Design and naval architect at Dickey Boats arjamaa designed the LAC concept about seven years ago. The fist boat helunched for himself in Matis yea rom Dickey Boats’ yar “Mean, the UK boatielookng fora suitable vessel tobasein the “Mediterranean and Caribbean commissioned the second, Jason Dickey saysits ideal fora solo circumnavigator, ls obus seaworthy and self-righting easy to operate and comfortable olive fn. tt ever nasa man eve ‘Andit affordable. Ifyou compare its ight-filled indoor-outdoor parent sieving with Auckland’ apartment prices, tbaTOP. The forware lowe sloon optus The ottoman tori of pictur pul out a oot tool an the settee can conver fo. double berth the head showers the compartinent ferward to par The riterscabin fora with carpet. [RBOVE: Tin beim seat preside tx helnstaton bse on wrcapabe ‘Cone. that heen, dng managhg the variable ch propel anbe doneby toucceen Darga, starting at $850,000. And thar enhanced by the boats extraordinary fe economy fat wate, ightships on this 8, 1-ronne vessel, we recorded: + 72s osing0.5 ites desl per nautical mile + kts using 0.67 ites dlesl per nautica mile + kts using 0.4 ees desl per atical mile, Ofcourse you need to be happy with atop speed of 10.ts and cruising speed of 9k The engines a 90hp Beta. ‘in theory aboat with thislength-o-beam ratio woulda be able {ogo that fas” Dickey says, "but Dennis has created avery sma design ithasa very low displacement o water ine-ength rat ‘Also crucial inthis equation of physi isthe skinny easly riven hll~as Dickey loves to tell you, the waterleves the transom in at, clean wake. Adel inthe fel capacity of 2600 and tks you have a range of 4500nm -slow to 7 knots and thls {g0esup t0 7000nm, *Nine knots ia nie speed,” says Dickey. Ifyou were going t2 Fi the eliference between eight and nine kntsisan extra two hundred lites of desl and you get there aday'soones” With more horsepower, the Arautica LRC58 could doup to about 1 knots, Dickey says ‘Although the LRC 58 would operate well witha fixed propeller, ‘aWest-Mekan variable pitch propeller (VPP) suchas that on: reSCueME:)) SOA OT ENA UN tele UO ee ees Poesia tere eener pean eee Deeb eet Dhecanekeaiol er eed ee) ce eee eee) “TOP The galley the loon en the main deck and above lf the hea/showe Boh feature faux tmnber panel onthe cabinetry. ABOVE RNGHT: The mater cabin FREE mateo with any rescueME purchase. (fer vali nti 31 Decomber 2015, snaconabosengas 21‘The cockpit and saloon ar on one level for ea nd. tor low The coc scovred with Ulsan whe it Broadsword gives optimum fel ficiency and engine longevity Geng be beste odes te pes, rer Sees arene aoa ae fon aa Maiisnaiigatetieninipetconmetitfon basclonCZanan ike the Dickey Casto 90amchd as ye [ABOVE RIGHT, TOF Json Oct inthe pot laaret can berun through wis rom an Pad oriPhone. [ABOVE RH: The man cave Aswe cued utof Napier marina, past the cutest aby seal practicing ‘itsrolL overs saat the helm foralesson in devingsmat boats « ‘The helm dash is dominate by two lrg touchscreens emid the engine ‘other gauges. Dickey’steers mostly on autopilot, using touch-screen to temperature as adjust his couse although theresa ships whet forthe Ingeting best ue economy, Dickey uses the engine exhaust a guide to trim {temperature asa guide to trim the pitch of the propel, the pitch of the propeller...”Trice ETA) RR a Tue oo ficient as we posi cans about S00 degres” says Dicky. See) iemeans isalot lower ewing and fees more comfortable We ace can change ourpitch ogo slower and economical ater than cS See ‘laze the bores when youre slowing down. Youean putsome Seat) load ont, ots prfet for ocean passages: pr The Ohp engine res at upto 2500rpm. That makes fora Semen ‘quiet boa, ton With the door closed, dhe nose in the saloon s lay ee tinder 70 decibels ‘As youl expect from a boat built at Dickey Boas, systems cagean ar wellthought out. Te idepower bow thrusterruns off + Plug and Play forepeak battery whichis separate from the Alam hour gel erry LECTROTAD Wr Re Oa Boca Rr ee Broan OP tg Parke ed ADVANCE TRIOENTITD.Wworweadvancetridont comexudes a robust, capable a ABOVE RIGHT: Jason and Testi Dickey, managing decors of Dickey Boats pier calls fr the house supply Separate alternators charge the engine and house bateris, swells sola panes and shore power. The forepeak bateries are charged separately vate stat alternator. ‘Unlike most boats which spend mach oftheetime ona marina, Broadsword ist upto run constant: Thelogic being that. asa liveaboard, there willalvaysbe fod in the ridge tobe preserved ‘Ssstingup the boat fr diferent modes alysis baton simple you press the button forthe forepeak for example ems ‘onthe battery frat forthe lights primes the washdown and ‘activates the bow thruster fr operation CONFIDENT... Beare Comm AR ‘canal et et any oe ou eng 25 ales tay, sand ett‘The key fb nthe ignition isan easy way to control features such aslighing and automatically set the boat o various modes such as motoring. at anchor o slop. ‘So once you tucked up in bed, push button one to turn al everthing except eracil systems such as gas alarm, ridge and pressure water. ‘Button two eyes through de dimming modes of the ight ‘This includes the courtesy lights inthe cockptso iyo coming home in your dinghy at night and cai remember exactly which boat is yours, just lick the key fob and she wl beckon yous home, “Another setting turns on the na lights ad dims the back lighting o preserve your night vison ‘Allthis tak of bed is making me sleepy, so let check out the accommodation. A few steps trom the forard end of te saloon leads to what called the parlour, asially an amidships saloon ts private with comfortable, L-shaped settee which conver to double berth: pull-out ottoman provides footrest Windows Justabovesea level et in thelight. ‘small desk and char provide the office space. The chair is perfect for boating witha gippy surface in contact with the Noor ‘Alarge en suite head wit separate shower i off this are, Ford, ‘hough bulkhead, ihe master cabin, ‘THE MAN CAVE ‘But et’ get back othe cockpit because you ae going‘ love what lis beneath: dhe ultimate, maritime man eave tS under hatch inthe forward part af the cockpit to starboard alae leads dawn toa workbench witha vee, power points and toa box At, on rollers, isa reezerand behind yous washing machine, “The spacious germ alos as accesso fiers fl management fresh water ter and sth panels ver ide Cane Being closet the engine thisarea is warm butts separated from the engine rom by solid watertight/ieproof door but go through it anyway Engine rooms on Saft powerboats usually have big engines seaming with testosterone the LRC has nly ts SOhp engine, but fear not, instead of capacity thas plenty ofspace to best. Alisplay pumps fiers, dials and switehes which operate the ships systems the engine fel ters: fuel polishing, dese! taser % aes Formula © Intemational Micron Extra Micron 66 = ‘is oo yea ey Srotinoet aa Theisen ay ‘torah Noprnaooo! oye Seeotog aay tema 6 ‘Sess aang pramarce ‘eon type ton fr eo theron rau ping par, Pay ‘cian cone sone ovr tre tecnicos Fang toa oartcart acon ncn ‘onsen aspnr dose ons Potorance hn rete bata Nowa ete sain hp eon {ema to osoo, you pndistine ang. out any ater ‘euing a ascotryweh range gon ee) became twwnnagetgm combocingn 25Jason Dickey next the 9Ohp engine which powers thi tonne ‘placement viel at op t095 tna. manifolds to move fue benveen tanks Everythings wel labeled ‘Overto port are the hot water slnder Hire retardant system and storage foro ans for waste oi There are twin sea suaners so the engine rans on one while the others learedifnecessary, and an electrical panel provides the manus alternative switching othe CZane system to un tests oF ‘operate in case ofa fal ‘There are systems for potable waterin whit ters and fesh water black ters. Theresa dlsel heater, exhaust system and \VPPsyster, all within easy reach for maintenance. ‘But forall ofthat, with ll his warmth and avaliable space, ‘there was serious omission: retractable washing line, ‘Ooops... Justspol the man cave? CONSTRUCTION ‘rom its Roena36 anchor and 100m chain wth spar cain and anchor tits robust rubbingstrake—"W'sa single hander” says Dickey by way of expanation~to ts hard chine ansom, the [URCS58 isrobust, tough. no-nonsense. esstflened wth mm ‘transverse frames andl Bmm longitudinal run through the forward area and aft. The kel provides directional stabi, anda tunnel ‘enables shallow propeller shal angle af only wo degrees The boat low centre of gravity makes ita tif boat underway at sea. As Dickey say It doesnt wallow"The hard chines provide ‘he stabil thereare no stabilises or opp toppers and the boat isclaimed tobe sel-ighting Thebooms ike eres. on the upper deckean do teks to camrya mainsail and foesal, They are there as back up to provide ‘he relaxation of sling with wind abaf ofthe bean and woul ‘even help steady the boat in some seas or at anchor. No ones ‘pretending thi shallow daft boat would polnt well windward For out aunt out of Napier, starting at 0600 o ge thewarrm-gold lightofdawn, we hada rypical Haves By chop and the wake of apilotboat heading out to meet a container ship comingin. The boat stability was evident in its quik erection tthe waves. In bigseas, Dickey sys, the boat has nice mation underway ‘Nine ad aha nots is quite quick goinginto asa, so youslow down itleand tice. 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