IRONY is a solidly built steel ketch with a lifting keel. Well-maintained and fully equipped for long-distance, blue-water cruising, she is a roomy and comfortable live-aboard vessel. Click on the links to the left for full specifications and photographs.
GENERAL
- steel hull
- cutter-rigged ketch
- designed by Joubert Nivelt, Paris
- professionally built by Samson Yachting, Bulgaria
- year of build 1996
- purchased 2002 in Valencia, Spain
- 16.4 m (54 ft) length
- 4.8 m (15.75 ft) beam
- swing keel
- max draft 3.2m (10.5 ft)
- min draft 1.1m (3.6 ft)
- 3 cabins (sleeping 7)
- additional inside helm position
- British Registry: 906915
- VAT paid
TECHNICAL
- 28.70 gross tonnage
- 2 x 90hp diesel engines
- 2 x Gori 3 blade folding propellers
- 7kw generator
- 2 x wind generators (Duogen and AirX)
- 4 x 80w solar panels
- 24v electrical system
- 2 x 3kw inverters
- 24v 700ah batteries