
S/Y FAIRWINDS
In search of adventure


FAIRWINDS was built in 1989 in Germany for the naval officers school in Hamburg. Used as a training ship in Atlantic crossings she crossed the Atlantic 14 times . After that two trips around the world as a private yacht.
Bruce Roberts 53 steel ketch
Length 16.60 m
Width 5.00 m
Draught approx . 2.25 m
3 cabins with double berths
1 cabin with 2 x single bunks
2 single bunks in the hallway aft
2 toilets 1 shower
Safety equipment:
10 Personal flotation devices
10 ppl. liferaft new 2014
Sailor VHF
Handheld VHF
Inmarsat satellite phone
Iridium satellite phone
InReach Tracker, SOS and SMS device
GPS Desktop PC for navigation
GPS Desktop Mac for navigation
GPS Laptop PC for navigation
GPS Raymarine for navigation
GPS Ipad for navigation.
1200 liter freshwater tank
600 liter diesel tank
600 liter holding
Furuno radars