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PROSPECTOR Yacht for Sale

Length
68' 9" (20.96m)
Builder
New England Boatworks
Build
2008
Guests
14

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The 69-foot (20.73m) Mark Mills IRC Mini Maxi PROSPECTOR is a sensational racing yacht ready to embark on her next crusade. This yacht was built for Grand Prix Yacht Racing of Carbon Fiber at the world-renowned New England Boatworks in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The boat was built to the highest level of construction to obtain the most efficient strength to weight ratios. PROSPECTOR is proven to be safe, reliable and highly competitive. Since her launch, PROSPECTOR has globe trotted the world from the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean, Pacific and Tasman Seas and has proven herself as a successful racer seeing numerous race wins and podium finishes. She is arguably one of the most successful IRC race boats in modern history.

PROSPECTOR is a true racing boat offering a minimalistic yet very functional interior that provides a nice place to relax and sleep when off watch. The sailing yacht’s interior has a navigation station for handling navigation and logistics conveniently located below and aft of the main companionway. The interior has a small galley with a gimballed stove and deep stainless-steel sink that makes fixing meals easy at sea. PROSPECTOR’s interior accommodates 16 with 16 adjustable pipe cots — 8 to port and 8 to starboard. There is a wet head aboard with a shower. The interior also has an open, uncluttered bow section for sail storage and handling, providing easy and clean access for hi-speed spinnaker takedowns.

This sailing yacht is all business on deck. PROSPECTOR has been updated in the smartest manner to ensure her deck is safe, efficient and gets the job done to win the race. In the fall of 2019, the boat received a new Hall Ultra Hi-Modulus Mast and an EC6 rigging package. Sailing yacht PROSPECTOR also has her North Sails package continually updated.

PROSPECTOR is ready to take you and your team to the podium at sailing races around the world.

Highlights

  • Always a proven winner of timeless design on the international race scene
  • Built to the highest level of construction obtaining most effective strength to weigh ratios
  • Proven safe, reliable, and capable at the highest level of competition
  • Always sought after and understood as a proven winner by competitors in the international race seen
  • Presented with all the latest upgrades to equipment one can ask for
  • New for 2020 Hall Spars Ultra Hi-Modulus
  • New EC-6 Standing Rigging Package

Specifications

Builder New England Boatworks
Model mark mills 69 irc mini maxi
Length (LOA) 68' 9" (20.96m)
Year 2008
Gross Tonn. 36
Draft 15' 4" (4.67m)
Beam 15' 5" (4.7m)
Location West Palm Beach, United States

Accommodations

Sleeps 14
Heads 2
Capt. Quarters No

Dimensions & Capacity

LOA 68' 9" (20.96m)
Min Draft 15' 2" (4.62m)
Max Draft 15' 4" (4.67m)
Gross Tonn. 36

Construction

Hull Material Other
Hull Config Mark Mills 69 IRC Mini Maxi
Ext. Designer Mark Mills
Stabilizers None
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Proudly Offered for Sale: PROSPECTOR ex; ALEGRE, 68’ Mark Mills / New England Boatworks IRC Inshore / Offshore Crusher.

Arguably one of the most successful IRC race boats in modern history! This continuously updated IRC Speedster is ready to carry on with tradition offering you and your team the ultimate platform for success.

New Ultra Hi Modulus Hall Rig, New EC-6 Rigging and a bunch of New North 3 DI Raw sails and, of course, the ultimate navigation and tactical package from Artie Means.

“PROSPECTOR (ex-ALEGRE, ex-CAOL ILA) has been one of the most successful

designs of her generation, an evergreen that loves to race and win.”

- Mark Mills

“As timeless race boats are a rarity, PROSPECTOR (ex-ALEGRE, ex-CAOL ILA))

qualifies in all regards!”

- Ken Read, president North Sails.

Turn of the century breakthroughs in IRC yacht racing highlighted the talents of Irish Yacht Designer Mark Mills. With numerous successful smaller designs Mills collaborated with yachtsmen Andy Soriano to create ALEGRE. This collaborative effort, continuous updating and desire to achieve the best would create the most impressive team Mediterranean yacht racing had ever seen. With an owner driver, mostly Corinthian crew and the diligence of a designer and captain to keep the yacht up to date season after season ALEGRE tuned all heads.... Flash forward, in 2015 and with one short term interim owner, the Corinthian Sailing Team from the NorthEast Coast of the United States took the reins and created a set of goals that would leave most breathless….. This five year, globetrotting race program left the bucket overflowing with silverware and, for those who created the list, every box checked!!!

Prospector Modifications Since Purchase

1. Soft Deck for Cockpit Floor – Aug 2017 & July 2020

2. Panasonic Tough Book Nav Computer – Feb 2020

3. 30ah lithium start battery with DC-DC charger – Feb 2020

4. Hall Ultra Hi-Mod Mast - Jan 2020

5. EC-6 Standing Rigging – Jan 2020

6. GS Tack Well – Dec 2019

7. Foot wedges in cockpit for Navigator & Tactician - Oct 2019

8. New Rudder needle bearings and service items – Oct 2019

9. Load pins in port and starboard pit winches – April 2019

10. Handholds extended/enlarged at companionway – April 2019

11. New hatch pump/brain from Diverse Performance Systems - April 2019

12. B&G WTP3 Processor Dec 2018

13. B&G Displays – Dec 2018

a. 7 - Color 20x20

b. 6 - 30x30

c. 2 - 10x10

14. C-Zone Electrical Control System, - Dec 2018

15. 3rd reef boom lock – Nov 2018

16. B&G Radar w removable carbon mast – June 2018

17. B&G Chart Plotter – June 2018

18. B&G Underwater Camera – June 2018

19. New handholds forward of the mast - May 2018

20. Epoxy Bottom - May 2018

21. Topside Paint – May 2018

22. New B&G Radar with Quick Disconnects and Carbon Mast – July 2017

23. Hydraulic re-pipe Jan 2017

24. Epoxy Paint in cockpit Floor – Aug 2017

25. 2 x Relion 100ah Lithium house batteries – Dec 2016

26. 200a Balmar high speed alternator – Dec 2016

27. Light weight freshwater system with custom on-deck bottle fills – Dec 2016

Historical Modifications 2012-2015

An extensive research program on how best to improve performance resulted in an extremely comprehensive list of modifications. This included the replacement of the mast to the latest technology, lighter, more aero rig. in conjunction with this great weight saving modification we modified the jib sheeting arrangement allowing the ability to introduce a much higher performance sail plan. To manage the larger sail plan a spinnaker drop wheel system and additional grinder pedestal were added. A linked pedestal system now utilizes the power from eight crew. This system also includes driving the runner winches. This improvement alone has made a massive improvement ensuring we were fully efficient with our W/L course sailing, as well as offshore events.

The sail plan, rigging, mast technology is always up to date and the boat has had great successes racing in Europe, the east Coast of the States and the Caribbean.

Electronics

B&G WTP3 system – Installed new Dec 2018

• Wtp3 cpu (2 x serial IO, 4 x analog IO)

• Mast displays: 6 x 30/30 displays (3 x fastnet, 3 x n2k)

• Vulcan9 & 1x GFD in nav station

• 6 x GFD display, 2 x 20/20, and 2 x 10/10 displays in cockpit

• KVH gyrotrac compass with ADCU interface

• B&G ZG100 gps & backup compass

• Garmin 19x-hvs GPS receiver

• Analog gyro & H5000 Motion module

• 2 wands: 1450mm 213 style & 1450mm WS style (digital)

• B&G barometer

• Airmar DT-800 depth

• Signet paddlewheel

• String pots (5) for Rudder angle, Rake, Jib tack, Deflector, Vang position

• Diverse Loadcells with HLA amplifiers (4) for pit winches, bobstay and forestay

• RI-10 radar interface and 4G radar on removeable post

Czone distributed switching system – Installed new Dec 2018

• 7 x OI modules

• DC Meter interface with shunt

• Actisense EMU-1 engine interface

• Network bridge to B&G system

• Touch 5 control screen

• ST-10 programming interface

PC: 

• Panasonic FZ-55 Toughbook – New 2020

• Panasonic CF-31 Toughbook

• Lind DC power supplies

• Splashcam underwater camera

Comms:

• NAIS-400 & Nspl-400 AIS and Splitter

• Icom M605 VHF 

• Sailor FB150

• Sailor fleet one – New 2019

• Iridium 9555 in docking station with Beam intelligent handset

• Pepwave BR1 – worldwide cell/wifi AP

Hall 2020 Rig

2020 Hall BV Mast. Ultra High Modulus, 3 spreader with Runner Deflector system

2013 Future Fibres Boom

2020 Futre Fibres EC-6 Standing Rigging

2020 Futre Fibres EC-6 Headstay with Gorilla Foil (foil new April 2020)

2016 EC-6 forestay with custom single grove foil.. saving 12KG from existing arrangement

Enerpac internal Mast Jack

2013 Custom Mechanical Mast Butt adjuster system

Locks: Main & boom with 3 reefs, MH Kites, Frac Kites, Jib, GS

Harken GP3 custom Main Luff track with luff cars and locking headboard car – New Jan 2020

Soft Vang 

Full up to date Running Rigging Suit

Full 2nd (used) Running Rigging Suit

2020 New Running EC-6 backstay set

2019 Spare K-49 Running backstay set

Hall Spars Rig…Spare… suitable for quick change 

2008 Hall Spars carbon mast, 3 spreader fractional rig with masthead spinnaker set up and internal lock system

2008 Hall Spars boom

2010 Mast stiffened to take increased loads

2010 Lightweight carbon spreader bars

2010 Lightweight carbon spreaders

2010 Holmatro internal mast jack system 

2010 Mast and boom painted matt black

2010 Hall SCR solid carbon aerofoil standing rigging

2010 Hall solid carbon forestay and running backstays (to take increased runner loads)

2010 Future fibres bobstay

Running rigging continuously upgraded by TT rigging with custom line supplied by Marlow ropes

2011 Lightweight masthead fitted

2011 Solid carbon FF bobstay fitted

Full Set Mast Cars and Headboard Car

1 Cariboni Gas supported Vang Ram

Hydraulics

Cariboni Piggyback Forestay/Jib Tack Ram

Cariboni Outhaul Ram

Cariboni Jib Inhauler Ram

Cariboni Jib Up/Down Ram

Cariboni Vang Ram

Cariboni Cunningham Ram

Cariboni Runner Deflector Ram

Cariboni Jib Car in/out/up/down Rams x 2

Cariboni Manual hydraulic pump, 2 of (either side of cockpit)

Cariboni Rotary Pump added 2009

Cariboni triple function control panel, 2 of (either side of cockpit)

Cariboni 5 function control panel on mainsheet pod

Cariboni Vang dump valves, 2 of within reach of helm and main trimmer

Cariboni Jib tack dump valve at pit

Cariboni Deflector dump valve activated at mainsheet position

Keel

2008 Mayville CNC machined stainless fin 4.27m draught setup..spare

2010 Mayville CNC machined stainless fin 4.72m draught setup approx 7% increase in RM over 2008 fin

2008 Lead bulb, with galleries allowing fine tuning of RM bulb weight 

2009 laser cut aluminium templates for 2008 fin

2010 laser cut aluminium templates for 2010 fin

Lifting eye for fins

Lifting eye for bulb

Die Nuts for fin/bulb bolts

2013 Bulb infill optimisation

Rudder

2008 Henry Elliot rudder..spare

2009 Henry Elliot rudder (10% reduction in area from 2008 version)

Harken Winch Package

65 Pit winch with speed ring Pt Side

990 Counter rotating Bitch pit winch pedestal driven through x-box (2009 upgrade)

65 Traveller winches (2009 upgrade)

1011 Pedestal driven primaries with speed rings

990 Pedistal driven Runner winches (2014 Pedistal upgrade from top handle)

990 Pedestal driven mainsheet winch

Quadruple pedestal system with overdrive boxes fitted to Primaries and Bitch

Harken stomp button control for all OD Boxes and Clutches

Cariboni hydraulic rotary pump linked into pedestal system

600 series oil Bevel Boxes

Deck Gear

Custom West engineering Pushpits/Pulpits

RORC compliant wire lifelines

Custom C-Spar Composite Stanchens

Harken Jib tracks with Custom Cars and Towing system

Harken Mainsheet tracks

Wichard titanium Padeyes

Spinlock Clutches/Jammers, continuously upgraded (boat used for development by spinlock special projects)

Harken Ti lwr Runner Blocks

Harken Tulip Sheave Spin Blocks

4 x Harken twin Handle top winch Handles

4 x Ronstan quick release single handle top winch handles

Full set of cockpit floor covers

Winch Covers

Wheel Covers

Pedestal Covers

Inshore/Offshore boom covers with sun awning

Mooring lines

Singe Point lifting sling and oversized shackle – new Nov 2019

Hull And Deck

Pre-preg Carbon hull and deck with nomex core and high density foam core inserts

2009 Under hull fully faired and re-sprayed using Durapox to achieve a high sheen racing finish

2010 Hull re-faired and re-sprayed by Rocket Yachts/Greg Peck

2010 Deck re-faired and re-sprayed by Rocket Yachts/Greg Peck

2010 Interior re-faired and re-sprayed by Rocket Yachts/Greg Peck

2010 New Green Marine large sliding foredeck hatch with inflatable seal system fitted

2010 Second set of spinnaker block take off points fitted

2010 Runner pods fitted to take runner winch upgrade

2010 Deck re-inforced to take traveller winch upgrade

2010 Coach roof modified to take new jib in-hauler system to allow tighter sheeting angles

2010 Deck re-enforced in way of outboard lead pad eyes

2010 Deck re-enforced in way of pit clutches

2010 Keel frame re-enforced to take increased righting moment 

2010 Removable wheel crash bars can be fitted for offshore races

2010 Bowsprit end modified for easy rigging of 2:1 tack lines

2011 Bowsprit lengthened

2011 Deck re-sprayed by Rocket Yachts/Greg Peck

2011 Bilges re-sprayed by Rocket Yachts/Greg Peck

2011 Foils re-faired and re-sprayed by Rocket Yachts/Greg Peck

2012 Deck Gloss/Non-Skid Re-sprayed

2012 Bow interior sprayed

2012 Galley area resprayed

2012 Silver interior areas aft resprayed

2012 Floors aft re-sprayed

2012 Keel fin/bulb re-sprayed/finished

2012 100kg removed form interior coffin size reduced, new fuel tank, galley cupboards reduced.

2017 New Soft Deck being replaced July 2020

2017 Epoxy paint sprayed under new Soft-Deck

2012, 2017, 2019 All deck gear removed and fully serviced

2012 Hydraulic rams returned to Cariboni for servicing

2012 New floorboard made for interior

2012 New steering pedestal heads and bearing system

2013 Jib Track inboard modification and coach house redesign to suit

2013 Install of Bitch/Pit Spinnaker Drop-line wheel

2020 GS Tack well installed to get GS tension on lock

2013 Foredeck Jib trough upgrade for low Jib tack positioning and rake changeability

2013 Full Deck repaint .. Non Skid and Deck Gloss

2013/14 Bow Pole Strengthen and install of redesigned pole end with peeling ability

2014 Install of Aft Pedistal System for 8 man input to all systems

Interior

14 bunks total

2 x sets of Bunk cushions

1 x 200 litre Fuel Delivery tanks

2 x 100 L Water Bladders

Pressurised water system to galley

Fully enclosed heads compartment with fitted head/sink unit

Fitted galley unit with sink/storage and 2 burner gas stove

Floorboards in main area re-sprayed 2012

Spare Carbon Floorboard set

Machinery

Yanmar 4JH4 75hp w/Mechanical Gearbox

Armatec retracting propulsion system.

2 x Relion 100ah Lithium house batteries – New Dec 2016

1 x 30ah lithium start battery with DC-DC charger – New Feb 2020

200a Balmar high speed alternator – New Oct 2020 with spare

Spinlock Throttle system with Teleflex mechanical cables – new Dec 2018

Lightweight custom Polypropelene 50L Fuel tank

Jabsco roving Bilge Pump

Safety Equipment

Yacht equipped to ISAF CAT1 safety including the following

EPIRB

Sea Anchors

CAT 1 Flare Pack

2 Aluminium fortress anchors

Offshore First Aid Kit

2 x 10man lightweight carbon Ocean Safety Liferafts new 2011 & 2017, in Date @ 8/2022 & 1/2023

2 x MOM Modules, in Date @ 12/2020

Container

1 x 40ft Container White, painted 2013

Sails

MN-9 – 3Di Raw Built with 3 reefs with 2 installed. New Jan 2020 – used in one event

MN-8, Delivery Main with 3 reefs

J1-20 3Di Raw New and unused, J1-8 , J1-E, J1-F

J2-8 3Di Raw, New Jan 2018, lightly used – 3 events J2-C, J2-E

J3-8 3Di Raw, New Dec 2018 never used, J3- Delivery Jib

J4-8 3Di New Dec 2018 never been used

A0-8 3Di Raw, Cableless, New Jan 2018

A1-8 new Dec 2018, Lightly used 1 event, A1-D A1-E

A1.5-20 New April 2020 – never been used, A1.5-1 A1.5-C

A2-20 New April 2020 – never been used, A2-8, A2-D, A2-E

A2-8+ New Jan 2018, A2+-C 

A-3-8 Cuban New Jan 2018

A4-8, New Dec 2018 never used

A5 -8 New Jan 2018 Never been used

Fr0-20 3Di Raw New May 2020 never been used

Br0-8, 3Di Raw New Dec 2018 – Capable of both high and low positions

SS-8 New Jan 2018

GS-9 Square-Top New June 2019 Lighly used 1 event,  GS-8

Storm Jib-9 New June 2019 – Never used

Storm Trysail

All furling sails on KZ equipment with Integrators, New 2018-2020

Delivery Sails

• Main

• J-2

• J-4

• A-3

• BrO 

• GS 

Battens to Suit Sails

Assorted Battens

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