Specification of Serengeti

ACCOMMODATION & LAYOUT (starting forward, coming aft)

Overview
Sleeps 10 in 4 staterooms with 3 heads, or 7 in 3 staterooms/2 heads and 3 crew with separate head and living quarters forward. 6' 4" headroom. Air conditioning throughout and fans in all cabins and navigation station.

Chain Locker
Chain locker with custom anchor chain washdown system.

Workshop/Storage Area
Just aft of chain locker is a spacious workshop/storage area with three levels of shelving on both sides. Daewoo washing machine and tumble dryer also stored in this area together with Goldstar Multiwave microwave oven. Single opening hatch and two portholes.

Forward Stateroom/Crew Quarters
Aft and down one step is the forward stateroom with double berth (port) and single berth (starboard). There is a hanging locker with good storage space in drawers under the bunks, a separate drawer unit with mirror above and two bookcases. Two separate opening hatches and three portholes. Head and shower is adjoining. This area is separated from the other staterooms by the galley and saloon.

Galley
Next is the beam's width galley with Grunert customer refrigeration and separate freezer, New World gimballed stainless steel four-burner propane stove with oven and grill, water heater, pressure water system, water maker, double sink with mixer tap and filtered water tap, excellent storage and cooking space. Opening hatch to saloon.

Saloon
Up two steps to saloon which has large windows either side giving a good view and lots of light. This is a large area with plenty of room to move about. There is good ventilation with two large forward opening portholes. It has an L-shaped sofa, large table, stereo CD player/radio with independent speakers on deck, TV/VCR and substantial cupboard space. There is access to the centre cockpit via 3 stairs on the starboard side.

Supply/Storage Locker & Navigation Station
Down three steps is storage/supply locker (port) and navigation station (starboard) with double seat, chart table and storage space/shelves for books, etc. Also contains radar, speed log, GPS, generator instrument panel, mains ship's switch board.

Head & Shower
Head, shower and wash basin (port).

Guest Staterooms
Along passageway are two spacious guest staterooms (port and starboard) each containing two single berths, with two drawers under bunk, hanging locker, three-drawer unit and two small cupboards with mirror above. There are two portholes and one opening hatch.

Master Stateroom
Up one step into large and airy master stateroom with portholes on either side and large windows across the width aft giving lots of light. There is a double berth (starboard), single berth (port), two-seater settee, hanging locker, two drawers under each bunk and three-drawer unit with mirror. En-suite head, shower and wash basin.

CONSTRUCTION:

Teak deck (new 1990) and hull constructed of teak & mahogany with oak frames, hull is finished with Awlgrip and is white in colour. All soles solid mahogany.

ENGINES:

Single 210hp diesel (new 1990) Cummins turbo/diesel. Cruising speed - 8K @ 1100 rpm.

ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT:

2 x independent GPS receivers (1 with chart plotter)
Robertson Ap 200 autopilot
24 mile Furuno radar
Ritchie 6" compass
Rudder angle indicator
Signet wind speed & direction
Depth sounder – forward seeking
2 x independent VHF stations (1 with DSC)
TV/VCR
Stereo CD player

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

Northern Lights 8kw 120v generator
120v shore power
240v shore power + 120v via isolating transformer
240v RCD protected
240/120v sockets throughout
Heart EMS 2800 automatic battery charger - inverter 120v a/c out
Dockside electric cables
7 batteries with selective switching

FUEL/WATER SYSTEMS:

Fuel capacity – approximately 585 gallons
Water capacity – approximately 750 gallons

SAILS & RIGGING:

Aluminium spar stepped on deck, stainless white standing rigging, Harken roller furling, manual backstay. 'Serengeti' is staysail ketch rigged – jib, staysail, main, mizzen and storm trisail.

14 Maxwell and Lewmar winches (2 regular/12 self tailing)

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT & ENGINE DETAILS:

Automatic Halon fire extinguishing system, 80 gallons/day power Survivor watermaker, cockpit controls, Tenfjord hydraulic wheel steering, bilge blowers, three automatic bilge pumps, automatic heads. Engine details – fresh water cooling system, fuel filters, lube oil transfer system, engine alarm, water/bilge alarms, stove fuel shut-off valves, two gallons per hour fuel consumption (cruising). Raw water sea strainer. Hundested variable pitch prop.

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:

2 x 200lb Stokes anchors (hawsehole)
Duerr Mark II hydraulic anchor windlass
Bow pulpit with S/S railings
Side stanchions
Harken roller furling headsail
EPIRB (Registered 08/06/2001)
Fenders and lines
Navigation lights
Spreader lights (main mast)
Aluminium mast and spars
Eighteen SCM polished S/S opening ports (new 1990)
Six opening deck hatches
Storm windows
Manual search/spot light
Custom heavy-duty swim platform/boarding ladder
Windshield wiper
Manual dinghy davits
8 man Liferaft
S/S Barbecue

REMARKS:

'Serengeti' was designed by the famous A Mylne & Co and built to Lloyds 100-A1 standard by the Bute Shipyard, Scotland in 1970 and is possibly the best wooden yacht of its type built in Europe. The construction is solid teak, 1½" below waterline, 1¼" mahogany from waterline up. Massive Iroko keelson and oak frames on 12" and 15" centres. This superior construction guarantees, with proper maintenance, that 'Serengeti' will outlive us all. This yacht has made numerous Atlantic crossings (including her maiden voyage). She was designed and built for a Tate & Lyle Director, regardless of cost, for his personal use and also for use as a luxury charter vessel. She was very well known and extremely successful as a charter yacht in the Caribbean.

'Serengeti' underwent a major refit in 1990 costing in excess of $250,000. A further extensive refit has just been completed, bringing this beautiful classic up to a modern specification, ready for the 2007/08 season and beyond.

'Serengeti' has a colourful history – she has entertained celebrities, been featured on the cover of 'Yachting Magazine' and has appeared in films, as well as the famous TV series 'Sea Hunt' starring Lloyd Bridges.