The true life on board of a well sailing cruising yacht.
Easy sailhandling, good sailer, in the deckhouse view all around upper deck, little draft, because of the large tankage a good radius of action, very fine classic lines.

Design: The sailing yacht made of steel is a design by M.Bekebrede. He has laid all his experience in designing sturdy, seaworthy sailing yachts in the Noordkaper. The yacht is especially suitable for sailors who are staying a long time on board, as making a long trip or ven living on it. In combination with a lift keel construction the Noordkaper is also suitable for shallow waters. Because of the double storey under the deck house the Noordkaper has a lot of space. It is possible to look around freely from the deckhouse in order to have a close contact with the world outside.

Sizes: The Noordkaper can be built in lengths between 35 and 60 feet.

Hull: The round bilge hull is built of digitally cut steel. Hull thickness 5 mm, deck and deckhouse 4 mm. Cabin edges are being semi round completed. Water-overflow-pits and bollards are made out of stainless steel.

Deck house: From the U-bank in the deckhouse you have a clear view all around. There is a large charttable. A steering gear inside is optionally. The Noordkaper can be delivered with a classic upright deckhouse or an extended cutter deckhouse.

Paintwork: After completing the hull, the yacht will be thoroughly preserved with a two components epoxy paint system inside out. The colors will be selected by the customer. The quality of the present paintsystems will reduce the amount of maintenance to a minimum.

Motor: The Noordkaper has a Yanmar 4JH4 75 Hp diesel engine. Other brands are optional. The propeller shaft is water lubricated and the Noordkaper 40 have a thrust bearing. In the fuel system is a watershed with filter installed. The yacht is provided with a three-bladed fixed  propeller.

Rigging: The Noordkaper is short rigged and normally equipped with a roller reefing jib, therefore is it possible to sail the yacht with a small crew. The mast and the gib are made of  anoded aluminium. The deckfittings are mostly by Rutgerson and Winches Frame .

Steering: Whitlock Cobra with a rod driving gear for a good feeling with the wheel. The wheel is always safe behind a heel.

Keel: The yacht is a longkeel yacht with a boxkeel from head till rudderheel. A liftkeel construction to serve the keel electric hydraulic from the cockpit is optional. In case of a liftkeel construction the draft will be reduced till a minimum of about 1.25-2.35 meter. The smart construction makes the keelbox almost invisible in the interior.

Tank: Two steel dieseltanks are welded in the hull. Depending on the size of the yacht, they have a capacity of 900 liters. It is possible to use the tank exclusively for the heater system or the generator. There are stainless steel drinkwatertanks built with a capacity of 400 and a stainless steel foulwatertank with a capacity of 120 liters.

Interior: From the floor the hull is well isolated with a 5-6 centimeters thick foam coating. The woodwork is made of mahogany. Teak or another kind of wood are optional. The space is divided according to the wishes of the customer. There is enough space for a separated shower and toilet, two sitting area’s and good sleeping places in separated cabins. In the yachts you find among other things hot and cold water, central heating, gel batteries, a coast connection with battery charger, vhf, a log and dept gauge. This all sums up to a complete yacht fitted with modern conveniences.

Sailing: The quality offshore cruising sails from De Vries Sails are delivered with a mainsail cover. Genua with UV protection on the Furlex roller reefing foresail. The boat is cutter rigged.