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Our Boat – Yanula Blue

Yanula blue under sail

Yanula Blue is a Moody 42.

This is what the Moody Owners Association describe her as;

Moody 42 is based on the Moody 40. The transom has been lengthened thus giving larger lazarettes lockers and has increased the space on the Aft cabin.

She has an inmast furling mainsail and furling genoa as standard.

The Forward cabin has two large single berths converting to a double hanging locker, En-suite forward heads compartment, pressurised hot and cold water, a marine toilet, a shower and an opening hatch.

The Saloon has a U-shaped settee to port, a second settee opposite to starboard, a large folding leaf dining table, fixed portlights mounted in hull topsides outboard of settees.

Navigation area has a navigation desk, electronics and electrical distribution panel, chart table seat, and a wet hanging locker aft of chart table seat.

The Galley has a centreline galley unit with twin stainless steel sinks and hot and cold pressurised water. There is a second galley unit outboard with large refrigerated icebox and cooker.

Passage cabin is situated to port with access from the navigation area with one mid level single berth.

There is a drop in panel to shorten the berth and create an extra hanging locker for the aft cabin, making the passage cabin into a dressing room for aft cabin.

Aft heads are accessed from the aft cabin or aft of the galley and contain a separate shower stall, marine toilet, wash basin with hot and cold water.

Yanula blue aft cabin bed

The Aft cabin incorporates a large central double berth, Lockers and a vanity desk on the forward bulkhead. The port passage cabin can be incorporated as a dressing room.

 

 

 

 

Construction details

  • Introduced: September 1999
  • Built by: Marine Projects (Plymouth) Limited
  • Ceased: 2002
  • Designer: Bill Dixon
  • Boats Built: 55
  • Berths: 7

Facts and Figures

  • Length Overall: 12.8m (42ft 2in)
  • Length of Water Line: 10.6m (34ft 10in)
  • Beam: 4.0m (13ft 3in)
  • Draught: 1.5/1.8m (4ft 11in/6ft 1in)
  • Displacement: 10,520kg (23,144 lb)
  • Ballast: 3,149kg (6,927 lb)
  • Genoa: 43.8m2 (471sqft)
  • Mainsail: (in-mast) 33.2m2 (352sq ft)
  • Engine: 55hp Volvo Penta MD22
  • Fuel: 274 litres (60 gal)
  • Water: 364 litres (80 gal)
  • Ballast ratio: 30%
  • Sail area displacement ratio: 16
  • Class Association: www.moodyowners.net

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