Boat Overview

“Echo Zulu” is a GRP constructed Frers 45 built by Carroll Marine in the USA and designed by the legendary German Frers. This is a rare opportunity to buy a pedigree sailing yacht. It has been prepared to race solo around the world as part of the Global Solo Challenge and would suit a competitor of either that race or the World Star. Alternatively, a Fastnet Campaign awaits. She has all the kit and benefits from a lot of recent upgrades.

This is a lot of boat for the money and with not much more additional work will be ready to take you around the World or to the Fastnet Rock and back and to live that dream with much of the required work already invested in.

A part-exchange against a motor yacht might be considered.

PRICE REDUCED which really does make this an exceptional opportunity!!

Yacht Information

• Name: ECHO ZULU
• Year Built: 1990
• Location: Gosport, UK
• LOA: 45′ 0″ / 13.71m
• Beam: 13′ 11″ / 4.24m
• Draft: 8′ 3″ / 2.51m
• Heads: 1
• Cabins: 2
• Berths: 9
• Keel: Fin keel
• Engines: 1

Mechanical and Electrical

• Yanmar 55HP (new 2011)
• Shaft drive
• 2 blade folding prop
• Fuel tank: 132 L
• New shaft bearings (2022)
• New Jefa rudder and bearings (2012)
• Last serviced – July 2022
• 12V system: Domestic 2 x banks batteries
• Engine 1 x 12 volt
• Shore power 240V – Breaker and Distribution panel
• New main batteries – August 2022

Spars and Rigging

• All running rigging replaced (2022)
• Rod rigging replaced (2022)
• Mainsail stack system installed July 2020

Sails

• GP Sails Main (new 2013/14)
• GP Sails No 1 Genoa (new 2013/14)
• Banks No3
• Genoa Hood No. 4
• Genoa
• 2 x Spinnakers made by North Sails
• Ullman sails asymmetric spinnaker
• Spinnaker pole (new 2013)
• Staysail GP Sails storm tri-sail
• Quantum sails storm jib

Deck Equipment

• Harken deck and controls gear
• Harken mainsheet system
• Harken winches
• Admiral RO44 furler
• New guardrails and stanchions (2013)
• Anchor with chain
• New toe rails (2022)
• New boarding ladder (2022)

Navigation Electronics

• Raymarine ST60 range – Tridata, wind, depth, log, compass
• Masterview/Data autohelm ST60
• Additional Garmin GPS
• Garmin GPS 750 touchscreen plotter (new 2013)
• VHF (new 2013)
• Iridium LT3100s (2022)
• AIS (new 2022)
• Furuno radar
• New main steering compass (2014)
• GPS W repeater
• GPS handset compass
• Compass W repeater
• 2 x Remoran wave 3
• Solar controller for battery charging
• 2 x autohelm controllers ST60

Upgrades and Additions

• Yanmar 55HP engine (new 2011)
• New standing rod rigging (2022)
• New running rigging (2022)
• New Remoran wave 3s x
• Iridium LT3100s (2022)
• New admiral RO
• New batteries (2022)
• Bowsprit (2022)
• New shower (2022)
• New toe rail (2022)
• Cockpit back fitted (2022)
• Boarding ladder (2022)
• Respray (2022)
• Hydraulic backstay serviced (2022)
• New deck paint added (2023)
• Solar controller (2023)
• New internal bulk heads (2022)
• Safety equipment (2022)
• New forward bulk head at bow
• New forward bulk head between main and forward cabin

History Summary

The previous owner offered the current owner the following notes about the boats history…

• Built by Carroll Marine in New York in the early 90s
• Early years on Lake Michigan owned by a syndicate and probably raced/cruised
• Bought by the previous owner to me in late 90s/early 000s
• He did OSTAR New York to UK and won his class (not sure when but shortly after he purchased)
• He died in a rescue accident (not EZ) in approx. 2004/5
• Boat ashore until I looked at it in 2009
• I bought in late 2009/early 2010
• Prep work for Transat (quite a bit) prior to aborted trip in April
• Further year ashore Charleston
• Transat 2011 April May
• Lost rudder north of Azores
• Returned Horta, new rudder fitted by local people end July
• Left Horta October 2011 for UK. Leaks in rudder post hull mounting forced return to Horta
• Established poor/failed repairs had been done in prep for the new rudder
• Boat ashore Horta for inspection by surveyor and further work
• Repairs managed by CasseTete Marine UK
• New mainsail
• Finally left Horta April 2012 for UK
• Remainder 2012 – RTI and Solent racing
• Early 2013 new galley/cooker/gas system
• Boat coded and weighed
• Fastnet campaign 2013
• 2014 Cork week and Solent racing/RTI2015 0wards little used, occasional cruising Solent and offshore/channel/France/West country

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.