Oia is an Acapulco 40 sloop first launched in California in 1971 (well before I was born).
Here are some details:
- Acapulco 40
- Launched: 1971
- Builder: Yachtcraft / Islander Yachts, California
- Designer: Ted Carpentier
- LOA: 40 feet
- Beam: 12 feet
- Draft: 6 feet
- Displacement: 13 tons
- Material: solid GRP hull; fiberglass coated plywood deck
- Engine: Westerbeke 4-107 37 HP diesel
- Rigging: sloop rigged, aluminum spars, roller furling on both jib and main
Some nice additions for cruising and living aboard:
- 3×42.7 W Kyocera solar panels, mounted on an aft rail pulpit
- Shower
- Ray Marine AP55 autopilot with electrical rudder drive
- Hydro Vane wind vane steering (not installed — yet!)
- Plenty more!
I bought Oia in late January, 2010. The previous owner kept her in Phuket, Thailand.
