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Escorpion was designed by the famous Germán Frers Sr and built in Argentina in 1943. She is an extremely capable classic yacht, both as a comfortable cruising yacht having seen the globe in her circumnavigation with her previous owner and on the race course at any classic regatta.
Currently Escorpion is set up for family cruising and is able to sleep six comfortably in three cabins. The interior is well loved and mostly original, giving it a period feeling. There is an extensive inventory included in her sale and this will allow the next owner to go and enjoy her as the previous owners have.
A well built, charming and capable classic yacht which is lying in Barcelona.
History
Escoprion was designed by the renowned and legend yacht designer Germán Frers Sr in 1943 and built in the Argentinan yard of Gòmez Y Gutierrez. It is without question that Germán Sr was an extremely important part of yacht design in the early 1900s having been a part of designing some 600 yachts. The Germán Frers Office is still practising and is now run by the 3rd generation of the Frers family.
Originally launched as Huaglen, Escoprion spent several years with her original owner until being sold and taken to Spain where she took part in regattas in the Balearics Islands. In 1963 she was sold to her 3rd owner who continued to cruise and race her in the Mediterranean under a new name of Caroulus II.
It was in 1968 that Escorpion was given her current name by the then owner Jose Padro, who went on to own her for 24 years. During that period they did a full Round the World cruise.. It was during this world cruise the current longstanding owner first fell in love with Escoprion.
In 1992 the current owner purchased Escorpion. During this ownership the family have enjoyed many hours of cruising around the Mediterranean and have taken part in several regattas included Regatta Royales and Les Voiles de Saint Tropez. In 2002 they crossed the Atlantic and took part in Antigua Classic Regatta, thus returning to Spain where she has remained ever since.
General Specification
Construction
Viraro planking
Viraro frames
Teak decking
Accommodation
Saloon/Aft Cabin
Drop leaf dinning table
U shaped sofa around the table
Navigation seat/area to starboard
Large chart table
Two quarter berths (one each side)
Middle Cabin
Two single berth each side of the mast
Lockers/plenty of storage
Forward Cabin
Two single berths on both sides
Ladder to foredeck
Chain locker is forward
Heads
Automatic Jabsco head
Large basin with h/c taps
Shower
Galley
S/S Worktops
S/S sink with mixer tap
saltwater tap (operated by foot pump)
Original 2 burner gas gimbaled gas hob
Top loading 12v/22v fridge/freezer
Navigation Equipment
Magellan 6500 GPS and plotter
Magellan 5000 D GPS
Furuno Weatherfax
Raymarine ST60 Tri data multi with repeaters
Furuno radar
Raymarine autopilot
Deck Equipment
2 x Andersen 46 halyard winches
Anderson 40 reefing pennant winch under boom
2 x Lewmar 48 ST winches on coach roof
2 x Lewmar 48 ST sheet winches; one each side on Stainless steel pedestals outboard
2 x Lewmar 56 ST sheet winches; one each side on Stainless steel pedestals outboard
Track with Fredrikson car on leading edge with spinnaker pole cup
Passarelle and swim ladder
Engine/Mechanical
Yanmar 4JH2 125 HP Diesel engine, overhauled 2016
Electrical
Mastervolt 25 A charger
3 x 185 Ah Service batteries
1 x 120 Ah engine start battery
Spars
Proctor alloy main and mizzen masts and spars
Profurl 2000 forestay roller
Stainless steel standing rigging (2003)
Sails
Main, jib and mizzen Hood Sails old but serviceable
2 x Dacron mizzen staysails by Banks sails; one for beam one for broad reach; not much use
Mizzen staysail North sails
Spinnaker North sails
Genoa North sails
Genoa heavy duty
Ground Tackle
20 Kg Bruce anchor
Safety Equipment
ACR Globalfix EPIRB
Electric bilge pump
8 Person life raft
Tender
Suzumar 3.5 m inflatable dinghy with Suzuki 15 HP