Overview:
SY Summerhawk was designed by the renowned New Zealand naval architect, Beau Birdsall. This beautiful yacht has been extremely well cared for and maintained by her enthusiastic owner. She recently had a major refit (2014) with only the best equipment fitted for extended world cruising.
She is Australian Flagged and was built in New Zealand. She was slipped in October 2015 with new antifoul and her anodes replaced. Step aboard and sample for yourself the detailed craftsmanship and soak up all the character she has to offer. She has all the modern comforts one would expect for cruising the world’s oceans and everything is in Bristol condition. She is bullet-proof and ready to sail around the world!
Self-tackle is made possible with all best gear and electronic, makes Summerhawk an ideal offshore cruising vessel for Solo Traveler, family or a Charter Sailing Vessel.
The Solent rig is really wonderful for downwind sailing for easy and hassle free handling (unlike the proverbial spinnaker) 
There is Space to accommodate 8 live on board guests for a comfortable sailing adventure. She is sailaway ready today! 

Specification:
Construction: Steel

Accommodation: 4 Cabin lay out with large master forward
Air-conditioned: Cruiseair

Engine: Ford Lehman 120HP, Turbo Charged. 
Model: 2715E - Drive Inboard Shaft Drive

Prop: 4-blade feathering propeller by Variprop (DF 128) 27 x 24 x 4
Cooling: Dual System - Keel Cooling and Heat Exchanger (Engine) Wet Exhaust

Hours: 160hrs since Overhaul (2015). (Total Hours since new - approx. 2000hrs)
Overhaul performed due to some corrosion on old piston sleeves. 
The engine room, bilges and all equipment on this yacht is immaculate and ready for the most detailed inspection

Electronics:
Depth sounder (Furuno)
Wind Speed and Direction (Raymarine)
Radar (Furuno)
Autopilot (Raymarine) – new 2014
Compass
Spare GPS (Furuno)
Chart Plotter with CMAP (new 2014)
VHF & HF
AIS (send and receive and connected to the Chartplotter – new 2014)
Backup Autopilot and Wind Instrument
Stereo and Speakers x 4
2 hand-held VHF radios

Electrical:
Solar Panels - The capacity of the solar panels are 4 x 250watts each panel (1000W).
 
Batteries - 10 US L16-HC 415 AH deep cycle, flooded (new in June 2014)   
The battery charging system and inverter is a Victorn (5500W).  
The electrical system was installed by professional marine electrician Sam Brown from Overkill Electrical in Newport Sydney (June 2014). 

Battery Charging: Heavy duty battery Charger (120A)

Rope Cutter: AM20 Rope Stripper

Galley: U shaped fully equipped including large Freezer and Fridge
BBQ - fits on Transom

Tender: 3.5m Quintrex with Yamaha plus spare 5HP engine
Plus 2 Sea Kayaks

Safety:
Extensive safety equipment is included including a brand new life raft, buoys, flares, a number of life jackets (inflatable and non-inflatable), 5 spare anchors.  The main CQR anchor is “Storm Size” and it welded to 130m of 13mm short link Australian certified chain (a weight of around 500kg!).  The spares are a smaller CQR, spade anchor, a bruce anchor. a coral grab and a large danforth.  There is around 20m of spare chain.   
Aft boarding platform and ladder
 
Refit:
In March 2014, she was hauled at Horseshoe Cove Shipyard, where she underwent a total refit.  The hull below WL was stripped and sandblasted to bare metal, and professionally recoated using Altex paint coating system.  All documentation related to the refit is available.  The mast was removed, inspected and painted, as was the boom.  Topsides were repainted.
The wheelhouse glass is tempered and fitted with 3M UV film NV35%.  Timber storm battens are available for the wheel house glass for extreme cyclone conditions.
The standing rigging and all halyards, sheets and ropes were replaced by Elite Rigging Services in Newport (Peter Just). 
The hydraulic anchor windlass motor was replaced (new).
A brand new 4-blade feathering propeller by Variprop (DF 128) 27 x 24 x 4 was fitted.  
A AM 20 rope cutter was also fitted.

Videos: Boat videos Available on request

Vessel History:
SY Summer was launched in the early 80’s.  After only 12 months in the water, she was hauled for annual maintenance and antifouling.  At the time, an earthquake at the time caused a crane to fall on her.  She was scarified to save the crane and sat in the yard for a decade, until Mr Anton Mathews (a professional boat builder and Metalworker) purchased her.  Anton spent 3 years rebuilding her as his personal yacht, and launched her in 1999 as a new vessel.  He spent 3 years cruising the Pacific then sold her to Mr Pete Barry circa 2001.  Pete and his family cruised on her doing a similar trip to Anton.  Pete then sold her to a holding company that sold her to Mr Reg o’Keefe.  Reg kept her in Sydney where she swung on the Royal Motor Yacht Club Newport mooring for a decade.  Steve Botha then purchased her in February 2014, which is when she underwent a total refit.  Prior to purchase, she was inspected and a satisfactory yacht survey was carried out by registered marine surveyor Captain Peter Lambert (Fellow -International Institute of Marine Surveying (London).