Diva NZ620
Diva, ex Whispers of Wellington, John Spencer IOR design, launched December 1974, built by Don Senior
for Geoff Stagg for the Admirals Cup trials 1975.
LOA 40’ (12.2m) Beam 11’6” Draft 7’5” Mast 56’
Triple skin Kauri ply over mahogany frames / stringers
Lead filled steel fin keel, steel skeg and rudder
Yanmar 3QM30F with Volvo Hydraulic drive driving 2 blade MaxProp
Balmar 110A Alternator (plus 2 spare Hitachi 55A alternators – one with built in regulator)
Vetus FET battery isolator (spare Blue Seas combiner relay)
Next Step II 3 stage Smart alternator charge regulator + spare
Shore power 3 stage smart battery charger
Shore power heavy duty cable with adaptors for Euro / NZ/ Aust 220/240V AC connections
2 x 130W solar panels with MPPT charge controller (2011)
5 x 105 Ah AGM sealed batteries (1x start, 4 x house) (2009)
Schenker 35l/hr 12VDC watermaker draws only 8 A
250 litres water in 2 tanks,
200 litres diesel in 2 tanks + 3 x 20 litre fuel containers, total capacity 260l = 130hrs motoring
Dual switchable primary fuel filters with electric fuel pump prefilters
1 x 40lb Manson Plough primary anchor, 120ft 10 mm chain
1 x 25 lb Custom bronze plough,
1 x 30 lb Danforth, chain and 200ft nylon rode to suit
1 x 19 standing rigging – cap shrouds, back stay, forestay 10mm, fore / aft lowers 8mm (new 2009) with bronze turnbuckles.
Manual hydraulic backstay tensioner
SSB backstay antenna
VHF antenna on mast head
AIS Antenna on solar panel frame
Bright / low draw LED navigation lights
Fully battened mainsail with lazy jacks and slab reefing
#3 Genoa (110%) on headstay furler (Furlex) (2005)
Trysail on separate mast track (2009) Hank on staysail and storm jib for inner forestay (2009)
(All sails from North Sails NZ)
Spare #3 genoa, Spinnaker, ribben staysail, Laminated mylar #1 genoa
2:1 spectra running backstays
Running rigging all spectra, except boom vang, topping lift, spinnaker downhauls
ENO 2 burner LPG Gas stove with oven and grill (2009),
Hot / cold pressure water
Fridge, Freezer - engine driven compressor and 12V compressor (2011)
Magma Gas barbecue
Forepeak double berth, Starboard aft double berth, port aft 2 x single sea berths, salon dinette seats 5, mahogany drop leaf table, converts to double berth
Head with electric flush and macerator (2010), hand basin, mirror cabinet, mixer shower
Spray dodger with removable cockpit canopy and sidescreens
Solar panels on Bimini frame over helm and aft cockpit
4 man Liferaft, drogues, MOB gear, Lifesling, Danbuoy, 406 EPIRB, and all NZ CAT 1 gear
Burke drogue with 3m x 10mm chain +60m x 16mm line, Wichard locking shackles to 16mm bridle
ICOM710 SSB radio (open – all frequency transmit), Eagle fixed VHF, Handheld VHF x 2
MSI Notebook computer Pactor USB modem (Sailmail), MaxSea V12 Chart Plotting suite with Charts for all
of NZ and South Pacific Islands `
19" LCD screen at navsation for PC, Video, TV
Northstar M84 cockpit mounted C-Map plotter (charts for all NZ and South Pacific) with separate GPS,
AIS, separate VHF antenna
Some NZ and Pacific paper charts
Furuno GP30 stand alone GPS with NMEA connections to MaxSea and autopilot.
Furuno 16 mile radar – movable between Nav station and cockpit companion way
Autohelm ST6000+ under deck hydraulic autopilot with fluxgate compass and gyro
Autopilot Control head in cockpit accessible from companion way
Raytheon ST60 Instruments – Wind, Speed, Depth at cockpit companion way- multi data repeater at Nav station
Fleming Global 501 all stainless steel servo pendulum vane self-steering
See : http://www.flemingselfsteer.com/category/testimonials
Zodiac 2.2m inflatable dinghy
Suzuki 4 stroke 2.5 Hp outboard motor
History
14th Sydney – Hobart 1975
2nd Auckland – Suva 1977
1st Whangarei - Noumea 1977
2nd Auckland – Suva 1979
Numerous NZ races and Pacific cruising
Recent refits include :
Hull and bottom paint (scraped right back) (2006)
Mast out and refinish (2006)
Keel off, all keel bolts replaced (2009)
5 x 105 Ah AGM batteries (2009)
Separate Trysail track on mast (2009)
Running and standing rigging replaced (2009)
Inner forestay with Highfield lever installed for hank on staysail / storm jib (2009)
New Staysail and storm jib (2009)
New Maxwell Anchor Windlass (2009)
New Spray dodger and canopy (2009)
Electric Toilet (2010)
New Garhauer mainsheet traveller and blocks, genoa turning blocks, staysail/storm jib, trysail/ spinnaker blocks, windvane blocks (2011)
Electric freezer compressor (2011)
2 x 130W solar panels with 45A MPPT controller (2011)
Antifoul April 2012 in Fiji
VERY strong boat.
Beautifully maintained.
Hull gloss like a mirror.
All lines come to the cockpit.
Boat can be easily single handed.
Great passage maker.
Goes like a witch to windward and runs like the devil.
2011 – Lautoka to Port Vila 540 miles, 3 days flat = 180 miles / day
2011 – Noumea to Opua 960 miles, 6 days = 160 miles /day…last two days were to windward in light winds
2012 – Opua to Savusavu 1250 miles 8 days and 30 mins = 156 miles / day
Diva, ex Whispers of Wellington, John Spencer IOR design, launched December 1974, built by Don Senior
for Geoff Stagg for the Admirals Cup trials 1975.
LOA 40’ (12.2m) Beam 11’6” Draft 7’5” Mast 56’
Triple skin Kauri ply over mahogany frames / stringers
Lead filled steel fin keel, steel skeg and rudder
Yanmar 3QM30F with Volvo Hydraulic drive driving 2 blade MaxProp
Balmar 110A Alternator (plus 2 spare Hitachi 55A alternators – one with built in regulator)
Vetus FET battery isolator (spare Blue Seas combiner relay)
Next Step II 3 stage Smart alternator charge regulator + spare
Shore power 3 stage smart battery charger
Shore power heavy duty cable with adaptors for Euro / NZ/ Aust 220/240V AC connections
2 x 130W solar panels with MPPT charge controller (2011)
5 x 105 Ah AGM sealed batteries (1x start, 4 x house) (2009)
Schenker 35l/hr 12VDC watermaker draws only 8 A
250 litres water in 2 tanks,
200 litres diesel in 2 tanks + 3 x 20 litre fuel containers, total capacity 260l = 130hrs motoring
Dual switchable primary fuel filters with electric fuel pump prefilters
1 x 40lb Manson Plough primary anchor, 120ft 10 mm chain
1 x 25 lb Custom bronze plough,
1 x 30 lb Danforth, chain and 200ft nylon rode to suit
1 x 19 standing rigging – cap shrouds, back stay, forestay 10mm, fore / aft lowers 8mm (new 2009) with bronze turnbuckles.
Manual hydraulic backstay tensioner
SSB backstay antenna
VHF antenna on mast head
AIS Antenna on solar panel frame
Bright / low draw LED navigation lights
Fully battened mainsail with lazy jacks and slab reefing
#3 Genoa (110%) on headstay furler (Furlex) (2005)
Trysail on separate mast track (2009) Hank on staysail and storm jib for inner forestay (2009)
(All sails from North Sails NZ)
Spare #3 genoa, Spinnaker, ribben staysail, Laminated mylar #1 genoa
2:1 spectra running backstays
Running rigging all spectra, except boom vang, topping lift, spinnaker downhauls
ENO 2 burner LPG Gas stove with oven and grill (2009),
Hot / cold pressure water
Fridge, Freezer - engine driven compressor and 12V compressor (2011)
Magma Gas barbecue
Forepeak double berth, Starboard aft double berth, port aft 2 x single sea berths, salon dinette seats 5, mahogany drop leaf table, converts to double berth
Head with electric flush and macerator (2010), hand basin, mirror cabinet, mixer shower
Spray dodger with removable cockpit canopy and sidescreens
Solar panels on Bimini frame over helm and aft cockpit
4 man Liferaft, drogues, MOB gear, Lifesling, Danbuoy, 406 EPIRB, and all NZ CAT 1 gear
Burke drogue with 3m x 10mm chain +60m x 16mm line, Wichard locking shackles to 16mm bridle
ICOM710 SSB radio (open – all frequency transmit), Eagle fixed VHF, Handheld VHF x 2
MSI Notebook computer Pactor USB modem (Sailmail), MaxSea V12 Chart Plotting suite with Charts for all
of NZ and South Pacific Islands `
19" LCD screen at navsation for PC, Video, TV
Northstar M84 cockpit mounted C-Map plotter (charts for all NZ and South Pacific) with separate GPS,
AIS, separate VHF antenna
Some NZ and Pacific paper charts
Furuno GP30 stand alone GPS with NMEA connections to MaxSea and autopilot.
Furuno 16 mile radar – movable between Nav station and cockpit companion way
Autohelm ST6000+ under deck hydraulic autopilot with fluxgate compass and gyro
Autopilot Control head in cockpit accessible from companion way
Raytheon ST60 Instruments – Wind, Speed, Depth at cockpit companion way- multi data repeater at Nav station
Fleming Global 501 all stainless steel servo pendulum vane self-steering
See : http://www.flemingselfsteer.com/category/testimonials
Zodiac 2.2m inflatable dinghy
Suzuki 4 stroke 2.5 Hp outboard motor
History
14th Sydney – Hobart 1975
2nd Auckland – Suva 1977
1st Whangarei - Noumea 1977
2nd Auckland – Suva 1979
Numerous NZ races and Pacific cruising
Recent refits include :
Hull and bottom paint (scraped right back) (2006)
Mast out and refinish (2006)
Keel off, all keel bolts replaced (2009)
5 x 105 Ah AGM batteries (2009)
Separate Trysail track on mast (2009)
Running and standing rigging replaced (2009)
Inner forestay with Highfield lever installed for hank on staysail / storm jib (2009)
New Staysail and storm jib (2009)
New Maxwell Anchor Windlass (2009)
New Spray dodger and canopy (2009)
Electric Toilet (2010)
New Garhauer mainsheet traveller and blocks, genoa turning blocks, staysail/storm jib, trysail/ spinnaker blocks, windvane blocks (2011)
Electric freezer compressor (2011)
2 x 130W solar panels with 45A MPPT controller (2011)
Antifoul April 2012 in Fiji
VERY strong boat.
Beautifully maintained.
Hull gloss like a mirror.
All lines come to the cockpit.
Boat can be easily single handed.
Great passage maker.
Goes like a witch to windward and runs like the devil.
2011 – Lautoka to Port Vila 540 miles, 3 days flat = 180 miles / day
2011 – Noumea to Opua 960 miles, 6 days = 160 miles /day…last two days were to windward in light winds
2012 – Opua to Savusavu 1250 miles 8 days and 30 mins = 156 miles / day