Sea Essay is a Dufour 390, delivered in early 2022. She sleeps up to 8 people in three cabins and two saloon berths. There are two heads.
She is maintained by a team of volunteers, the Yacht Husband Team, and is made available to members at all skill levels for day sails, sea time, training and private charters.
Sea Essay is berthed at Mercury Yacht Harbour on the River Hamble. The marina is accessible at all stages of the tide, although spring ebbs run fast!
Equipment
The yacht complies with the requirements of the Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Commercial Vessels to Category 2: up to 60 miles from a safe haven, with up to 8 people on board.
Equipment includes :
- 2 Raymarine Axiom Chart Plotters (navigation station and helm)
- Raymarine 3D Radar
- AIS-B Transceiver
- VHF/DSC Radio
- Raymarine Autopilot
- Tender with electric outboard
Handover / Cleaning of the Yacht
Cleaning of the yacht is the responsibility of outgoing crews and skippers and is not the responsibility of the the Yacht Husband Team. Skippers must ensure that they allow enough time at the end of a trip for this to be done. A Close-down Checklist can be found in the Operations Manual. The maxim should be for crews to leave the yacht in a better condition than when they found it.
Defect / Damage Reporting
As a Club yacht, with many different skippers and crews, it is important that faults, damage and losses, together with details of any repairs made, are reported to the Yacht Husband at the end of each cruise using the Handover Clearance Notes system in place.
