45ft Spencer "Rhiannon"

A sister ship to the famous Whispers II, Rhiannon is a classic Spencer ex-racing yacht which was built in Nelson in 1980. She had a successful racing career in both coastal and offshore races (you can read about this chapter of her history in the book "Sailors of 41° South").

She is now fitted out as a short-handed fast cruiser. I have spent the last three years living aboard, and have spent the last five months cruising up from Nelson to Auckland, which I did mostly by myself. She is a beautiful yacht and is an absolute delight to sail. She also has a comfy, well-lit cabin. I would love to keep her, but I am moving back to Europe to be closer to friends and family.

Features include: Quality deck hardware; Garmin chartplotter; AIS; depth and wind gauges; 30hp Perkins diesel engine; shore power; two 200ah brand new lithium house batteries; AGM cranking battery; pure-sine wave 1500W inverter, 150W solar panel (with a mount for a second panel); gas califont; head; two showers (cockpit and head); DC side-loading refrigerator with a freezer compartment; gas bottle; gas stove; dinghy (pictured) with a main and spare Yamaha engine; large boom tent; electric anchor windlass; anchor wash-down hose; boarding ladder; and a 15kg anchor and with 50m of chain + a spare anchor with 15m of chain (I have found the ground tackle to be very reliable and easy to set during my cruising).