Morning Star OYC: Specification & Layout
Meet your boat!
Morning Star Is owned by Oban Yacht Charters. She is a 2010 Bavaria 40 Cruiser. She is a modern high volume cruising yacht which will accommodate 6 in 3 double cabins. There are an additional 2 berths available when the saloon table is converted into a bed. She has a Volvo D2-55 engine. She features a Side Power bow thruster, Raymarine Autopilot, Webasto Central Heating and much more.
Yacht Specifications
THE SALOON
To starboard is the main seating area with a U-shaped seating section and a bench seat opposite. The large central table will provide a comfortable dining experience. The linear galley runs down the port side. The saloon is light and airy with 3 deck head hatches, two opening coachroof portlights either side and two hull side fixed portlights.
THE GALLEY
There is a large work surface aided by a folding central section which covers the oven and sink top covers. There is a double stainless steel sink with pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap. There is a large top loading Waeco fridge. There is a Gimballed gas stove with 3 burner hob and gas oven.
THE AFT CABINS
The aft cabins are mirrors of each other. Large double berths with good height over. Small seat for dressing. Shelf outboard with deck head locker and large hanging lockers. Coachroof and cockpit portlights for added light.
THE AFT “DAY HEADS”
There is a large heads with separate shower stall. The shower has a seat and separate mixer tap and shower head with wall fixing. There are black countertops with an inset oval sink including pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap. there is a Jabsco electric flush toilet.
THE NAVIGATION STATION
The forward facing Chart table has the ships electrical distribution panel. There is everything you will need for sailing locally including Paper Charts, Sailing Almanacs & Cruising Guides. There is a Garmin Chartplotter at the aft end of the cockpit table. This has up to date charts of the area. The vessel is also supplied with a tablet which includes Savvy Navvy, and Antares Large Scale Charts. The vessel is fitted with a Raymarine Autopilot to help with steering. She has a DSC VHF at navigation station with a remote control unit at the helm station.
THE FORWARD CABIN
This is a large well laid out cabin with plenty of floor space. The double V berth is offset to starboard. There is a bench seat to port and 3 large lockers. Door fronted lockers run the full length of the cabin on either side at the deck head. There is a large central deck hatch, a smaller aft deck hatch to port and two hull side portlights. To starboard are the en-suite heads.
THE EN-SUITE HEADS
Accessed via a door in the short corridor inside the forward cabin. There is a Jabsco manual marine flushing toilet black countertop with inset sink, pressurised hot and cold water via a mixer tap and a frosted deck head hatch.
DIMENSIONS
LOA 12.35m
LWL 10.75m
Beam 3.92m
Draft 2.00m
Displacement 8680kg
DECK & EQUIPMENT
The Main deck security is provided by a double tiered guard wire system that links a split bow pulpit, with two stainless steel quarter pushpits at the stern.
The large aft cockpit is fitted with two large cockpit lockers and a GRP fixed central table with teak table top. This has generous central storage. The twin aft steering wheels leave a nice gap to access the bathing platform with integral bathing ladder should you want to go swimming!
There is a Quick electric anchor windlass with a wired remote located at anchor locker. This facilitates deploying and retrieving the 20kg Delta anchor and it’s 60m of chain.
Morning Star also has a 20kg Bruce and a 10kg Delta anchor to act as kedge anchors. The vessel is fitted with large foredeck, midship and aft mooring cleats.
Morning Star is fitted with Rutgerson RC750 rope jammers, towed car genoa tracks, 2 x Lewmar 40 2 Speed Self-Tailing Halyard Winches. 2 x Lewmar 48 2 Speed Self-Tailing Primary Winches.
ACCOMMODATION & INTERIOR
The accommodation is laid out to sleep 8 in total; 6 in 3 double cabins and 2 in the converted saloon if required.
The forward double cabin has an en-suite heads with two double cabins aft. On the port side of the aft saloon is a large day heads with separate shower. To starboard there is a forward facing navigation station. Berths and cabin heights are approx. 2m. The interior is well lit utilising 12v LED lighting.
There is a Webasto diesel fired warm air central heating installed on board with outlets in the cabins, the saloon, and the heads.
Yacht Safety & Equipment
Morning Star was built to Category “A” (Ocean) under the Recreational Craft Directive. She is a Coded Vessel under the MGN 280 to Category 2 (60nm from a safe haven) with the YDSA.
This Code provides a comprehensive mandatory equipment list & requires that the vessel is regularly inspected by an approved Coding Surveyor.