Whale Watching / Passenger Catamaran - ' Spirit of Hervey Bay ' was designed and built especially for whale watching tours. Launched in July 2008, she is still in pristine condition. This vessel is a credit to the owners and staff for keeping it so well presented.
Fast and luxurious, the Spirit gets you to the whale's playground with minimal travelling time for maximum viewing pleasure with the whales. Extra comfortable with 6 viewing decks spread over 6 spacious levels, personal space is at a premium to move around at your leisure. You have to check out our Underwater Viewing Windows, waterline platform and open air top deck which offer something extra special to other vessels.
Twin Yanmar 911 hp diesel mains give a comfortable cruise speed of 21 knots and wot of 26 knots. The engine rooms reflect the high standard of maintenance and care taken to keep her in trouble free operation.
AMSA Certificate of Operation for Qld - 1D : 239 + 5 and 1C : 95 + 5 crew or 100 persons total. Owner will obtain Certificate of Survey if required for operation outside of Qld.
o 6 levels of uncrowded viewing decks
o Underwater Viewing Rooms (yes you are below the waterline)
o Waterline Viewing Platform (maybe touch a whale)
o Hydrophone to listen to the whales singing
o Wi-Fi
Region
Queensland
Vessel Location
Wide Bay/Hervey Bay Region Hervey Bay - Nev Brooks Commercial Boat Sales
Reference
Hb do sp
Usage
Cruising, Charter, Commercial
Launch Year
2008
Designer
Noah Thompson
Builder
Streamline Cats Hervey Bay
Length
77' 1" - 23.50m
Beam
10.45 m
Draft
2.2 m
Displacement
47 tonne light ship
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP DuFLEX
Deck Material
DuFLEX - Fibreglass
Engine Make
Yanmar
Engine
6 AY models
Number Engines
2
Horsepower
911 x 2
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
4,980 as @ 28/06/18
2nd Engine Hrs
Same
Fuel Consumption
180 to 200 lph at 21 knots
Max Speed
26 knots
Cruise Speed
20 - 21 knots
Propulsion
Yanmar 2.75 : 1 gearboxes and shafts
Thrusters
2 x bow thrusters and 1 x stern thruster
Genset
2 x Yanmar 45 kva gensets
Fuel
7,200 lt
Water
2.800 lt + spare unused 1,400 lt tank
Galley
Galley with servery - bar area
3 door fridge
Microwave
Tucker Box freezer
3 x hot water urns
Refrigeration
2 x 2 door large display fridges
Hotwater System
Yes
Toilet
4
Entertainment
5 x LCD TV's
Red Back Stereo
PA System
Sierra Wi Fi
Air Conditioning
Fully air conditioned
Ground Tackle
240v Electric anchor winch with 100 m of chain - spare 145m of rope
Safety Gear
To survey
Bilge Pumps
2 x 240v industrial pumps fire/bilge
Life Raft
4 x 25 man rafts plus 21 x 12 man karli floats
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
244 + 30 kids
Flares
Yes
Fire Protection
Yes
Electrics
13 x secuity / monitoring cameras covering all decks and engine rooms
Electronics
Simrad Plotter / Sounder
Simrad 6 kw radar plus 3G Broadband
Simrad Auto Pilot
Remote Search light