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Swarbrick S97

AU $47,500

Length Launch Year

32' - 9.75m 1994

Launch Year

1994

Hull

Fibreglass/GRP

Location

Melbourne Area St Kilda VIC

Finance from only $ 00
per week

Pre-Purchase Inspection

AU $47,500

Length Launch Year

32' - 9.75m 1994

Hull

Fibreglass/GRP

Location

Melbourne Area St Kilda VIC

Finance from only $ 00
per week

Pre-Purchase Inspection

The Swarbrick S97 is a fun, fast 32 ft club racer and family cruiser, designed by Kim Swarbrick and a popular class in Western Australia. 'Take Five' is a 1994 built S97 that has sailed on Port Phillip since she was first launched in late 1994. She has a taller rig, specially designed by Kim Swarbrick for our local conditions and she delivers sparkling performance. At the same time she offers good cruising comforts for the odd weekend away or on-board regatta accomodation for up to 8 crew.

Take Five has some blue water history having raced to Devonport and in Bass Strait under her original owner and she has competed in most summer and winter series since launched. Her standing rigging is current, her sail wardrobe is in excellent competitive shape and her Volvo Penta 18HP saildrive diesel engine underwent a full rebuild in January 2024 so she is a step on board and go sailing proposition. She is now offered for sale by her second owner, well equipped and maintained and at a very reasonable price.

For further information or to arrange an inspection at St Kilda, please call Chris Furey on O4IO 55I 977 or complete the on-line enquiry form.

Region

Victoria

Location

Melbourne Area St Kilda VIC

Reference

S197

Usage

Cruising, Racing

Launch Year

1994

Hull

Fibreglass/GRP Sandwich construction with 15mm foam core

Rego

S197

Designer

Kim Swarbrick NA

Builder

Talton Yachts Bunbury W A. To ABS Certification

Length

32' - 9.75m

Beam

3.28m

Draft

1.85m

Displacement

3160 Kgs

Keel / Ballast

Lead fin keel

Deck Material

GRP sandwich with 12mm foam core, reinforced with solid core in load areas

Engine Make

Volvo Penta

Engine

2002 model 18HP with 50 Amp alternator

Number Engines

Horsepower

Fuel Type

Diesel

Max Speed

6.5

Cruise Speed

5.0

Propulsion

Sail Drive leg with 2-blade folding propeller

Fuel

73 Litres

Water

160 L in 2 x 80 Litre tanks

Accommodation

V berth in forepeak, 2 x settee berths in main cabin, 2 x generous quarter berths aft

Cabins

2, Forecabin and Main Saloon

Berths

6-8

Galley

L shaped aft to port. Stainless steel sink with electric pressure cold water provided

Refrigeration

Insulated top loading ice-box

Stove

Two burner Meth spirit stove

Toilet

Manual flush marine toilet forward of main bulkhead

Entertainment

GME AM FM CD player with cabin and cockpit speakers

Covers

Winch covers, Tiller cover, Sun awning

Ground Tackle

2 Anchors, chain and warp
Fenders & Boathook

Safety Gear

Compliant life lines

Bilge Pumps

Epirb

Yes

Life Jackets

Yes

Flares

Yes, inshore kit.

Fire Protection

2 Extinguishers and a Fire Blanket

Electrics

2 x 12v batteries, 1 house supply and 1 engine start. 6-switch BEP switch panel at Nav station. Interior and Navigation lights. 240v shore power to 12v battery charger.

Electronics

Raymarine ST60+ Log and Speed, Wind speed and direction, Northstar Explorer 557 GPS and Plotter with electronic charting. 2 x Plastimo Contest 130 bulkhead mounted compasses with lighting. Icom IC-M330 VHF transceiver with masthead whip aerial. Masthead wind vane.

Sail Inventory

Doyle composite mainsail with 1 x slab reef.
Doyle composite No 1 genoa.
Doyle carbon & taffeta J3 jib
Dacron No 4 jib
Doyle S2 masthead spinnaker plus an older lightweight masthead spinnaker
Fractional spinnaker
Storm jib.
Spinnaker retrieval bag in forepeak

Mast / Rigging

Alloy keel stepped mast with double aft-swept spreaders, Alloy boom with integral outhaul and reef line. Mast and Boom by Ian Walker Spars. Spunspar alloy spinnaker pole plus a new Alloy spinnaker pole.
Stainless steel wire standing rigging fitted in 2018. Twinfoil on forestay. Soft tackle boom vang and adjustable backstay purchase.

Deck Gear

6 x Harken winches, 3 x winch handles. 6 Rope clutches, Adjustable jib cars on tracks. Tiller steering with Spinlock extendable tiller extension. Cabin top grab rails

Remarks

This Swarbrick designed S97 is an easily managed yacht of contemporary design, fun to sail with good performance and cruising comforts too. Well equipped and maintained.