“Windcastle is the best equipped and best prepared offshore yacht
I have ever seen.”(1)
Windcastle departing San Diego, California for Mexico (for the second time), October 2004.
“This 1980 sailing vessel is a rugged yet elegant fiberglass offshore Cruiser. “ (2)
Ideal for the experienced cruising couple wishing to step up to a fully equipped double-ender offshore cruiser. This classic, very seaworthy vessel has many proven (and perhaps complex) features, which can only be appreciated by an experienced cruiser. To begin with, one must look at the history of the vessel -- Spindrift Yachts hull number one, originally ordered and set into production as the personal vessel for Tony Bell and his lady partner both of whom were experienced cruisers. As construction of their vessel progressed, Mr. Bell realized the business opportunity to have additional hulls produced in Taiwan with their rigging and interiors installed and commissioned in Newport Beach, California. This was the beginning of Spindrift Yachts, a California based company which went on to produce many more sailboats and powerboats
Spindrift had its company debut at the 1981 Annual Newport Beach Boat Show, where Doug Nash first saw Spindrift's number one vessel. As an experienced seaman, he immediately recognized the superior workmanship and features of Hull number one versus the other hulls available then and those that would follow. This boat was clearly company owner Bell's dream boat, and none of Spindrift's “production” boats would ever match the quality details, equipment and workmanship of hull number one.
Anchored Makagai Island, Fiji, August 2008
Doug Nash, a retired NASA Scientist and very experienced yachtsman, took possession of the vessel in April of 1982 and has continually maintained, outfitted and upgraded Windcastle for comfort, convenience and nearly every possible contingency while cruising worldwide.
"The interior of the boat is in excellent cosmetic condition throughout. Teak wood trim is liberally used, all beautifully finished.” (2)
This one-owner, center-cockpit cutter with its 266-gallon fuel capacity has an engine range of over 2000 miles. Windcastle has logged over 35,000 miles of Pacific cruising and has thereby proven its rugged, comfortable and safe capabilities. She has lovingly and successfully cruised the Pacific from California to Mexico, Hawaii, Canada and the entire West Coast USA and Mexico, Central America, Panama, and Las Perlas islands. Then offshore passages westward to Galapagos, Marquesas, Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Cooks, Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand, then northward to Fiji, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia, and back to NZ. After more refits and upgrades, passages north to Tonga, and on to Pago Pago, and to Honolulu.
For personal reasons -- after 30 years owning and cruising on Windcastle -- Doug Nash, the original and current owner -- has recently decided it's time to stop cruising. His boat Windcastle is for sale in Hawaii (Honolulu), and is ideally located to jump start a new owner's sailing adventures in the South Pacific and beyond.
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For all Detailed Specifications click here.
For a look at 2010 Marine Survey click here.
For a video click here.
Windcastle is ready for a new owner to acquire this lovingly maintained classic long range sailing vessel and to cruise anywhere in the world! Enjoy the splendor and romance of buying Windcastle in Hawaii. You'll be sailing the South Pacific without the time and expense of sailing thousands of miles from the US West Coast, Mexico, New Zealand or Australia. Take your pick of many tropical paradise destinations with easy downwind sailing to numerous islands on way to Kiribati, then Samoa, and on to Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, NewZealnd or Australia. Enjoy the security and confidence of a simple transaction of purchasing a United States Coast Guard documented vessel in the United States in US dollars.
Another possibility is to arrange to buy the boat in Hawaii and take delivery in California for the West Coast season beginning in October 2014. Destinations like Mexico, Central America, the Galapagos and points west are all within relatively easy downwind reach. Or, when in Panama, you could turn left, transit the Panama Canal and sail on to the Caribbean Sea and many points to the east including the Atlantic to Europe and the Mediterranean.
Windcastle has been a work in progress and continuously updated through the years. Most recently she boasts a brand new mainsail by Ross Harold, a skilled and respected sail maker in Opua NZ (June 2012). Additionally, in May of 2012 new 6-person life raft, plus many other new items and features. For all Detailed Specifications click here for a very detailed sail blog. For a look at 2010 Marine Survey click here. For a video click her.
Join the vessel in Hawaii and Skipper Doug can provide on the water coaching for a new buyer and a thorough orientation of the boat's many systems. Got questions? Call Doug (808) 398-6703 anytime. Or email him at nashsail@aol.com.
(1) Daniel Heagney, Marine Survey for the 12-14-99 Insurance Survey. At the time Heagney estimated replacement cost was (new) $450,000 with a Market Value of $285,000. Dana Point, California.
(2) Insurance Survey 11-19-10 in Noumea, New Caledonia, By French Surveyor Bruno Escavi, “Taking into account the current International Market for yachts, the Excellent working condition of the engine, the visibly well maintained and good condition of all electrical and the safety equipment, and sound condition of full sails: new replacement value of $350,000 and Insurance value of $139,000.
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