Boat Overview"Echo Zulu" is a GRP constructed Frers 45 built by Carroll Marine in the USA and designed by the legendary German Frers. This is a rare opportunity to buy a pedigree sailing yacht. It has been prepared to race solo around the world as part of the Global Solo Challenge and would suit a competitor of either that race or the World Star. Alternatively, a Fastnet Campaign awaits. She has all the kit and benefits from a lot of recent upgrades.

This is a lot of boat for the money and with not much more additional work will be ready to take you around the World or to the Fastnet Rock and back and to live that dream with much of the required work already invested in.

Please note that, for certification reasons, the yacht is solely intended for Racing NOT CruIsing.

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Yacht InformationName: ECHO ZULU

Year Built: 1990

Location: Gosport, UK

LOA: 45' 0" / 13.71m

Beam: 13' 11" / 4.24m

Draft: 8' 3" / 2.51m

Heads: 1

Cabins: 2

Berths: 9

Keel: Fin keel

Engines: 1

Mechanical and ElectricalYanmar 55HP (new 2011)

Shaft drive

2 blade folding prop

Fuel tank: 132 L

New shaft bearings (2022)

New Jefa rudder and bearings (2012)

Last serviced - July 2022

12V system: Domestic 2 x banks batteries

Engine 1 x 12 volt

Shore power 240V – Breaker and Distribution panel

New main batteries - August 2022

Spars and RiggingAll running rigging replaced (2022)

Rod rigging replaced (2022)

Mainsail stack system installed July 2020

SailsGP Sails Main (new 2013/14)

GP Sails No 1 Genoa (new 2013/14)

Banks No3

Genoa Hood No. 4

Genoa

2 x Spinnakers made by North Sails

Ullman sails asymmetric spinnaker

Spinnaker pole (new 2013)

Staysail GP Sails storm tri-sail

Quantum sails storm jib

Deck EquipmentHarken deck and controls gear

Harken mainsheet system

Harken winches

Admiral RO44 furler

New guardrails and stanchions (2013)

Anchor with chain

New toe rails (2022)

New boarding ladder (2022)

Navigation ElectronicsRaymarine ST60 range – Tridata, wind, depth, log, compass

Masterview/Data autohelm ST60

Additional Garmin GPS

Garmin GPS 750 touchscreen plotter (new 2013)

VHF (new 2013)

Iridium LT3100s (2022)

AIS (new 2022)

Furuno radar

New main steering compass (2014)

GPS W repeater

GPS handset compass

Compass W repeater

2 x Remoran wave 3

Solar controller for battery charging

2 x autohelm controllers ST60

Upgrades and AdditionsYanmar 55HP engine (new 2011)

New standing rod rigging (2022)

New running rigging (2022)

New Remoran wave 3s x

Iridium LT3100s (2022)

New admiral RO

New batteries (2022)

Bowsprit (2022)

New shower (2022)

New toe rail (2022)

Cockpit back fitted (2022)

Boarding ladder (2022)

Respray (2022)

Hydraulic backstay serviced (2022)

New deck paint added (2023)

Solar controller (2023)

New internal bulk heads (2022)

Safety equipment (2022)

New forward bulk head at bow

New forward bulk head between main and forward cabin

History SummaryThe previous owner offered the current owner the following notes about the boats history...

Built by Carroll Marine in New York in the early 90s

Early years on Lake Michigan owned by a syndicate and probably raced/cruised

Bought by the previous owner to me in late 90s/early 000s

He did OSTAR New York to UK and won his class (not sure when but shortly after he purchased)

He died in a rescue accident (not EZ) in approx. 2004/5

Boat ashore until I looked at it in 2009

I bought in late 2009/early 2010

Prep work for Transat (quite a bit) prior to aborted trip in April

Further year ashore Charleston

Transat 2011 April May

Lost rudder north of Azores

Returned Horta, new rudder fitted by local people end July

Left Horta October 2011 for UK. Leaks in rudder post hull mounting forced return to Horta

Established poor/failed repairs had been done in prep for the new rudder

Boat ashore Horta for inspection by surveyor and further work

Repairs managed by CasseTete Marine UK

New mainsail

Finally left Horta April 2012 for UK

Remainder 2012 - RTI and Solent racing

Early 2013 new galley/cooker/gas system

Boat coded and weighed

Fastnet campaign 2013

2014 Cork week and Solent racing/RTI2015 0wards little used, occasional cruising Solent and offshore/channel/France/West country

DisclaimerThe Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.