ALCYONE, a 2004 Outremer 55 Light, is Hull No. 26, one of the last five 55 Lights built and the final hull completed during the lifetime of Outremer's founder, Gérard Danson. She benefited from the lessons learned on the twenty five boats built before her, including reinforced aft beam and daggerboard cases, an improved cockpit layout and careful weight saving throughout the build.

Purchased in New Zealand in 2017, ALCYONE underwent a comprehensive two year refit in Whangarei, with her rigging, sails, engines, electronics and safety equipment methodically renewed, before her current owners.

Her low volume, low displacement hulls and solid polyester and vinylester laminate construction give her both speed and a well earned reputation for robustness, while her sacrificial mini keels protect the propellers and rudders from grounding damage without compromising performance. Her generous payload capacity allows for the comprehensive, self sufficient inventory detailed in this document, without ever weighing down her sailing qualities.

KEY FEATURES:

Twin Yanmar 3JH5 diesel engines (39 hp, 2011, 2,700 hours) with shaft drives, Flexofold 3 blade folding propellers and dual Balmar 165A alternators (2017)

Doyle NZ 77m² Dacron mainsail (2017, 6 battens, friction ring reefing) and Calibre NZ 34m² self tacking jib in Hydranet (2019)

Marshall/Quantum 98m² Code 0 (2017) on a Profurl N52 furler (2021), plus a spare self tacking jib and a Doyle Tourmentin storm jib

600 Ah house battery bank (2024) with 800 W of solar power and dual Victron inverters

Dessalator Freedom 60 L/h watermaker (panel 2021)

Hydraulic autopilot with an independent Course Master backup autopilot, B&G Vulcan chartplotter and Broadband radar

Starlink Mini and Iridium GO, plus a backup SSB with Pactor modem

Rocna 33 kg anchor with 60 m of chain and a Lofrans Tigre 1500 W electric windlass (2024)

Highfield 3.60 m aluminium and PVC tender with a 15 hp Yamaha Enduro outboard (2021), a 2 hp spare, and a portable E Wincher electric handle

Double coat of Interprotect for osmosis prevention 2020

All standing rigging and bridle replaced in 2018

ALCYONE is permanently imported into French Polynesia, free of any sales tax.

For anyone wishing to explore ALCYONE’s history in greater depth, her owners maintain an exceptionally detailed blog, an inexhaustible source of information: (website in contact data)