About Honiara I

Honiara I  is a Beneteau-built sailboat with three cabins.  All cabins include large berths, AC and DC outlets, and private showers/toilets.  For a one-couple charter, the more spacious forward cabin is reserved for the guests while the crew occupy the aft cabins.  This is perfect for special occasions such as a honeymoon or an anniversary vacation.  For three and four-guest charters, the guests occupy the aft cabins while the crew uses the forward cabin.

Honiara I fine entry and beam carried well aft produce excellent performance characteristics both upwind and down.  Thanks to her mainsail and genoa furlers, she can be easily and safely handled by one crew.  Her ample stowage and sea kindliness allow you to take her anywhere in the world. "Honiara I" is well equipped and in excellent condition.

Honiara is the capital of the Solomon Islands.  The word means "The place of the south-east winds".

Your Accommodations

The inside layout is the standard 3-cabin Beneteau Oceanis.  The interior is finished in teak with bright varnished trim with numerous opening ports and large overhead opening hatches so it is both bright and well ventilated. Each cabin has its own ensuite head and shower.

Forward Cabin

Located ahead is the more spacious forward cabin, the best option for a one-couple charter.  It includes a hanging closet, a cabinet, drawers, shelving,  electric fan, AC outlet, DC lighter outlet, halogen lighting, and its own ensuite toilet/shower.  A large hatch and an opening portlight provide light and ventilation.

Main Salon

Amidship, on the starboard side is the salon with a spacious dining table, bar locker, storage, navigator station and entrance to the starboard aft double cabin. On the port side is the galley.

Aft Cabins

Located aft are the two queen cabins with standing head room, two fixed portlights, two opening ports and an opening overhead hatch. Each cabin includes a hanging closet, a storage cabinet, shelving, electric fan, AC outlet, DC lighter outlet and halogen lighting.

Cockpit

The spacious aft cockpit includes a folding table for these memorable sunset dinners.  The swimming platform and ladder are readily accessed through a cockpit gateway. On deck, all the way forward are the chain locker, and a large sail locker.

Galley Equipment

The galley includes a top loading refrigerator and  freezer with an engine-driven cold plate system and an evaporation plate DC system. The range is a 3-burner propane gimballed stove with oven. The galley has a double sink with pressure hot/cold water, a ceramic filtered drinking water spout and a sea-water foot pump spout for rinsing dishes, generous storage lockers above and below the counter top. The galley includes all equipment, electric blender, dishes, pots/pans, utensils, glassware, etc. needed to prepare exotic dishes.

Specifications

• Builder: Beneteau
• Designer: Bruce Farr
• LOA: 45'
• Beam: 14'
• Draft: 5' 9
• Displacement: 20,500 lb
• Vertical clearance: 63'
• Yanmar 50 HP
• Fuel: 53 US Gals (200L)
• Water: 200 US Gals (700L) in three tanks

Electronics and Navigation Equipment

• A 5" compass mounted on the cockpit table
• Speed, distance and depth sounder
• Portable Depth Sounder
• DSC VHF radio (Class D)
• Marine DSC MF/HF SSB with amateur radio capability
• NAVTEX Receiver
• Autopilot
• Global Positioning System navigators (GPS)
• Radar
• DC/AC inverter providing 120 VAC, 15A
• Wind Generator
• AM/FM stereo radio with CD player and salon and cockpit speakers
• Flat panel color TV with DVD player
• Collection of DVDs and CDs
• iPod and Universal iPod Adaptor for Sound System
• Laptop, printer and hi-gain WiFi antenna

Safety Equipment

In addition to meeting the Canadian safety requirements, Honiara I holds a Small Commercial Vessel Certificate from the British Virgin Islands Maritime Administration.  The following list is a summary of the safety equipment carried aboard.

• Mandatory safety equipment - life jackets, life rings, flares, navigation lights, horn
• Radar reflectors
• Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)
• Liferaft
• First aid kit
• Tools and spare parts
• Charts, cruising guides, Sailing Directions, Coast Pilot,  List of Lights
• Two electric bilge pumps, and a Whale Titan manual bilge pump mounted in the cockpit.

Sails and Rigging

• In-mast mainsail rolling furler
• Boom vang
• Rolling furler genoa
• Asymmetrical spinnaker with ATN dousing sock
• Winches are Lewmar, the 2 primaries are self tailing ST54, the halyards/reefs/etc. winches are self-tailing ST44. All sail controls are brought to the cockpit winches through stoppers port and starboard, for ease of control.

Deck and Hull Equipment

There are two oversized anchors on the double bow roller:  a 33 lb aluminium SPADE with 250' of  chain and 200' of rope, and a 45 lb CQR plow with 117' of chain and 125' of rope.  The anchor locker cover opens to a large locker and an electric windlass.  At the stern is a Fortress FX-23 anchor with 25' of chain and 200' of rope.  There is a bow pulpit with side stanchions, lifelines and support rails at the mast. The blue tropical-size bimini and dodger cover the cockpit from the backstays to the companionway.

A built-in cockpit table with folding leafs, built-in icebox and cockpit cushions allow comfortable dining for four.  There are lights and speakers in the cockpit.  A bimini, dodger and optional side panels provide shade and protection from the elements.  The deck is fibreglass with teak inserts in the cockpit seats, hinged cockpit walkthrough/seat combination and on the swim platform. Two large seat lockers port and starboard hold plenty of gear for cruising plus the swim platform lockers and the lazarette make abundant additional storage. A propane locker holds two 10-lbs propane tanks. The propane BBQ mounted on the stern pulpit and a swim platform and shower complete the deck area.

Additional Equipment

Engine controls, gauges and wheel are mounted on the trademark Beneteau pedestal/cockpit table with engine alarm and emergency engine stop.  The Yanmar engine is fresh water cooled with raw water strainer, fuel filters, high output alternator, external regulator and fridge compressor.

Honiara's dinghy is a 12-foot rigid inflatable boat with a 15 HP outboard.  A lifting davit  mounted at the stern facilitates hoisting the outboard onboard.

Snorkel, masks and fins are provided for exploring the reefs.  Other equipment provided for the pleasure of our guests include a two-person sea kayak, a double Brazilian hammock, two floating mattresses and three offshore and inshore fishing rods.