The Ship – Spirit of New Zealand

Want to know more about Spirit of New Zealand?  Read on for some of the more technical stuff.   

• Official Number: 875169 (MNZ 100620)
• Port of Registry: Auckland
• Ship Designers: Ewbank Brooke and Associates
• Built: 1986 by Thackwray Yachts Limited and Spirit of Adventure Trust, Auckland
• Gross registered tonnage: 184
• Net tonnage: 55.32
• Displacement: 286 Tons
• Length overall: 45.2m (148ft)
• Length on deck: 33.25m (109ft)
• Beam: 9.1m (29ft 10in)
• Draft: 4m (13ft 1in)
• Mast height: Fore 28.7m, Main 31.3m, Mizzen 28m
• Sail area: 724.3m2 (7.965ft2)
• Main engine: Yanmar 6AYM 670HP (500KW)
• Gear box: CPG 32BP variable pitch
• Bowthruster: 120HP Volvo
• Propeller: 1700mm 4 bladed fully feathering Hunderstat
• Auxiliaries: 2 x John Deere with 40 KVA alternators
• Northern Lights (silent) 16KVA
• Maximum speed: 10 knots (power), 14 knots (sail)
• Navigation equipment: Brookes & Gatehouse (wind gear), weather fax
• Communication Equipment: HF & VHF Radio, satellite phone
• Ship’s Boats: 2 x tenders (2 x 60HP Yamaha and 1 x 20HP Yamaha); 2 x watch boats; 4 x inflatable rafts
• Safety Equipment: EPIRB 4 x 406 in life rafts, 1 x 406 ship float free; 4 x 25 pax life rafts, 1 x 8 pax life raft; 4 x man overboard life raft
• Crew (maximum): 14 Crew and 40 Trainees