Tecna Etincelle Performance Catamaran - “Freebirds”

This 60’ (20 meters) catamaran is faster than a Gunboat and has been completely redone over the last 9 months. More components are 2008 than are 1999, the year the original boat was built. The owners just spent $200,000 and nine months in Grenada and St. Maarten on a complete rebuild of this fantastic, fast Cat. They contracted with the best artisans to make FreeBirds a “very” fast live-aboard to go around the world. But they fell in love with Bonaire along the way, bought a house, and now offer this perfect boat to the right owner. FreeBirds is 4 tons lighter than a 62’ Gunboat, has narrower hulls, a rotating carbon fiber mast, and so many upgrades that our feeling is that it’s a better, faster boat at 1/3 the price. The owners change of plans is your opportunity. They love this boat and are sure you will also if you like speed, safety and comfort in a true “performance” cat. If you are looking for a Condomaran, this isn’t your boat. If you want to live comfortably while sailing past everything else on the water, give us a call. (A 10 month old purchase survey is available.)

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• 4 double cabins & sofa that sleeps 2
• 2 full mid hull bathrooms with NEW WAECO electric flush toilets
• Workshop and storage locker in stbd fwd hull
• Large storage locker in port fwd hull
• NEW pressurized water system with accumulator
• NEW inside window covers
• NEW complete outside 55% window shades
• NEW 400 l/h watermaker (new 3 x 40" filters housed in carbon housings)

• Main mast foot winch: HARKEN 2 speed ratio 53 2000W (2002)
• Cockpit winch x 2: 2 speed HARKEN 66
• Cockpit winch: 2 speed HARKEN 44
• Boom winch: 2 speed HARKEN 44
• Mast winch: 2 speed HARKEN 46
• NEW LOFRANS Project X3 windlass
• NEW LOFRANS MISTRAL radio control remote windlass control
• NEW 60LBS stainless steel anchor DELTA
• NEW 32KG/65LBS BRUCE
• NEW 200'of 10mm chain
• NEW 300' of New England 8 braid anchor rode for secondary anchor
• 100'/33m of 8 braid anchor rode
• NEW 18' FIORENTINO PARA anchor
• NEW FIORENTINO sea drogue
• NEW 600'/200m para anchor and drogue rode

• NEW rededesigned track and car system
• NEW blocks, lines & shackles throughout
• NEW 12' 8 braid New England dock lines
• NEW matching fenders with covers and braided attachment lines
• NEW 400 liters/h fresh water deck wash system
• NEW LIFETIME trampolines
• NEW stainless steel grab rail system

• 3 burner ENO stove
• NEW XINTEX S/2A propane safety system
• NEW refridgeration system with plates 60l
• 50l bar refridgerator
• NEW 8l ENCEL freezer
• 50l freezer with plates
• Microwave
• Fully equiped galley

• Mainsail: INCIDENCES full batten spectra (2003)
• Genoa: Self-tacking INCIDENCES with PROFURL N52 (NEW)
• Gennaker: FORCE ZERO with PROFURL self-sheeting system (NEW)

• Rotating carbon mast
• NEW 4 to 1 reduction system for rotating mast
• NEW 4 x line storage bags

• NEW Chartplotter: RAYMARINE C80 enhanced color
• NEW charts: complete world-wide charts for Coconut run & more
• NEW radar: RAYMARINE RAYDOME 18" scanner
• Secondary radar: FURUNO 1623 32 miles (2006)
• NEW depth sounder: RAYMARINE ST60+ DEPTH (spare transducer mounted on second hull)
• NEW RAYMARINE DSM30 DIGITAL sounder (2)
• NEW wind instruments: RAYMARINE ST60+ WIND 1 CLOSE HAULED WIND
• NEW autopilot: RAYMARINE SMARTPILOT ST 6002
• NEW mobile autopilot: RAYMARINE SMARTCONTROLLER (steers FreeBirds from anywhere on the boat)
• NEW sat phone: THRANE & THRANE SAILOR
• NEW SSB: FURUNO FS1503
• NEW PACTOR 3: SCS, PTC PACTOR 111 controller with PC interface for e-mail
• NEW VHF: STANDARD HORIZON GX 1500S
• NEW ICOM IC-M304 submersible VHF
• 2 new portable GPS's: GARMIN GPS 12
• NEW GARMIN GPS MAP 76CSx

• NEW EPIRP: class 1 GLOBAL FIX
• NEW safety line system
• NEW 6 safety harnesses with leashes
• 3 survival suits

• NEW 6' ZODIAC (foldable) with 3.5 HP TOHATSU engine
• NEW re-formed bimini hard top
• NEW "FREEBIRDS" inscribed sail cover
• NEW turbulence designed dodger
• NEW MAGMA stainless steel BBQ
• NEW ALL GRIP paint, inside & out
• Sold seperately: 14' ZODIAC with 40 HP engine, power tilt, power trim; set up for wakeboarding & diving