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Woods Eclipse 9.9m
'Swing Cat'
‘Swing Cat’ (9.9m) is based at
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Cornwall, Near Plymouth
SOLD
Swing Cat
Swing Cat is a performance cruising catamaran with a bridgedeck completed and launched in 2016. This Richard Woods Eclipse design represents a lot of boat and equipment, lovingly built and maintained. Swing Cat is owner built of solid wood and marine plywood and sheathed in biaxial glass fibre cloth impregnated with West-system epoxy resin. The performance aspect of the boat comes from having daggerboards (rather than low aspect ratio keels), outboard motors for auxiliary power (rather than two inboard engines) and laminated tri-radial sails including a drifter (on a bowsprit) and a spinnaker. Swing Cat features many other details, including attention to minimising environmental impacts. Read more on this in the details below.
UK Registered 
Swing Cat carries an extensive inventory and is ready to sail.
Description
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Why Choose the Woods Eclipse Catamaran?
Eclipse catamaran design offers several advantages, especially for those interested in performance, comfort, and ease of use in a sailboat. Here are some key reasons why someone might choose this design:
- Proven Design Expertise: Richard Woods: The Eclipse catamaran is designed by Richard Woods, a renowned naval architect specializing in multihull designs. His experience and focus on practical, efficient designs ensure that the Eclipse performs well in various conditions.
- Performance-Oriented: Speed and Efficiency: The Eclipse is designed to be lightweight and fast, making it an excellent choice for those who prioritize sailing performance. The hull shape and sail plan are optimized for speed, stability, and efficiency under sail. Good Upwind Ability: Catamarans often struggle to sail close to the wind, but the Eclipse is known for its relatively good upwind performance compared to other cruising cats.
- Comfort and Space: Spacious Layout: The design prioritizes space and comfort, with a spacious cockpit and comfortable living areas. The wide beam provides stability and ample room for living, making it ideal for extended cruising or liveaboard lifestyles. Large Saloon and Galley: The interior layout typically includes a large saloon with excellent visibility, as well as a functional galley that makes cooking aboard easy and enjoyable.
- Ease of Handling: Single-Handed Sailing: The Eclipse is designed to be manageable by a small crew or even a single sailor, with sail controls and systems that are easy to operate. Manoeuvrability: With twin engines and responsive steering, this catamaran is easier to manoeuvre in tight spaces compared to monohulls or larger multihulls.
- Shallow Draft: Access to Shallow Waters: The catamaran’s shallow draft allows for easy access to shallow bays, coves, and anchorages that are off-limits to deeper draft monohulls. This is a significant advantage for cruising in areas with intricate waterways.
- Stable and Safe: Stability: The catamaran’s design offers stability and reduced heeling, providing a more comfortable and safer experience, especially for those new to sailing or for families with children. Safety Features: With multiple watertight compartments and a stable platform, the Eclipse is designed with safety in mind, giving peace of mind during longer passages.
- Proven Track Record: Successful Builds: The Eclipse design has been built and sailed successfully by many owners, demonstrating its reliability and popularity within the sailing community. Testimonials from owners often highlight the boat’s performance, comfort, and suitability for long-term cruising.
- Community and Support: Active Community: Richard Woods designs have a strong following, and owners often share tips, modifications, and advice, creating a supportive community for Eclipse owners.
In summary, the Woods Eclipse catamaran is an excellent choice for sailors who value a combination of performance, comfort, and ease of handling. Its design offers a versatile platform for cruising, day sailing, or even living aboard, all while being cost-effective and relatively easy to maintain.
Specifications
LOA: 9.9m
BOA: 5.9m
Draft: 0.6m (daggerboards up); 1.8 (down)
Design: Woods Eclipse
Designer/Builder: Owner-build
Built/Launched: 2016
Fuel Type: Petrol
Hull Material: Wood
Keel Type: Daggerboards
Rig Type: Cutter rigged sloop
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Engines
Engine
Engines type & number: 2 x long shaft Yamaha outboard motors
Horsepower: 9.9 each
Fuel type: petrol
Cruise speed: 5 knts
Max speed: 8 knts
Year: 2015 & 2020
Propeller: High thrust
Fuel tank capacity: 12.5L tank connected to each engine + 2 x 20L spare
Fuel consumption: 2.5L/hr for each engine
Engine Hrs Port: 500 approx
Service history: Full
Full Details
Vessel Details
Owner Comments
Swing Cat has beaching keels and kick-up rudders so is happy drying out in tidal creeks. Its wind generator and 6 solar panels charge 500Ah of battery storage which provides electrical energy via 12V DC and 240V AC distribution. One can live off the grid with a high level of creature comforts while remaining connected to the shore via computers and mobile phones (if desired!).
When on shore power in a marina, full use can be made of a microwave, toaster, electric kettle and electric heating.
The interior accommodation consists of a double cabin in the stern of each hull and single cabins in the bow of each hull, giving sleeping accommodation for 6. The bridgedeck cabin provides comfortable seating around a large table and access to both hulls. A cockpit awning, together with cockpit cushions, provide further shady seating in the cockpit as well as shelter from any shower. The trampoline forward of the bridgedeck, between the hulls, is a favourite place for sunbathing, watching the sun go down, or for watching dolphins on passage.
The hulls and cabins are fully lined and insulated ensuring a cool interior on hot days and a cosy interior on cool days. When at anchor on cold evenings a wood burning stove is available.
Swing Cat is designed to have minimal impact on the environment. The sources of renewable energy means there is no need to have a fossil fuel generator. There is an electric motor for the tender.
There is no discharge of sewerage from the boat and no conventional holding tank. An ecological toilet ensures the separation of liquids from solids with both being captured, and disposed of, separately. The absence of urine in the solids tank, together with the use of mechanical ventilation, ensures that using the heads is a pleasant experience!
Swing Cat also has a grey water tank for cruising in environmentally sensitive areas. This tank retains washing-up and shower water until it is OK to discharge it – for example when dried out on a beach, grey water can be discharged only when the tide is in and the boat is afloat.
With forward-looking sonar, broadband radar, AIS Tx & Rx, VHF radio, Echomax radar reflector, electronic chart plotter, full size chart table and safety equipment, including lightning protection, Swing Cat is fully equipped for creek crawling or bluewater sailing.
Swing Cat was built by its owner starting in 2011 and was launched in 2016. The website documenting the build and its sea trials can be found at www.swingcat.co.uk
The reason for the sale is that the owner and his family no longer have as much time for sailing as they did previously.
Hull & Decks
Owner built between 2011 – 2016. Bead & cove western red cedar strip planking below the knuckle and marine plywood above the knuckle. Sheathed in biaxial glass fibre cloth impregnated with West-system epoxy resin. Twin rudders and daggerboards
Coppercoat (2020)
Electronics
Navigation Equipment
| YES / NO | Type / Model | Year | |
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Compass(es)
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Yes |
Plastimo contest compass RC42 Rate compass |
2016 |
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Log / speed
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Yes | Echo-pilot Bronze Log | 2016 |
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Depth
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Yes | Echo-pilot Bronze forward looking sonar |
2016 (sensor replaced in 2020) |
| Wind speed/direction | Yes | Triton Wind sensor | 2016 |
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Autopilot + handheld
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Yes | 2 x Raymarine ST2000+ Tiller Pilot + wireless base station & remote control |
2016 (remote control 2019) |
| GPS & Plotter | Yes | Zeus2 9″ Multi Function Display | 2016 |
| Radar | Yes | B&G Broadband radar sys 3G | 2016 |
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Navigation lights
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Yes | Deck lights + masthead tricolour | 2016 |
| VHF (DSC Radio?) | Yes | B&G V50 DSC VHF w/AIS rx & tx | 2016 & 2019 for AIS tx |
Sails
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Mainsail:
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33 m2
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Tri-radial Pentax laminated – fully-battened Good Condition. Every year the sail is sent to a sail loft for repairs and laundering. |
2016 |
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Genoa:
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21.7 m2 | ¾ Tri-radial Pentax laminated, with U/V strip, on a Selden Furlex Good condition. Every year the sail is sent to a sail loft for repairs and laundering. | 2016- new U/V strip 2021 |
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Code 0:
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43.4 m2 | Magic zero laminate with torque rope & continuous furler Good condition | 2016 |
| Storm jib: | 5.1 m2 | Good condition | 2016 |
| Spinnaker symmetric: | 83 m2 |
Tri-radial ¾ spinnaker Good condition |
2016 |
Rig
| Mast material | Aluminium |
| Mast manufacturer | Allspars |
| Rig type | Sloop |
| Spinnaker pole | Not required – with a catamaran the tack of the spinnaker is connected to the leeward bow. |
| Mainsail furling system | Single line reefing from the cockpit |
| Standing rigging (year & condition) | 2015 good |
| Genoa roller furling (make) | Seldon |
| Running rigging (year & condition) | 2015 good |
Deck Equipment
| Main anchor type: | Rocna |
| Weight: | 15kg |
| Kedge anchor types: |
Fortress FX23 CQR |
| Weight: |
7kg 10kg |
| Windlass: | Manual Lofrans |
| Chain length: | 10m |
| Warp length: | 100m |
| Fenders No: | 8 |
| Warps: | 10 |
| Bimini (cockpit awning): | YES |
| Lazybag: | YES |
| Dinghy (make/model & year) | Wooden pram dinghy on davits (strip plank sheathed in glass cloth & resin). |
| Outboard (make & HP): | Torqeedo 1103CS electric |
| Oars: | Yes – solid wood |
Interior & Accommodation
| No. Berths | 6 | No. Cabins | 4 (2 double, 2 single) | |||
| Headroom Bridge deck |
185cm
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Headroom Hulls | 2m | |||
| Toilets | Number | 1 | Model: Airhead ecological toilet | Type: ecological (separation of liquids from solids) | Holding tank capacity | Approx 120 Solid deposits |
| No. Showers |
1
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Incorporated in heads | Hot water system | Yes – gas boiler | ||
| Year | Type | Colour | Condition | |
| Upholstery including mattresses, cushions, curtains etc | 2016 | Memory foam/foam sandwich. There are covers for all the hatches. | green | good |
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Trim
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2016 | Around all doorways and bulkheads | ash | good |
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Flooring
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2016 | Slats of iroko separated with thin strips of white epoxy | Teak & holly effect | Good |
| Built-in wine rack | 2020 |
General Equipment includes:
| Pressurised water: | YES |
| Water system: |
370L Freshwater Capacity 2 sinks with pressurised hot and cold water to each. There are cold water hand pumps on each sink. |
| Fridge: | Built-in, 64L, Frigomatic air-cooled 12V compressor, 2016 |
| Freezer: | Built-in, 74L, Frigomatic air-cooled 12V compressor, 2016 |
| Hob: | Smev 3 burner, 2016 |
| Oven: | Smev oven & grill, 2016 |
| Microwave: | Clatronic MW781 2016. Max output power 700W, max power consumption 1050W. For use with shore power. |
| Cabin heating: | Wood burning stove, electric heaters when on shore power |
Safety Equipment
There is a gas safety certificate dated 2020.
| Number | Year | Make / Type | Last Serviced | |
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Life raft
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4 people | 2016 | Seago Offshore RORC Valise liferaft. Serial number GX04354T | 2020 |
| Life jackets | 6 | 2016 | Bluewave 150 Nt automatic life jackets with sprayhoods and harnesses | |
| Harnesses | 6 | 2016 | ||
| Lifebuoys | 1 | horseshoe-shaped buoyancy ring with light | ||
| Throwing line | 1 | |||
| Floating light | 1 | |||
| Floating line | 1 | |||
| Boarding ladder | 2 | (one permanently attached) | ||
| Search light | 1 | LED rechargeable hand held steamer scarer | ||
| Gas detector (LPG) | Yes | Haztec LPG gas alarm with 2 sensors – one for each hull | ||
| CO & smoke detector | Yes | |||
| Foghorn | Yes | There is a loudhailer attached to the VHF radio with fog alarm capabilities | ||
| Jackstays | Yes | Webbing | ||
| Radar reflector | Yes | Echomax | ||
| Lightning Protection | Yes | Mast & shrouds connected to underwater ground plane | ||
Electrical
| YES / NO | Make / Type | CAPACITY | YEAR | |
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Batteries house
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Yes | 4 x Rolls S170 Series 4000 12Volt Battery | 500Ah | 2019 |
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Batteries engine
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Yes | 75Ah | 2016 | |
| Shore power | Yes | 12 outlets | 2016 | |
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Inverter
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Yes | Mastervolt Mass 12/1200-60 Inverter/Charger | AC Power < 1200W Current < 60A | 2016 |
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Wind Generator
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Rutland 1200 Wind Turbine and Hybrid MPPT Charge Controller | 2016 | ||
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Solar Panels
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Yes |
4 x GB Sol 70W semi-flexible panels 2 fully flexible 68W panels |
2016 |
These details are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and do not constitute any form of contract. All statements made therein are made without responsibility and the intending purchaser must satisfy himself as to their correctness. Survey by a qualified marine surveyor is also strongly recommended.
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