Southampton Boat Show

Dorris has got a carbon fibre rudder and dagger board. We found the dagger board to be vital out on the water, it allowed us to cut through stronger adverse weather for longer, therefore avoiding having to sit on the dreaded parachute anchor for as long as possible.

We found Dorris to have one of the quickest natural hull shapes of all the boats in this year’s Woodvale Atlantic Race. She is a very quick and light weight boat, especially in surf conditions she responded outstandingly and felt sturdy and very safe even in the roughest weather.

Rossiter Yachts have been building ocean‐going vessels for well over 70 years, and have a reputation for building rock solid boats.

When buying the equipment to fit out Dorris we really did spare no expense.

The kit is excellent and was installed to the highest standards, right down to the wiring we chose and the cable glands we used. This is why all of the electrics performed magnificently. All of the screws and bolts are stainless steel (http://www.londonstainless.com/about.html).

Chris and I have really looked after this kit, and it is all subsequently in great condition.

• The weight of the boat (bare) is 300kgs

• Dimensions: Length: 7.32m, Beam:1.85m, Draft: 0.65m

• We are selling the Dorris fully kitted, including all of the peripheral gear needed to row an ocean.
Here is the list including link to item description:

o Comar CSB200 AIS Transponder

http://www.comarsystems.com/csb_200.html

o Garmin GPS Map 451 (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=28758)

o Icom ICM411

Fixed VHF DSC Marine Radio

http://www.icom.co.jp/world/products/marine/mobile/icm411/index.html

o Katadyn Power Survivor 40E http://www.katadyn.com/en/katadynproducts/products/katadynshopconnect/katadyn‐entsalzerpowersurvivors/katadyn‐powersurvivor‐40e12‐v/

o Sun Saver Duo, this is a very intelligent and easily comprehendible solar regulator and battery monitor. It made monitoring the power situation very easy indeed http://www.morningstarcorp.com/en/sun-saver-duo

o TackTick

T108 Wireless Wind, Speed & Depth with Triducer

http://www.tacktick.com/products/132 – Chris and I found this bit of kit absolutely vital, it allowed us to monitor the wind constantly, as well as

monitor our speed through the water, which told us the speed of the current that we were in. It has a minimal draw on the batteries as each of the displays and the windometer have their own solar panels. It also acted as our GPS repeater, showing us; VMG, distance to destination, time, lat, long, GPS speed, speed through the water, and a whole lot more.

o Fusion MS IP500 Stereo this is an ipod docking stereo, that charges your ipod whilst playing.

http://marinestore.co.uk/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PL56877&Category_Code=marine‐audio‐andspeakers&Store_Code=mrst

o Solara MSeries

(Semi Flexible) Solar Panel Modules: X1 SM225M 68W;

x4 SM60M – 18w = 140w total power http://www.bardenukshop.com/solara‐semi‐flexible‐solar‐panels‐52‐c.asp

o Two 1.8 meter Glass Fibre Antennas

http://www.pacificaerials.co.nz/MarineProducts/P6121VHF18mUltraGlassAntenna.aspx – in all honesty, these were probably the most important bit of safety equipment on the boat. We could see shipping vessels and tankers over 30nm away (and more importantly, they could see us). We had a significantly exaggerated VHF range over the standard 1m whip flex antennas that 99% of ocean rowing boats are fitted with. We actually watched vessels divert course to miss us without even contacting them. Very sturdy, excellent bits of kit.

o Rolls S1295AGM

Fully Sealed Lead Acid Battery X2 http://www.rollsbattery.com/pdf/S12‐95AGM.pdf –These batteries were incredibly efficient, we had absolutely no power issues at all during the race.

o Whale Gusher Titan Bilge Pumps x3 Including spare bladder

http://www.whalepumps.com/marine/product_list/7/50/ two of these are obviously installed on the boat, but we have a third spare that can be taken apart for spares.

o Lopolight White 360 degree 2nm Ultra low power Nav Light

http://www.mailspeedmarine.com/navigation‐search‐lights/lopolight/lednavigation‐lights‐360‐degree‐white‐anchor‐horizontal‐2nm‐50m1245329.bhtml This is 360 degree LED white nav light, that draws milliamps from the power.

o Osram DOTit

Waterproof

http://www.osram.com/osram_com/Consumer/Luminaires/DOTit_%26_Friends/DOT-it/DOT-it_waterproof/index.html
–We didn’ put any cabin lighting on the main circuit, instead we used these battery powered LED lights. They worked really well. We even fitted a few under the gunwales on the deck, and they worked the all the way across! Very sturdy and unusually, they really are waterproof!

o Xcell X3 Ocean Rowing Sweep Blades (308cm): 3 Pairs

http://www.xcelloars.com/products/X3‐ocean.html –we had all three pairs built brand‐new for us. None of them were damaged during the row, and one pair weren’ used at all!

o SBS R4/3500 B Twin Axle Fully Adjustable Boat Trailer

http://www.sbstrailers.co.uk/product_display.asp?m=12&c=6&ProductDisplay=25 - Double Clutch Winch, Twin Bunks and Central Rollers, Fully

Hand-Breaked.

o Katadyn Survivor 35 Hand Pump

http://www.katadyn.com/caen/katadynproducts/products/katadynshopconnect/katadyn‐desalinators‐manualsurvivors/katadyn‐survivor‐35/
–This is a very expensive bit of kit that we are going to throw in for free with the boat.

o Whale Easybailer Hand Held Bilge Pump

http://www.whalepumps.com/marine/product_list/7/52/

o Parachute Anchor http://www.paraanchors.com.au/ – It is completely undamaged and still in excellent condition.

o 80 Meters of ParaAnchor

Line, 50 Meters of Towing Line, 30 Meters of

Anchor Line, 10 Meters of chain plus the Anchor itself

o KIM Saftey Throwing Line http://www.oceansafety.com/kim‐throwingrecovery‐strop.aspx

Grab Bag Equipment: Not used at all

o Garmin GPS 72 (https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=214)

o McMurdo FastFind 210

http://www.mcmurdo.co.uk/products/product.html?product_type=2&product_sector=5&product=101

o Icom ICM33

http://www.icomuk.co.uk/categoryRender.asp?categoryID=3779&productID=671&tID=647

Click here to see the inspection and CE certificates I mentioned earlier, along with a few more photographs of the boat.

She is currently in Guildford, Surrey and available for viewing at your convenience.

Joe Thompson: +44 (0)1483 890529
joethompson@deloitte.co.uk

4 The Drive, Grafham Grange, Grafham, Surrey, GU5 0LH