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The most renown First 53F5 bears all the hallmarks of the world famous designers Pininfarina and Bruce Farr. The sleek. beautiful lines and speed of the Beneteau First 53f5 echo that of sea-birds. - Designed for performance ocean-going cruises, the First 53f5 is also perfectly at ease amongst the Admiral's Cup fleet, its pedigree comprehending a Fastnet race win, a RORC Champion Title and an award as CHS Yacht of the Year. [See performance graphs] - The Pininfarina styling and decoration are exceptional, white marble tops, varnished mahogany furniture, Alcantara upholstery. All ports are opening, the entire vessel interior is well insulated, ventilated and light. - STARWATCHER is owned by a knowledgeable yachtsman, master mariner and yacht designer himself. - STARWATCHER has been kept by his meticulous owner on a program of regular, preventive maintenance and improvements. She is a fully sorted out sailing ship and in many ways a better than new vessel, also because she has never been chartered, rented or raced, but sailed exclusively as a summer holiday vessel. - See Starwatcher at shipyard, picture taken June 2002 - The boat is rigged to be sailed solo, in full safety and with the minimum of physical effort because: - - all sheets, halyards and control lines return to the cockpit, therefore sail hoisting, trimming and reefing (automatic) can be effortlessly handled by the helmsman, with the assistance of the autopilot and a centrally placed Lewmar EST 46 electric winch, - - - the entire boat electronics (the GPS chart plotter, the navigational central, the radar and the autopilot) are linked NMEA 0183, thus enabling automatic course piloting from cruise start, through any number of way points, up to the selected destination. - Extended fuel tanks and 1800 liters per day water maker capabilities, enable long range cruising with unrestricted fresh water usage. - STARWATCHER, a Bruce Farr

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