David Walters Yachts – Cruising World https://www.cruisingworld.com Cruising World is your go-to site and magazine for the best sailboat reviews, liveaboard sailing tips, chartering tips, sailing gear reviews and more. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:45:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.cruisingworld.com/uploads/2021/09/favicon-crw-1.png David Walters Yachts – Cruising World https://www.cruisingworld.com 32 32 For Sale: 1984 Camper & Nicholsons 58 https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/for-sale-1984-camper-nicholsons-58/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:45:11 +0000 https://www.cruisingworld.com/?p=54982 This classic 58-footer, located in Annapolis, Maryland, has been well-maintained and upgraded by its owners.

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British sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnson chose the same fiberglass and kevlar hull with a few modifications for his fleet of eight adventure yachts to race around the world. David Walters Yachts

The brokerage team at David Walters Yachts has listed the Camper & Nicholsons 58 Roxy for sale with an asking price of $319,000. 

The 1984 model Nicholson 58 is located in Annapolis, Maryland, and has been well-maintained and upgraded by her owners. The model sports beautiful lines reminiscent of ’80s yacht design, and the interior is chock full of high-quality joinery that was built to last.

The boat has three large cabins to sleep six or seven; a large galley; salon space for a roomy, relaxing liveaboard lifestyle; and a well-appointed cockpit.

Roxy is 58 feet long with 15.5 feet of beam, a 13-foot draft and a displacement of 53,025 pounds. The boat is powered by its original Westerbeke 115 hp diesel engine with 4,200 engine hours.

From the broker’s host site: “All of this belies a very quick-sea going vessel that will get you where you want to go. She’s clocked countless 250-mile days in her time, but with her 55,000-plus pound displacement, she does it with grace and ease, and with comfort for the crew. In an era where the phrase ‘bluewater cruiser’ is thrown around willy-nilly, Roxy [is] an example of the real deal.”

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The well-lit salon has two comfortable seating areas, a large dining table and a 2022 flatscreen TV with stereo and DVD/Blu Ray player. David Walters Yachts

Hand-built to high marine engineering standards at the Camper & Nicholsons yard, Roxy’s hull is solid fiberglass and kevlar. According to the listing broker, British sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnson chose this hull with a few modifications for his fleet of eight adventure yachts to race around the world.

The owner’s suite has a queen-sized berth with an ensuite head and separate shower. The salon offers two comfortable seating areas, a large dining table and a 2022 flatscreen TV with stereo and DVD/Blu Ray player.

The galley is equipped with a freezer/refrigerator, a four-burner stove, a microwave and a toaster, plus the gas grill astern. The deck was refinished with Awlgrip in 2022.

The yacht’s main mast measures 79 feet and 10 inches with an in-mast powered furler that was rebuilt in 2023. Questionable stays were replaced during a full rig inspection in 2019. Roxy’s sail plan includes 2021 North 3DI mainsails and new 2023 North Dacron mizzen sails.

More details about the Camper & Nicholsons 58 Roxy, as well as detailed equipment specs and a virtual video tour can be found here.

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For Sale: Antigua 60 Custom https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/boat-for-sale-antigua-60-soolaimon/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:21:58 +0000 https://www.cruisingworld.com/?p=51843 The yacht is available for viewings in Annapolis, Maryland, where it is listed with an asking price of $550,000.

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Antigua 60 Custom “Soolaimon” Courtesy David Walters Yachts

Sales broker Josh McLean at David Walters Yachts has listed the 2007 Antigua 60 Custom Soolaimon for sale. The yacht is available for viewings in Annapolis, Maryland, where it is listed with an asking price of $550,000.

Soolaimon is an extraordinary luxury cruising yacht with a robust and sea-kindly shoal draft hull, and an exquisite custom three-stateroom varnished teak interior,” McLean states in the listing. “Configured and equipped for offshore cruising, few boats can measure up to the comfort and luxury of Soolaimon.”

Antigua 60 cockpit
Antigua 60 Custom “Soolaimon” Courtesy David Walters Yachts

Built in 2007 with a fiberglass hull, the center-cockpit design has features such as automated sail handling, Leisure Furl in-boom mainsail furling, a self-tacking staysail, oversized systems, expansive side decks with direct walk-through access to the center cockpit. Most of the systems were installed from 2007 to 2015, according to the brokerage house. 

Altogether, the design and features are intended to make cruising easy for a couple (or for a solo sailor) who want to head out with no crew.

Antigua 60 nav station
Antigua 60 Custom “Soolaimon” Courtesy David Walters Yachts

Shoal draft on Soolaimon is 5 feet, 8 inches, which should allow entry to most of the pretty spots in shallower destinations such as the Bahamian islands. For sailors who want to set a course along the Intracoastal Waterway, bridge clearance on this vessel is 5 feet, 4 inches.

Antigua 60 galley
Antigua 60 Custom “Soolaimon” Courtesy David Walters Yachts

“This is the ideal sailing yacht for a couple or family with a desire for limitless cruising without sacrificing the comforts of home,” McLean says.

Some additional key features aboard Soolaimon include under-counter lights, LED courtesy lights, automatic lighting in the hanging lockers, and LED rope lighting throughout the interior. In the main salon, the table can be used at a low height for cocktails, or a dining table with seating for eight, or a double berth for occasional guests. The settees here are covered in Ultraleather for durability in the marine environment, and there’s an ice maker in the entertainment center. A 40-inch Sony high-definition 3D television is on a swivel, for viewing from multiple locations.

Antigua 60 saloon
Antigua 60 Custom “Soolaimon” Courtesy David Walters Yachts

For music lovers, there’s a Sony Marine Drive 5 XM radio, MP3, iPod and CD player, along with Bose surround-sound speakers in the salon and in the cockpit. The TV tracking system is by Intellian.

Antigua 60 stateroom
Antigua 60 Custom “Soolaimon” Courtesy David Walters Yachts

How long has David Walters Yachts been in business? Since 2001, when the company started with an office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Its locations now include Maryland, Rhode Island, Maine, California and the Caribbean.

How to schedule a showing aboard Soolaimon: contact Josh McLean at davidwaltersyachts.com 

Quick Specifications

  • Beam: 16′
  • Hull Material: Fiberglass
  • Max Draft: 5′ 8”
  • Displacement: 65,000 lb
  • Fuel Tank: 1 x 450|gallon
  • Fresh Water: 1 x 530|gallon
  • Holding: 1 x 45|gallon
  • Single Berths: 1
  • Double Berths: 2
  • Cabins: 3
  • Heads: 2

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