s/v MALAYA specs
Design: Bob Perry
Built: 1983 in Taiwan
LOA: 40’
LWL: 33.5’
Beam: 12.7’
Draft: 6’
Displacement: 22771 lbs.
Ballast: 8600 lbs.
Sail Area: 762 sq. ft.
Engine: Beta 43
Air Draft (Mast height): 57’
Fuel: 100 US Gal.
Water: 110 US Gal.
Sails
Malaya is sloop rigged with a removable forestay for heavy weather. All her working sails were built in 2015 by Mack Sails in Stuart Fl from Bainbridge Challenge Sail Cloth. Her Main carries three reefs and rests in a Mack Pack sail cover when not in use. Her Genoa is 120% radial cut hoisted on a Furlex furler.
On her removable forestry we fly a staysail/storm jib (basically a staysail with the sail area of a storm jib)
Navigation Equipment
Auto Pilot: CPT Autopilot
Windvane: Monitor
Instruments: Speed and depth-Raymarine i50 tri-data
Chart plotter: Raymarine 9’ Axiom with an iPad Pro with Navionics iNav as a backup with Gps data from Bad Elf antenna.
Communications: Icom VHF for short range comms, Iridium Go Exec for satellite phone, texting, and weather
Sextant: Tamaya Jupiter
While our primary navigation on board Malaya is via electronics we maintain our skills in good old fashion navigation because experience says it’s only a matter of time before, where for one reason or another we lose electronics, so we continue to maintain an inventory of paper charts, and tradional navigation tools.
Course and speed info is kept in a formal log and a DR position is maintained as required by visibility and distance from land. On passages we continue to take sights of celestial bodies as weather and sea conditions permit. These sights are reduced and plotted and then compared with any electronic position data we might have. We continue this practice to keep our skills current, to test ourselves against the GPS and for something to do to change up our daily routine.
Energy Production
Solar: 2 120watt Kyrocera solar panels
Wind: Air Breeze wind generator
Engine: High output alternator
Energy Monitor: Victron 700
Batteries: House 2 4D AGM deep cycle 400 amp hour total
Start Grp 27 AGM
Ground Tackle
Windlass: Ideal horizontal with wildcat to port and chain gypsy to Starboard
Primary Rode: 300’ 5/16 G4 High test chain with 45lb CQR
Secondary Rode: 300’ 5/8” New England Ropes 3 strand nylon
Anchors: Primary 45lb Plow, Secondary 20lb Danforth and a 55lb 3 piece Luke(fisherman type), Fortress 65