ACR Ocean 60 Schooner
Ocean 60 Schooner "Ocean Sunrise" – a great voyager ready to set sail again
Designed by Richard Roscoe and built in 1983 by Southern Ocean Shipyard in Poole (England), to Lloyd's A1 standard, this 18.29 m schooner was designed for ocean sailing under all latitudes. Her heavy hull (28 tonnes), modified long keel and spade rudder give her sea-keeping qualities that inspire confidence in heavy seas.
Since 2023, the vessel has undergone major upgrade work, largely new in 2024 and 2025:
- New Garmin electronics (2024): GPSMAP 943xsv chartplotter with Chirp sounder, wind instrument, GMI touchscreen display.
- New Garmin Reactor 40 autopilot (2025).
- Completely rebuilt electrical system in 2025: 2 Freedom Won lithium batteries, 4 bifacial solar panels 550 W on new arch, Victron MultiPlus-II 5,000 W combined charger-converter, wind generator.
- New genoa (2025), Ullman mainsail (2023), rigging inspected by professional rigger in April 2025.
- New 10-person life raft (2025), EPIRB beacon, complete safety equipment for ocean crossing.
- New 4.20 m tender (2024) with Yamaha 30 hp engine (2025).
- Lofrans windlass overhauled (2025), Vetus bow thruster refurbished (2023), water maker refitted with new motor and membrane (2023).
- Hull, deck and superstructure paint renewed in 2020, antifouling in August 2025.
Charter version, with 4 guest cabins of which 2 can be joined as owner's suite, crew cabin with private head and 3 heads total. Large saloon, equipped galley with new Force 10 stove (2021), 2 refrigerators and one freezer.
Exceptional range: nearly 2,000 L of diesel and 1,600 L of fresh water, water maker and 6 kW Northern Lights generator.
Yanmar 4JH4-HTE turbo engine 110 hp, 8,020 hours, regularly maintained (new engine mounts in 2023, new 24 V alternator in 2025).
Specifications
Length: 18.29 m – Beam: 4.72 m – Draft: 2.39 m
Displacement: 28 t – Construction: monolithic polyester
British flag (SSR, port of registry London)
Survey report from August 2025 available upon request
Price: €199,000
Located in: Durban, airfare if serious candidate can be covered
