Swirly World In Perpetuity is a small sailboat which has been used by Andrew Fagan to make a series of solo voyages.
| Nation |  New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | Gary Appleby |
| Builder | Michael Brien |
| Launched | 1972 |
| Owner(s) | Michael Brien Andrew Fagan |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 5.21 m (17.1 ft) |
| Beam | 1.74 m (5.7 ft) |
| Draft | 1.2 m (3.9 ft) |
| Mast height | 7.2 m (24 ft) |
| Crew | 1 |
The yacht was designed by Gary Appleby, a New Zealand apprentice boatbuilder, and was constructed by Michael Brien, who launched it in 1972. According to Fagan, Brien was "an all-rounder and used to be a cabinetmaker and [he] had made an immaculate job of [building] the boat."[1]
The yacht's hull has a chine construction, made of plywood sheathed in Dynel. Measurements taken during a 2019 refit showed that it measured 5.21 m (17.1 ft) from stemhead to transom, with a 1.74 m (5.7 ft) beam and a 1.2 m (3.9 ft) draft.[1] It is a sloop with a masthead rig, with the mast itself being 7.2 m (24 ft) tall. The yacht was originally equipped with a 5.15 kW (6.91 hp) Honda inboard motor, this has since been replaced with a 4.8 kW (6.4 hp) Lifan petrol engine, fitted with a centrifugal clutch.[1]
Fagan purchased the vessel in 1985 and used it to make a series of solo long-distance voyages.[2] These included sailing from Auckland to Raoul Island and back; Auckland to Wellington via the west coast of the North Island, and a double crossing of the Tasman Sea as part of the 1994 Solo Trans-Tasman Race. These voyages were written about in Fagan's book Swirly World: The Solo Voyages, published in 2003.[1][2]
In 2007, Fagan completed a 3,000 m (3.0 km) circumnavigation of New Zealand with the yacht, with the route taking in the subantarctic Auckland Islands. This voyage is detailed in Fagan's 2012 book Swirly World Sails South.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "SWIRLY WAVES". Boating New Zealand. 18 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Swirly World in Perpetuity". Microyachts in the Tasman. oocities.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
Bibliography edit
- Fagan, Andrew (2003). Swirly World: The Solo Voyages. Auckland, NZ: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9781869504021.
- Fagan, Andrew (2012). Swirly World Sails South. Auckland, NZ: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9781869509828.