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ZURBAGAN, a 26.94 m Sail Yacht built in France and delivered in 2006, is the flagship of Garcia .

Her top speed is 11.0 kn and her cruising speed is 10.0 kn and her power comes from two Volvo Penta diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 8 guests in 4 staterooms, with 2 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 63.0 GT and a 6.6 m beam.

She was designed by Gilles Vaton , who also completed the naval architecture. Gilles Vaton has designed 14 yachts and created the naval architecture for 17 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

Her interior was designed by Hervé Couëdel , who has 3 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOAT Pro database - she is built with a Teak deck, a Aluminium hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

ZURBAGAN is one of 991 sailing yachts in the 24-30m size range, and, compared to similarly sized sailing yachts, her cruising speed is 0.64 kn above the average.

ZURBAGAN is currently sailing under the Malta flag, the 3rd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1069 yachts registered. She is known to be an active superyacht and has most recently been spotted cruising near France. For more information regarding ZURBAGAN's movements, find out more about BOAT Pro AIS .

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• Name: ZURBAGAN
• Yacht Type: Sail Yacht
• Builder: Garcia
• Naval Architect: Gilles Vaton
• Exterior Designer: Gilles Vaton
• Interior Designer: Hervé Couëdel

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ZURBAGAN won the SuperYacht design awards when launched in 2007 in the Sail 23m - 36m category.  Designed by Gilles Vaton and COUEDEL HUGON DESIGN, she is an outstanding yacht, laid-out for fast cruising. Her hull as well as her annexes are identical to the famous racing yacht L'Oreal's.

ZURBAGAN expresses purity, sobriety and elegance. With her pure lines, a smart form sculpted for speed. A really low canopy and completely uncluttered deck made for competition and fast cruising in total safety and the contemporary interior design offers a very good combination of comfort and performance.

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- Superyacht Design award in 2007 - Fast cruising sloop - Lifting Keel (3.85 m to 5.20 m) - 3 double cabins up to 6 guests

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Zurbagan Specifications

• Name Zurbagan
• Model Custom
• Hull Colour -
• Naval Architect
• Exterior Designer Giles Vaton
• Interior Designer Giles Vaton
• Length Overall 27.4m
• Length at Waterline -
• Draft (min) 3.9m
• Draft (max) 5.2m
• Gross Tonnage 63
• Cabins Total 4
• Hull Configuration -
• Hull Material -
• Superstructure -
• Deck Material -
• Fuel Type Diesel
• Manufacturer Volvo
• Total Power -
• Propulsion -
• Max Speed 20 Kn
• Cruising Speed 10 Kn
• Fuel Capacity 2300
• Water Capacity 2800
• Generator -
• Stabilizers -
• Thrusters -
• Amenities -
• Yacht Builder Garcia No profile available
• Exterior Designer Giles Vaton No profile available
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Builder: GARCIA SHIPYARD Category: Cruising Sailboat Sub Category: Performance Sailboat Model Year: 2006 Year Built: 2006 Country: Spain

LOA: 89' 11" (27.40m) Beam: 21' 8" (6.60m) Min Draft: 12' 8" (3.85m) Max Draft: 17' 1" (5.20m)

Speed, Capacities and Weight

Cruise Speed: 10 Kts. (12 MPH) Max Speed: 20 Kts. (23 MPH) Displacement: 97 Pounds Gross Tonnage: 63 Pounds Water Capacity: 740 Gallons Fuel Capacity: 608 Gallons Fuel Consumption: 3 Gallons

Accommodations

Total Berths: 3 Sleeps: 6 Total Heads: 3 Crew Cabin: 2 Crew Berths: 3 Crew Sleeps: 3 Crew Heads: 1

Hull and Deck Information

Hull Material: Aluminum Deck Material: Teak Hull Configuration: Fin & Bulb Interior Designer: Giles Vaton

Engine Information

Engines: 2 Manufacturer: Volvo Model: D2 75 SD Fuel Type: Diesel

90ft Giles Vaton fast cruising aluminium sloop with lifting keel and a contemporary interior design providing a very good combination of comfort and performance.

Zurbagan is very fast in light weather thanks to her big sail surface and her tall rig, 40 mtr. Winner of the SuperYacht design awards when launched in 2006.

Construction Aluminium hull. Zurbagan is a sleek low profile performance cruiser.   Her hull as well as her annexes are identical to L'Oreal's, the mast has been moved back allowing to minimize the pitching. Teak laid decks. Deck Equipment Teak deck 12mm Winches: 2 Harken 990 Winches 5 Hydraulic / electric Harken 990 Winches 2 Hydraulic / electric Harken 1100 Winches Deck Gear: Large hydraulic Traveller for Mainsail One Hydraulic press button console for trimming the vang and traveller Telescopic bow-sprit Spare Harken Blocks and other fittings. 13 Harken blocks at bottom of the mast 4 Harken Tracks and rollers for headsails 2 double rollers for head sails in the cockpit. 2 Navtec hydraulic manual units. Windlass with folding davit for anchor. 120 meters chain diameter 14. plus two large anchors. Tender stowage in transom garage. Remote controls to operate the keel up and down process. Folding Carbon Gangway Stainless steel ladder in and out of water. Accommodations The interior arrangement is made up of an owner suite and two guest cabins forward. A fourth guest/crew cabin is located aft on port side of the main area with the single crew cabin behind the galley, situated aft on starboard side. The saloon and the main area open on to the galley and the chart table, leaving a wide uncluttered space.  The passageway leading to the two cabins forward is organized around the metallic keel case and the varnish carbon fibre mast. The owner's cabin with a central king size berth has a private bathroom with a circular shower and separated toilets. Leather trunks with the name of the yacht engraved on them are laid out along the hull. The guest cabins with two double berths have the same interior decoration as the owner's cabin. A half-arch covered with Novasuede hides the u-bolt structure. A white span made off hand tufted carpet and Novasuede transversally cuts across the arrangement of the main area setting off the width and the volume of the boat. The cherry woodworks are enhanced by stainless steel with micropellet blasted finish and brightened up with English green satin finish leather. The dining table and coffee table have glass tops revealing their legs that seem to rise from the floor. The main area has all the onboard conveniences, a television on an elevator, a home cinema system, hi-fi centralized, bar fridge and ice-maker. The comfortable companionway while sailing has a very spaced out design enhancing the metallic vaulted bulkhead of the aft bathroom. Engine and Mechanical ENGINES:     2 x VOLVO 75HP ENGINE MODEL:     D2 75 SD ENGINE HOURS:      FUEL:     DIESEL PROPULSION:     PROP SHAFT GEARBOXES:     Volvo Sail Drive STEERING:     JP3 Steering system, 2 wheels, 2 carbon rudders, one quadrant. GENERATORS:        One Onan genset MDKBF 22.5 Kva Navigation and Mechanical Systems Communications Equipment KVH Satelite Communication Internet communication equipment on board 2 Furuno VHF Navigation Equipment Furuno Standart C Furuno Radar Furuno GPS Seabook Computer in the cockpit 2 Comptuers Speed and depth transducers Max Sea Logicel Wind indicator at the top of the mast, speed and direction B&G Equipment 14 units Entertainment Equipment 2 TVs Sonos Music system Pioneer CD / DVD Unit Electrical Systems ELECTRICITY:     run on 220V and 12 V SHORE POWER:     Transformer 220V. BATTERIES:     14 batteries in total, 800 amp/hr gell service batt’s (2009) and 400 A Electronic running on 24V, two 12V batteries for engines. Air Conditioning CLD Marine system, twin reversible chiller units 17.6Kw. Other Machinery Bow thruster retractable Lewmar hydraulic / electric, Lewmar Windlass hydraulic / electric, Power take off unit, Folding davits for anchoring system, Lecomble & Schmitt hydraulic auto pilot, Tenderlift hydraulic / electric equipment and installation system, 3 battery chargers and inverter, SeaRecovery water maker 200 litres / hour average. Sealand electric toilets. Sails and Rigging SPARS Lorimar – France 40 meter Carbon mast Lorimar – France Carbon V shape boom Carboni Furler unit Harken system track on mast for conventional mainsail. Navtec hydraulic Vang 2 backstays, 2 running back stays, one adjustable and removable inner forestay. Racing lines - Halyard / Sheets. All standing rigging was out 2011/12 and 90 % replaced. Rod Rigging - Checked last year for PSI  SAILS   Doyle Stratus main and genoa new 2013 3 DL North Sails (original):Gennaker,Stay sail,Code Zero (worn),Storm sails Accessories Tender Prestige and 40 horse power Yamaha.

Yacht name «ZURBAGAN» – GARCIA SHIPYARD is for sale and located in Mallorca, SPAIN.

Cruising Sailboat Performance Sailboat «ZURBAGAN» built by manufacturer GARCIA SHIPYARD in 2006 — available for sale. Yacht location: SPAIN. If you are looking to buy a yacht «ZURBAGAN» or need additional information on the purchase price of this GARCIA SHIPYARD, please call: +1-954-274-4435 (USA)

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SAILING YACHT ZURBAGAN FOR SALE

Posted May 16, 2016 in Brokerage & New Build by Janine St.Denis

ZURBAGAN ’s interior has a touch of elegance and minimalist thanks to her cherry wood and English-green satin-finished leather upholstery throughout. Designed by Gilles Vaton and Couedel Hugon Design, she is an outstanding yacht, laid-out for fast cruising. 

ZURBAGAN is not only beautiful, but also fast. Her silium aluminium hull, inspired by methods adopted on L´OREAL, allows for maximum optimization of the solidity-to-performance ratio. She features a lifting keel, 3.1–5.2m and twin Volvo engines.

The interior layout of the yacht provides space and comfort for everyone on-board; including one owner suite and two double guest cabins— all en-suite. ZUBARGAN’s salon is the ideal place to relax with friends and family. She features all of the onboard conveniences needed, including a home cinema system. If you wish to spend your time on the water, ZURBAGAN has one 40hp Yamaha tender that can be easily stored in the lasarette when not in use or underway.

ZURBAGAN would be a wonderful yacht for any sailing family, but could also be used as an extraordinary racing yacht when desired. She is currently in the Caribbean, but will arrive to Spain in early June.

For more information on ZURBAGAN, please contact Joost Gooverts at  [email protected] . 

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Aluminum built by Garcia Yacht, this was the winner of the 2007 International Superyacht Society consecrating the best sailboat in the 23 to 36m category, in which together with Gilles Vaton’s firm we were involved in all preliminary, executive designs and renderings, including the boat’s launching.

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• 1 year $ 118 307 7.91%
• 2 years $ 38 968 2.61%
• 3 years $ 30 498 2.04%
• 4 years $ 25 563 1.71%
• 5 years $ 14 345 0.96%
• 6 years $ 3 318 0.22%
• 7 years $ 4 746 0.32%
• Marina $ 48 080
• Insurance $ 5 372
• Registration $ 2 137
• Fuel $ 25 642
• Maintenance $ 17 202
• Antifouling $ 17 202
• Repairs $ 17 202
• Crew $ 111 117

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Written by Zuzana Bednarova

The 5th edition of the International exhibition of yachts and boats –  Moscow Boat Show , held from March 20 to 25, 2012 will be hosted by the first pavilion of Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre. This popular show is dedicated not only to the specialists of the market segment and professional sportsmen but also to those who consider sailing sport to be their hobby and well cherished dream.

The project is the result of joint efforts of the Crocus Expo International Exhibition Centre and the National Marine Industry Association. The event is supported by Aston Martin Moscow, Burevestnik Group logistics department and the Yachting specialized magazine. Moscow Boat Show is the largest project in Russia presenting all the best in the world of yachting.

The exhibition annually shows high level of attendance and has already proved as significant and noteworthy event in the world of yachts and boats. Every year new exhibitors join the list of participants, genuine “sharks” of yachting business, the quantity of visitors considerably increases and the exposition becomes more sated and diverse.

The best companies professionally involved into yachting and small navigation business – 180 exhibitors from 17 regions of the Russian Federation and 15 countries traditionally presented the best and the newest in the world of yachting at 2011 edition: from design and facilitation of vessels and up to cruising and training courses for beginning skippers. In 2011 the overall exhibit space comprised 18 000 sq m. More than 25 000 visitors came to the show.

This year the exposition space will increase up to 30 000 sq m and will be accommodated in 4 exhibition halls. The scale of the project confirms confident positions of its positive development. The organizers will try to arrange a genuine fiesta of water on land!

Quite a number of foreign exhibitors will participate in the show. Foreign companies show increasing interest to yachting business in Russia.

Moscow Boat Show provides the perfect platform from which to preview new products, evaluate market trends, and establish long-lasting and commercially profitable partnerships. Despite the dynamic changes taking place in Russia and the rapid growth of the yachting sector, the show continues to complement and reflect the industry’s demand and is a promotional opportunity not to be missed!

As its popularity and success rate has grown over the last years Moscow Boat Show 2012 has developed to incorporate more than just an exhibition. These special events serve to attract leading exhibitors and visitors and allow all participants the chance to broaden their knowledge and of course their sales potential.

Moscow Boat Show helps representatives of yachting business to get acquainted with their Russian colleagues and gradually improves national yachting market to a new level. It is obvious that for 4 years of its running the project has turned to a status event of the international exhibitions calendar. The organizers of the exhibition aim to bring together on the same platform all key national and worldwide players and to offer an excellent platform to encourage networking among specialists and visitors in order to accelerate the development in this field as well as implementing new technologies, the newest equipment, materials and components.

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