OVERVIEW
FARR YACHT DESIGN and BENETEAU packed a lot punch in the FIRST 10R
Real race boat performance and sensations with a well thought out comfortable interior for cruisers
SONA is a 2008 First 10R, hull #43, built at Beneteau USA
Actively campaigned on Lake Ontario 2008 - 2016
Owner has relocated and made the decision to sell
SONA has been in indoor storage in Toronto since haulout 2016
Bought new from listing broker
SONA is very well equipped, with all of the Beneteau option Packs and
many additional factory options and aftermarket upgrades
EQUIPMENT LISTS
FACTORY STANDARD EQUIPMENT
Factory Standard Equipment:- Hall Spars Racing Carbon Mast with clear coat UV protection
- Mainsail traveller with Harken ball bearing car
- Genoa cars adjustable from cockpit
- Multi-purchase mainsail sheet
- Harken ball bearing blocks
- 2 Mainsail reef lines led aft to cockpit
- Low stretch halyards
- 2 Lewmar 40AST cabin top winches
- 2 Lewmar 46AST cockpit primary winches
- Assymetric spinnaker gear with carbon fibre retractable sprit
- Multi-purchase backstay adjustor - tails led forward port & stbd to mainsail trimmer
- Boomkicker rigid vang with purchase tail led aft to pit
- Harken genoa furling
- 2-blade geared folding prop
- 63" ss leather wrapped steering wheel
- Teak slatted cockpit seats with lockers under
- Low profile teak toerail
- Walk-through ss double rail pulpit with double lifelines and stern rails with lifeline gate for walk-through transom
- Removable anchor roller
- 12V electrical panel with lights and electric bilge pump
- One 12V 105A battery for engine and house
- 12V lighting for nav lights and interior
- Wear-resistant laminated cabin floorboards
- SS gimballed 2-burner alcohol stove
FACTORY OPTION PACKS
Regatta Pack:- Mainsail cunningham line and hardware
- Jib and genoa barber hauler systems with tails led aft to pit
- Mainsheet fine trim / coarse trim purchases
- Mainsail trimmer cockpit foot rest
Hall Spars Grand Prix running rigging Pack:- Tapered spin sheets - Maffioli
- Tapered halyards - Maffioli
NKE Instruments Pack:- Wind, Speed and Depth transducers
- Multi-purpose displays in triple mast mount
- Remote control for mast displays
- Fluxgate compass
Comfort Pack:- Hot water heater and plumbing added to standard cold pressure water system
- H&C shower with drain pump in head
- 110V shore power connection with outlets, shore power cord and 20A battery charger
- 12V refrigeration installed in icebox
- Complete propane system 2 burner stove/oven in lieu of alcohol stove
- 2nd battery for house
Additional Options and Upgrades:
- Bulkhead card compass
- Lopolite - Deck mount 'hockey puck' LED bow running lights - standard pulpit mount running lights removed and bow pulpit faired so spinnaker won't catch - Bristol Marine
- Add steaming light
- Add 12V socket at helm
- Add Link 10 battery monitor
- Add chart table day/night light at chart table
- Upgrade to Fortress FX16 anchor from std 15kg Bruce
- Bottom and foils faired by Bristol Marine
- Add NKE under deck autopilot
- Upgrade to Hall Spars kevlar backstay from std ss rod
- Add Hall Spars removable ss mainsail boltrope feeder
- Upgraded pit winch drums to winch base fairlead style - multi-task winches
- Icom VHF at nav with RAM
- Upgraded interior lights to LED from halogen
- Folding steel cradel with feet
- DoT safety gear - flares outdated now
- Extra safety gear for Cat 3 races (ie; LO 300)
- Add Standard Horizon chartplotter at chart table with AIS and PC interface
- Upgraded genoa and jib inhauler lead and purchase ratios
- Upgraded mainsheet fine trim / coarse trim layout and hardware
- Cockpit cushions - custom with seat, back and coaming cushions
Sails:
Mainsails
- North 3DL carbon - good condition - 2014
- North 3DL carbon - practice
- UK Halsey load path carbon/kevlar - cruising or club racing ~2008
Genoas
- 150% IRC lt/medium North 3DL carbon - good condition - 2014
- 145% hvy #1/#2 North 3DL carbon - good condition - 2014
- 100% North 3Di carbon - good condition - 2014
- 90% UK Halsey Tapedrive carbon/kevlar - used once ` 2009
Spinnakers
- A1 UK Halsey - lightly used ~ 2009
- A2 North 115 sq meter all purpose - good condition - 2013
- A2 UK Halsey 100 sq meter all purpose - club race ~ 2008
- A4 UK Halsey - lightly used ~ 2009
- Code 0 on furler UK Halsey - good condtion
Others
- Spin staysail UK Halsey - lightly used ~ 2009
- #2 Dacron furling cruising genoa, high clew ~ 2009
- #1, #2, #3 UK Halsey and #1 North - practice sails ~ 2008 - 2012
CONSTRUCTION and SPECS
Construction:
Hull
The hull and structural grid are infused in one operation for optimal strength / weight ratio and overall reduction in weight and optimal weight control
The bilges are constructed in single skin fibreglass/synthetic resin, the skin in glass fibre/balsa/synthetic resin sandwich
Strengthened pressure points (keel, rudder, chainplates, deck line) reinforce the structure
Gelcoat is white with grey First decoration
Deck
The deck is constructed by a closed molding injection system (glass fibre, balsa, synthetic resin sandwich) for better strength / weight ratio, a better finish and optimal insulation
All working and manoeuvering areas on deck have Picot non-skid finish
Solid reinforced areas are constructed at points under the deck fittings (winches, tracks, chainplates, cleats)
Anchor locker
Cockpit
The cockpit has been laid out for optimum sail handling and easy sailing and includes:
- Steering console with mainsheet swivel base
- FG helmsman's foot rests on cockpit sole
- Teak-slatted helmsman's seats port and stbd
- Teak-slatted cockpit benches fwd of traveller
- Port & stbd lockers in cockpit benches
- 1 Flush hatch in cockpit sole aft of helm giving access to stowage and autopilot
- 1 Stowage locker/propane tank locker to stbd aft of helm
- Walk-through transom with folding boarding/swim ladder
Hull / Deck Joint
The hull / deck joint is secured in 3 ways:
- Deck is mechanically attached to the hull by screws fixing the teak toerail
- Deck is also bonded to the hull (polyurethane adhesive)
- Finishing joint guarantees water tightness of the bonding
Keel
The keel comprises a cast iron fin with torpedo shaped lead bulb on bottom, hardened with antimony to lower the centre of gravity
Keel is given an anti-corrosion treatment and improved finish before assembly, using epoxy based coatings and paint.
The keel is fitted to the hull with high-resistance bonding as well as bolts and ss backing plates
Steering System
Includes:
- 63" diameter, double spoke, leather covered wheel (wheel well in cockpit sole)
- Balanced spade rudder constructed in fibreglass / polyurethane foam sandwich
- Ruddershaft (fibreglass / polyester composite) constructed by injection
- Ruddershaft rotates on self-aligning roller bearing for a more sensitive and precise feel to the helm
- Cable steering system
- Emergency tiller
RIG & RIGGING - STANDARD SPEC
Carbon Mast
Hall Spars carbon mast includes:
- Clear coat UV protection
- 20 degree aluminum swept twin spreaders
- Mainsail track to take bolt rope or slides
- Mast boot and pre-molded deck chock supplied to fit aluminum deck collar
Standing Rigging
- Continuous rod rigging
- Harken Carbofoil head foil system
- Twin grooved forestay
- Block & tackle backstay adjustor led to both sides of cockpit
Running Rigging
Fitted with low stretch lines and halyards:
- 1 Genoa halyard
- 1 Main halyard
- 2 Spinnaker halyards
- 2 Reefing lines
- 1 Mainsail outhaul
- 1 Mainsheet
- 2 Spinnaker sheets
- 1 Spinnaker tack line
- 2 genoa sheets
- 2 Harken genoa tracks with cars adjustable from cockpit
- 2 Harken jib tracks with cars
- Harken mainsheet track with traveller
- 1 adjustable backstay with block & tackle tensioner adjustable from both sides of cockpit
- 1 Bowsprit outhaul / retration tackle
- Solid Flex type vang with Harken blocks
All lines are led back to the cockpit to limit working at the mast
2 4-sheave deck organizers lead lines aft to rope clutches either side of the companionway
ENGINE
Yanmar 3YM20 saildrive
Mounted in a ventilated, compartment on a bed built into the hull structure, insulated and soundproofed with honeycomb foam
Engine control panel with tach and alarms built into the starboard aft side of the cockpit bench and protected with plexiglass
Engine control lever is fitted with a removable handle, fixed to the starboard coaming
Rotomolded fuel tank, ~ 20 USG, is located under the starboard aft berth. A fuel gauge is fitted under the engine panel
Water and diesel filters and sediment reservoir
432 hours
ACCOMODATIONS
Accommodations
The layout includes an owner's cabin starboard aft, port aft quarterberth, head compartment foward and L-shaped galley to port forward of the quarterberth
Removable dining table centreline in the salon with two drop leaves
A nav station is to stbd aft of the settee
The layout centres the weight and affords easy movements around the boat with comfort and simplicity
The woodwork is in light grained Mukali with pear-tree stained finish
The cabin sole boards are laminate in teak & holly look
Cushions are covered in removable, easy maintenance white ultraleather
Headroom 5'11" except 5'9" in head
Berths - aft cabin 6'5" x 5'5"
- quarterberth 6'5" x 3'3"
Settees 6'4" x 1'8"
