Rocinante is a Norseman 447 cutter rigged sloop, one of Robert Perry’s finest designs. He has even referred to it as his “masterpiece”. Built by Ta Shing, one of the most esteemed boat yards in the world, her sleek design and robust construction, combines speed and overall performance in a superbly coordinated blue water passage maker. We chose the center cockpit version because of the privacy the aft cabin offers and the more centralized salon, which is often doubles as our classroom. We chose this particular Norseman because she had some nice upgrades and one of the most important requirements—fiberglass, not teak decks.
Accommodations & Equipment
Rocinante sleeps 7 comfortably in 2 double bunks and 3 single bunks. Our salon seats 7 for meals, muster and lessons. Our well designed galley has a 4 burner propane stove with oven & broiler, a 12v freezer and refrigerator, and salt & fresh water foot pumps.
Our auxiliary is a newly installed in 2018 60hp Beta Marine diesel engine that pushes us along at 6.5 knots. Rocinante has a Viking RescYouPro eight-person liferaft, plus an additional 4 person lifeboat, Fiorentino Para-Anchor, Shark Drogue, extensive first aid supplies, an EPIRB, Raymarine radar & chartplotter, GPS, 3 VHF radios, SSB radio, 3 bilge pumps, 8 fire extinguishers, and emergency Type 1 PFDs for each person. We carry 120 gallons of water, and 120 gallons of diesel. For power we have 800 amp hours of battery capacity and for charging, 225 watts of solar panels, an Air Breeze wind generator and a 5kw Northern Lights diesel generator. Our tender is an 8′ Portland Pudgy hard rowing dinghy w/ sailing rig.
Rocinante’s Specs
LOA: 44.6 ft / 13.6 m
LWL: 37.5 ft / 11.43 m
Beam: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
Draft: 5.3 ft / 1.63 m
Ballast: 12000 lbs. / 5443 kgs.
Displacement: 28000 lbs / 12701 kgs
Sail Area: 937 ft² / 87.05 m²
SA/Displacement: 16.32
I: 56 ft / 17.07 m
J: 18.9 ft / 5.76 m
P: 51 ft / 15.54 m
E: 16 ft / 4.88 m
Fore triangle: 529.20 ft² / 49.16 m²
Main: 408 ft² / 37.9 m²
Genoa 130%: 687.96 ft² / 63.91 m²
Stays’l: 279.86 ft² / 26 m²
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