Sailing yacht »Akka«
Gear
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
Sailing yacht »Akka« is equipped for bluewater cruising. Her gear includes, among other things:
  • 25 m (82ft) of stainless-steel anchor chain, Ø 8 mm (5⁄16in), in a chain box (to be operated manually by a LOFRANS anchor winch);
  • a 30 m (98ft 5in) anchor rope with lead ballast plus a 30 m anchor extension rope
  • a 22-lb polished stainless-steel BRUCE anchor
  • a forged aluminium FOB anchor
  • a LOPOLIGHT masthead unit including a three-colour lantern (range: 5 NM), an anchor light and a strobe light
  • a PACIFIC LIGHT wind vane self-steering system
  • an AUTOHELM 2000 electric self-steering system
  • a permanently transom-mounted bathing ladder, the lowest step of which folds down to 60 cm (1ft 11.6in) below the surface
  • a powerful electric bilge pump
  • a SAILOR RT 48 marine radio, a barograph, a log and a LOWRANCE HDS7 Gen3 chartplotter including a »structure scan« depthsounder
  • a fully tunable LOWE RF-250 shortwave receiver with preselector coupled to an RTTY decoder
  • a compensated CASSENS & PLATH »Sigma« compass
  • rescue aids (automatic and solid life jackets)
  • a fire extinguisher
  • ENKES mast winches
  • ANDERSEN 50-gauge sheet winches
  • a stowable solar panel (output: 40 Wp) with a VOTRONIC MPP(T) charge regulator
  • a boom tent that covers the entire cockpit
  • a sun protection tent
  • mosquito nets on all permanent bunks.

Halyards, shrouds, stays and sheets have recently been replaced by new material. Indispensible wear-and-tear parts are kept in the boat as spares.