Yacht

By Russ, on September 2nd, 2006

Designer Frans Maas had the changeable North Sea weather in mind when he designed the Compromis 999 class. Particularly for longer trips in open water, this is a wonderfully strong and comfortable yacht. It is a Category-A Ocean class sailing sloop. “Enterprise” has the taller 12m mast and also an interesting Scheel keel which gives it a shallow draft of only 1.25m but no loss of stability or speed over the longer fin keel option.

“Enterprise” is also spacious giving me 6′ headroom and an aft cabin that, as a result of the centre cockpit design I can actually stand in the aft cabin rather than have to slide into a tube to lie down.

The other effect of the centre cockpit is that it is quite deep, and it is easy to brace yourself for those bracing two reef English Channel “cruises” !

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Enterprise
Technical Specification

Designer Constructor	Frans Maas Zaadnoordijk Yachtbuilders, Heerenveen (NL)
Certification	CE Category A (Ocean) ; wind > 8 Beaufort ; wave height over 4 m
Length overall	(LOA) 9.60 m
Waterline length	(LWL) 8.15 m
Beam	3.40 m
Draft Scheel Keel	1.25 m
Displacement standard	4 900 kg
Ballast standard	2 000 kg
Air draft	12.50 m
Mast length	12.00 m
Mainsail standard	19.20 m2
Genoa standard	22.40 m2
Fresh water	150 litres
Fuel	70 litres
Waste water holding tank	60 litres
Engine	20.1 kW (27.3 HP) Yanmar Saildrive
Berths	4 to 6
Headroom in saloon	1.96 m

Deck/Hull/Steering
system

Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit and double wire
quard rails
Windscreen, aluminium alloy with security glass
Mechanical wheel steering on Whitlock pedestal
Halyards worked from cockpit with winches and
stoppers (2×3)
ST sheetwinches, two speed
Steering wheel covered with leather
Non-skid material on deck
Teak lining on cockpit sole and benches
Gas spring for locker
Lacquered entry hatch
Double sliding hatch (one of plexiglass)
Middlecleats
Sheet traveller
Stainless steel boarding ladder – flattened steps
Bowroller, anchor well and 12kg Danforth anchor with
4 m chain and 30 m cable
Separate well for two (dutch) gasbottle
Cabinroof with non-skid material
Stainless steel swan neck at mast heel for cables
Antifouling

Ballast
/ keel

Cast iron keel with a ballast of 2000 kg
Draught 1,50 m (option Scheel Keel 1,25 m)

Sails
/ Mast

De Vries sails mainsail 19,20 sqm with two reefs, 310
gr/sqm
Seldon Mast of 10,60 m, clearance height 12,50 m
Seldon Boom, 2 x single line reefing system, worked
from cockpit
Seldon Rodkicker with gas spring
Furlex roller reefing system 7 mm.
Roller reefing genoa 22,4 sqm with shape tape, 310
gr/sqm
Windex
Sail cover
Genoa cover

Interior

Luxuriuosly upholstered cushions
Teak cabin sole
Curtains
Sunscreens
Cabin in teak lining
Complete set of interior lights with switch-board and
automatic fuses
Waste water tank ( 60 liter) for toilet with filter
Coolingbox compressor/evaporator system
Waterpressure system with 2 single lever taps,
pressure tank and carbon filter + extra footpump
Freshwatertank150 liter with level indicator
Stainless steel wash basin in WC compartment
Flushing toilet
Galley with stainless steel wash basin
Semi-gimballed 3 burner hob with oven
Waste bin
Permanent chart table, lighted

Electrics
/ Motor / Instruments

Yanmar Saildrive Diesel, 20,1 kW (27,3 HP) with
intercooling
Strainer for cooling-water
Stainless steel fuel tank, 70 liter with level
indicator
2 Storage batteries about 105 Ah with main-switches
and isolating diodes
Shore connector 230 V with battery recharger 40 Amp
completely secured + CEE cable of 25 meter
16 A Earth leckage/fuses – automatic
230 volt connection in galley and at chart table
Bilge pump mechanical
Compass fitted on steering pedestal
Complete set of navigationlights + anchor light

Safety
Equipment / Inventory

Emergency tiller
2 Fire extinguishers
Lightning conductor via main shrouds
Lifebuoy with holder
8 Fenders
4 Mooring warps
Boathhook
Ensign with flagpole

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Ontwerper Frans Maas had de wisselvalige Noord zee weer in gedachte toen hij de Compromis 999 classe ontworp. Voornamelijk voor langere reizen in open water is dit een aanzienlijk sterk en comfortabele yacht. Het is een Category-A Ocean class zeil sloop. “Enterprise” heeft de langere 12m mast en een bijzondere Scheel keel wat het een ondiepe voortgang van 1.25 meter levert maar geen verlies van stabiliteit of snelheid geeft tegenover de lange vin kiel optie.
“Enterprise” is ook ruim en geeft me een 6 hoofdruimte en een aft cabine dat, als resultaat van een centrale cabine ontwerp het mij mogelijk maakt recht op te kunnen staan in plaats van het inschuiven om te kunnen liggen.
Een ander effect van een center cockpit is dat het vrij diep is, en dat vergemakelijkt het gezelf vast te houden tijdens de Engels reef channel “cruises”