Custom 44ft Long-range Expedition Trimaran Just Listed

Pacific Zulu is a strong, well designed, fast and economical long-range cruiser that turns heads wherever she goes! Designed by the renowned Naval Architect Brett Bakewell-White and professionally built in New Zealand. She was designed and built for short-handed offshore cruising around New Zealand and the South Pacific, and later transported to SE Asia where she underwent a major refit by a qualified shipwright.
Pacific Zulu is the ultimate vessel to cover distances economically and get to surf spots quickly, irrespective of fickle winds in the tropics, and without the maintenance costs associated with sailing vessels (sails, rigging etc).
Pacific Zulu is an inexpensive boat for someone who is looking for a passage-making capable fast cruiser. Her efficient hull design gives a cruising range of around 2,000NM at a speed of 8-10 knots, with an approximate fuel usage at an outstanding ½ litre per nautical mile at cruising speed. Her wave piercing bow makes for efficient and comfortable seakeeping.
Very well built, she has comfortable accommodation (max 4 berths) with a large galley, navigation station, comfortable seating and dining area, toilet, and enclosed pilothouse with clear 360-degree view. All systems are simple and robust, and make for a comfortable off-grid live-aboard.
Pacific Zulu is currently lying in Phuket, Thailand, the Yachting Hub for SE Asia, and is ready to take you on your next adventure!

DETAILS
Year: 2010
Length: 44 ft
Beam: Pacific Zulu has an innovative design allows the beam to be reduced by retracting the outer hulls. Beam can be reduced from 5.3m to 4.6m allowing her to easily fit into a single marina berth
Draft: 700mm to get into very shallow anchorages
Dry weight: 3600kg
Head room: 2.0 m 6'7"

Construction: Composite, epoxy, carbon fiber beams engineered by SP-High Modulus. Built by Kevin Johnson Boat Builders, Auckland, NZ. Large refit done during 2019 with galley, helm and head rearranged.

Registration: Langkawi International Yacht Registry (any nationality can easily register).

Engine: Yanmar 4JH4AE 2009, excellent condition & routinely serviced
Engine hours: 1,980 (April 2026)
Fuel Type: Diesel
Cruising Speed: 8-10 knots
Max Speed: 12 knots
Range: approx. 2,000NM

Fuel: 4 x stainless steel underfloor tanks for a total capacity of 1,125 litres with Floscan Fuel computer and two inline Racor Fuel filters. Additional 8 x portable fuel tanks stored in swim platform lazarette.

Fresh Water: 3 plastic tanks for a total capacity of 300L. Watermaker: engine driven with 2 x membranes producing 4 litres per minute, Plus roof top water catchment system. New 2019

Bow Thruster: Vetus BOW 5512D (4HP) New 2019

Navigation:
Garmin GPSMAP 953XSV chartplotter (new 2024), interfaced with Radar, Depth Sounder, Fishfinder, AIS & Active Captain App.
Matsutec AIS/GPS
VHF Radio GME

Steering: Hydraulic wheel steering with Raymarine X10 autopilot & hydraulic drive
Entertainment: Fusion Bluetooth Stereo and CD player

12VDC
Start battery (new 2025) with dedicated solar panel and Victron MPPT charge regulator.
House/service: 400amp CALB LifePo4 (Lithium) with 123Smart BMS.
Charging:
o Engine alternator with Sterling B2B 1260 battery charge
o 2x 325w Panasonic solar panels, Victron MPPT charge regulator.
Monitoring: 123Smart BMS & Victron Colour Control GX monitor with GPS location which can be monitored remotely.

220VAC: 3,500W inverter with 3 x 220 VAC outlets

Galley:
Cooking: Well-equipped galley with twin burner LPG gas stove. LPG (Webber type) BBQ on folding bait board and an induction cooktop.
Refrigeration: Large built-in 12V fridge and freezer with remote smart switching and monitoring from phone app
Storage: Custom moulded fiberglass cupboards and draws with easy clean finish. Galley lid doubles as a daybed seat.
Sink with pressurized fresh water.

Accommodation: Forward is either two single or large double berth. Dining seating can also be utilized as 2 x single berths.

Dining: Retractable table and 2 large seating areas, can accommodate up to 6 persons.

Storage: Large area in bow available for storage (large enough for multiple surfboards and dive gear). Dining seating has large storage underneath, designed to stow multiple surfboards as well as tools and spares.

Safety Features: Six watertight compartments for safety. Fiberglass collision caps on bow and ama bows for additional protection against impact.

Safety Equipment: 4 x Lifejackets, EPIRB, flares, life ring, 2 x automatic bilge pumps with one-way valves, Whale Gusher Manual bilge pump, spotlight, 2 x fire extinguishers, LPG gas detector with solenoid.

Anchoring: 20kg Rocna anchor with 15m 8mm chain and 70m rode. Lone Star GX2-HD anchor winch controlled from the cockpit (new motor and gearbox 2022). Back up 15kg anchor with 100mm rode. Electric winch on the transom to allow for easy control and retrieval of stern anchor.

Swim platform: Fresh water shower, twin spotlights, sealed hatch with fuel container x8 storage, aft fairlead with roller, underwater LED lights. Outboard mount for emergency auxiliary outboard propulsion. Outboard mount and lifting crane for storage.

Head: Compact head with manual TMC toilet & fresh water tap.

Ventilation: 2 x fans above forward bunk. Large hatch over forward bunk and large opening hatch (windscreen new 2025) in pilot house makes for excellent ventilation in the tropics. Roll-down side shade (New 2024).

Antifouling: Coppercoat antifouling (New 2025)

Remote monitoring (new 2024):
Wifi Router connected to
o Smart Wifi fridge freezer switch
o 2 x Solar Security cameras with remote monitoring.
o Victron Colour Control GX monitor through Victron VMR
o Smartlife App & Zigbee Multimode gateway and monitors for temperature, smoke & bilge alarms

Outboard: Yamaha E8DMH 8HP 2 stroke tender outboard which doubles as emergency auxiliary engine.

Tender: Highfield ultralight 2.6m (new 2025).