Challenger 36 Pilothouse VERY WELL EQUIPPED, QUALITY PILOTHOUSE YACHT Just Listed

The Challenger 36 Pilothouse is a renowned Australian design that stands out for its strength, comfort, and versatility. With a true pilothouse offering excellent visibility and sheltered cruising in all weather, it ensures both safety and enjoyment at sea. Superbly built, and with exceptional interior space and sailing performance, these quality vessels are the ideal choice for coastal cruising, extended liveaboard life, or venturing further offshore. "Andante" is an excellent example of the design and is very well suited to exploring the stunning waters of Tasmania. Very well equipped for easy cruising, it features A FULLY APPOINTED INTERIOR HELM STATION WITH LOWRANCE CHART PLOTTER, RADAR, AIS, AND AUTOPILOT, HEAVY DUTY STAINLESS STEEL DINGHY DAVITS, 8ft ALUMINIUM TENDER, WIND GENERATOR, SOLAR PANELS, ELECTRIC ANCHOR WINCH WITH UPGRADED ANCHOR, HOT WATER, EXCELLENT REFRIGERATION, the list goes on. Having been freshly antifouled in May 2025, this vessel is ready for a Summer of sailing!

Stepping inside, its clear why pilothouse designs are so highly sought after. The saloon is filled with abundant light, and full panoramic visibility. The combination of traditional timber trims, and clean white finishes further add to the welcoming ambience, and make this a great space to enjoy the views both underway, or in your favourite anchorage. To port is the generous dinette with seating for 5. Opposite is the fully appointed interior helm station. Complete with excellent electronics, VHF radio, and engine controls, it also boasts an opening window allowing for excellent ventilation. From here the visibility is excellent, and this really is a great place to drive and keep watch in any weather. Just an easy step down leads to galley. This is very well equipped with extensive refrigeration (top loading Waeco Coolmatic top loading fridge, plus 110L front loading fridge with freezer compartment), two burner gas stove with oven and grill, stainless steel sink with H/C pressurised water, and plenty of storage. The accommodation is a great feature of this vessel and makes it ideal for cruising with friends and family. Forward and aft are two fully enclosed private double cabins, each with excellent storage, there is a single berth in the saloon, plus a single pilot berth aft (currently used for storage). The package is complete with a private bathroom with H/C shower, electric toilet, and vanity.

Heading out to the cockpit, there is only a couple of easy steps up. This is a great space to enjoy sailing at its finest! The generous wheel provides excellent feel, and the sailing performance is sure to delight even the most discerning sailor. This vessel is also very well set up to be easily sailed short handed with the furling headsail, mainsail in a boom bag with lazy jacks, quality autopilot, self tailing winches, and most of the lines lead back to the cockpit. The dinghy davits are well set up to carry a generous tender, and there is easy access to the water thanks to the drop down duckboard and swim ladder.

This vessel is powered by a reliable and economical Bukh 32HP diesel engine with only 1856hrs on the clock. With the generous 260L fuel capacity, this provides an excellent cruising range at 6 knots.

With its true Pilothouse design, offshore capability, and impressive interior, this vessel ticks all the boxes! For more information please call Jo Breen on Call Seller or Jack Allison on Call Seller .

Derwent Boat Sales offers the information on this vessel including condition, in good faith as provided by the Owner/Vendor. While confident about the accuracy we cannot Guarantee or Warrant it but will assist any prospective purchaser verify this as part of the purchase process.