Farr 9.2 High quality lift keel version, not a pivot keel

Farr 9.2 lift Keel Sailing Yacht
MAST 2yr old SkyMaze hinged and can be lowered with the two spinnaker poles and stainless deck pivots. She has a mast car and 5 to 1 reduction lowering gear.
SkyMaze Highfield forestay release is designed to work well for a 75yr old skipper single handed.
New running gear, New standing rigging January 2022
New boom cover, new lazy jacks January 2022
New main and #3 jib January 2022 very moderate use.
functional #1 and #2 headsails and In addition she has two spinnakers.
Safety equipment includes AIS GPS Connected VHF, EPIRB, grab bag, lifejackets
NMEA 2000 setup to 9" Lowrance touch screen GPS.
Autopilot, wind instruments, depth, boat speed, LED lighting inside and out plus nav.
Reupholstered
New varnish
New antifoul June 2023
LOA 9.2m (30'6")
Beam 2.85m
Draft 2.2m - 0.6m
Displacement 3180kg
Engine - Volvo Call Seller hp Refit 2 months ago
The Farr 9.2 was designed by renowned naval architect Bruce Farr.
The brilliance in this rare lift keel model is she can cruise at 1.6m Keel depth, race at 2.1m and nudge the beach at 0.6m (0.4m) with a full tilt transom hung rudder.
Inspecting the keel box puts any concerns about safety aside. You can use the 25mm stainless bolt pin to fix the keel at two depths. The walls are substantial to the point of being highly structural and robust. The keel box is dry to the cabin when properly sealed by the o-ring seals and backed up with water tight inspection ports.
Upwind performance and stability were improved over the fixed keel Farr 9.2 with a similar ballast weight and longer lever arm ratio. The keel box allows the power winch to lift the keel while maintaining lateral resistance for and aft, meaning the helm is not affected by keel depth. With a good suite of sails, the Farr 9.2 can easily hold its own around the buoys against popular designs.
Shiraz has a large spacious cockpit with plenty of room for a full crew and ample space for entertaining. All running rigging lead aft to the coach house roof, the design is easily sailed shorthanded. There is a removable table with height adjustable pedestal for entertaining.
A walk-through transom with a removable board gives easy access to the swim platform.
Shiraz (Rough Red) was professionally built by Hitech yachts in Henderson, WA. The hull is a Derakane fibreglass woven mat composite. This construction creates a very stiff, strong and durable superstructure. Hitech yachts had a great reputation for their sophisticated approach to boat building. Every yacht was built to comply with the American Bureau of Shipping Standards. They utilized some of the best materials available including Derakane vinyl-ester on the exterior of the hulls. The Derakane Hitek 9.2 has a reputation as never having hull osmosis. This owner has never seen osmosis in this hull or his previous 9.2 owned for 19years.
Accommodation is a double berth forward, a pull out double and a single in the saloon, and 3/4 double in the aft port quarter. The interior cabinet work is of a very high standard with loads of storage space.
Shiraz is powered by a reliable economical 18hp Volvo diesel that was extensively RE-equipped May 2023. A two blade folding prop just refitted with prop speed reduces drag and allows shallow water access with keel and rudder up.
She has 2 inbuilt water tanks refurbed in 2021 and hold 140L total. A 6 month old electric high flow water pump drives the 3 tap system.
As a club racer she is fast and won fastest boat in division in her first season with current owner.
If your plans are to spend weekends at Rottnest and do some coastal cruising, then there is plenty of amenity in place with 5x125 AH AGM battery house bank, 1100 watt of solar, charging 240v 3000/9000w inverter system.