by Timothy Langley
as of December 14, 2024
SOLD: the very first person who came to view Santana purchased her on-the-spot. She will now be moved to Yokohama Bayside.
Goodbye lovely Santana: you taught me so much and spent such a great time with me. I am grateful and thankful for being a part of your life these last 4+ years. I will never forget you.
I must part with my beloved 26′ Santana (1983): I need her berth to park my new (older, larger) boat. Though I hate to do it, ¥550,000 yen: all ready to go. Please see Chukotei: http://chukotei.jp/cgi/?mode=ship&n=21575&page=2&cat=y&cl=23-27&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0dJU4wUp6bd-ql3RqsYpmd06yaMuD1MABrb8x2Uj02wqNgrDlH1BnzRmc_aem_S6rNZhkRCi2gIfJUsY53lw
Santana will teach you sailing, as she did me. And maybe, like me, she will prepare you to move-on to a larger vessel (because she did such a good job!). Anyway, I simply need her berth. She is in Hota; free berth until end of January.
She is a great single-handed sailing yacht; she sleeps 4, riding capacity for 8; comfortable for 3~4 on extended off-island journeys; equipped with enclosed head, galley with fresh water & gas stove; sails and rigging in fine condition; tiller steering. Well-maintained throughout.
Since finding her five years ago, I have sailed and refurbished her; I became passably competent as a solo sailor as a result. Now as a consequence, I am able to move-up to a more substantial sailing yacht (a fifty-year old Finnish-built 44′ Swan; sleeps 8, capacity for 12). That’s quite a jump!
Here are some photos:
If you are interested, please let me know timothy.langleytokyo@gmail.com
Santana looks like a well-maintained yacht, and even the sails look good. Nice and compact cockpit and interior. A steal at 500,000. I just saw a similar yacht for sale in Germany but 10 years older (from 1973) that would cost a little under Yen 1,000,000. I think Santana would be very good as an entry level yacht, or for a more experienced sailor who wishes something easy to short-hand.