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 Krasna means beautiful in Czech. She's a ketch rig, built in Canada in 1974 by the Hughes Boat Works. She's called a Northstar 40. The designers are Sparkman & Stephens; they were among the top designers in the world. She's very heavily built, both for comfort and stability. She's built for strength over speed. So she's not a racer.
A traditional layout of a forward cabin w/head and shower and an aft cabin w/head and shower and two berths in the galley. A large galley in the center of the boat. The galley has a refrigerator, oven and stove, sink with salt and fresh water. She holds 80 gallons of diesel and 120 gallons of fresh water. Teak interior, plenty of cupboard space, Sattelite radio, am/fm cd player, with an input for an ipod.
Above decks is a center cockpit that seats six people comfortably, lots of deck space. A ketch rig is two masts the forward mast is taller than the aft mast. I run three sails, the genoa, the main and the mizzen.
We have an Avon life raft on deck, a dingy and motor on the davits. Full safety gear for six people. There are two VHF radios, three GPS' and one of them is a chart plotter too. An excellent autopilot, radar, two heavy anchors and other bells and whistles.
She's designed to be a cruiser! That's what she does best best.. We try to sail, but when the winds die we've got a good engine.
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