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Mina2 at St Katherine Docks in London

Model:                   Oyster 485

Builders:                Windboats Marine, Norwich, England

Designer:               Holman & Pye

Commissioned:    1997 (Hull No. 25)

LOA:                       14.78m (48′ 6”)

LWL:                       11.91m (39′ 1”)

Beam:                     4.27m (14′ 0”)

Draft:                       2.18m (7′ 2”)

Displacement:       18,600 kgs (41,000 lbs)

Ballast:                    5,897 kgs (13,000 lbs)

Sail area:                92.7 m2 (998 sq ft)

Air Draft:                 19.51m (64′ 0”)

Engine:                    Perkins Range 4 M90 4-cylinder diesel of 80hp (60kW)

Generator:              Whispergen Stirling-cycle external combustion engine

Watermaker:          Little Wonder 50GPD

Fuel:                        550 litres

Water:                     750 litres

Mina2 in Paradise Harbour, Antarctica

Mina2 in Paradise Harbour, Antarctica

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