Boat Details

 

Deck-layout-N380 Sailplan-N380 Interior-layout-N380

 

The Nereids are the hand maidens of Poseidon

nereida poseidon

 

The present Nereida is a Najad 380, hull number 82, built by Najadvarvet at Henån on the island of Orust in Sweden, just north of Göteborg, and launched in April 2009 at Hamble Point, England. She is named after the 'nereids' of ancient Greek mythology who were the 'handmaidens of Poseidon' (or Neptune, as the Romans called him) - so she is a 'sea nymph'! On the sea-front at Puerto Vallarta in Mexico is a lovely bronze of Nereida and Poseidon - shown as mermaid and merman. (I found a smaller version of the same bronze on the seafront at Barra de Navidad.)

 

LOA - 11.55m (38') LWL - 9.9m (32'6") Beam 3.65m(12') Draft 2.10m(6'10")
Displacement (empty!) -9.1 ton (9100 kg / 20060 lb) Bolted lead keel - 3.1 ton (3100 kg / 6834 lb)
Hull speed - 8.9 kts Mast height - 15.63m (50'2") Mast height above waterline - 17.68m (58')
Sail plan: Cutter Rig with furling genoa and staysail (staysail additional to standard 380 rig shown)
P = 14.18m E = 5.0m I = 15.3m I2 = 9.71m J=4.25m J2 = 2.25m
Sails (sq m /sq ft)
Main (fully-battened) 41.8/450              Furling Genoa 42/452    Furling Staysail 16.5/178
Asymmetric Spinnaker 132/1425   Storm Jib 7.43/80   Trysail  7.43/80

Engine - Yanmar 4JH4AE, 54 hp (39.6 Kw)                                    

Selden mast steps and gas-filled rod-kicker

 

Equipment

 

Ground Tackle

  • Rocna & Delta anchors (both 20kg/44lb) - Bower anchor Rocna20 with all chain, Delta as back-up
  • Anchor Buddy CAB30
  • Kedge anchor :12kg grapnel, with chain & rope
  • Rode 100m of 8mm HT chain on main anchor; 30m of 8mm HT with 100m nylon multiplait on secondary anchor
  • Windlass - Lofrans Project 1500 (electric) taking chain and/or rope rode
  • Sea anchor: Jordan Series Drogue on a bridle, which is attached to specially-built strong eyes on stern quarters

 Water and Diesel

  • Water tanks: 400 ltrs (88 Imp.gall/ 105 US gall) in 3 tanks
  • Water maker (desalination) - Spectra 12v Cape Horn system with 2 pumps
  • Diesel tank: 325 l (72 Imp. gall/ 86 US gall) + jerry-cans in cockpit locker

Galley cooker supply: 5 aluminium standard US 10lb propane tanks

 Power Generation

  • Solar panels - 2x150W 12V Solar World ,with Blue Sky regulator
  • Wind generator - Superwind 350, with SCR12 Marine regulator
  • Electrical supplies - 12v DC: 12v 4kVA DC Fischer-Panda diesel generator
  • Secondary alternator on engine, Mastervolt 130A, with regulator
  • Shore charger/inverter - Mastervolt Mass Combi 12/2500-100 (230V/50Hz)
  • 230/110V transformer for isolated shore input
  • 5 x 130Ah AGM Rolls Surrette batteries (domestic) + 55Ah AGM start battery

Electronics and Software

  • HF/SSB radio - ICOM M801 (125W) with ATU 141 & line isolator.  1 sq.m. of Cu sheet connected to large sintered bronze ground-plate.  Insulated backstay acts as antenna - using Petersen Hi-Mod Failsafe backstay insulators
  • SCS HF radio modem: P4dragon DR-7800 (for e-mail, weatherfax) used with for Airmail 2000 software (Winlink/Sailmail)
  • Furuno FAX408 Weatherfax printing onto thermal paper roll, also HF radio/Pactor modem to computer weatherfax software
    NASA Marine Navtex
  • A.I.S. - Simrad AI50 'Class B' transceiver - data shown on its own dedicated screen and also on chart plotters
  • VHF radios - Simrad RS90 (incorporating AIS): 2-position (25W/1W masthead aerial), one is wireless remote; ICOM ICM71 (handheld)
  • Radar - Raymarine 18" radome scanner on self-levelling Scanstrut support
  • Autopilot - Raymarine hydraulic Drive T3 acting directly onto rudder stock via sturdy arm, SPX course computer with two ST6002 control heads
  • GPS - Raymarine Raystar 130 dGPS sensor - 3-5m accuracy, 50-channel, high sensitivity: -162dBm, low power: 50mA
  • Instruments - Raymarine ST60+ wind, speed/log, depth
  • Raymarine E80 and E120 combined radar/plotters with Navionics Gold cards
  • Garmin handheld GPS 60CSx with Bluechart cards
  • Aurora (Redport) Iridium/GPS wi-fi hub using XGate software for emails, automatic tracking, weather and satphone voice calls using smartphone/iPad/laptop
  • Also backup paper charts. Sextant & tables for celestial navigation

Miscellaneous

  • Andersen winches: 2x52ST, 2x40ST, 2x28ST in cockpit; 2x28ST on mast
  • Wind Steering - Hydrovane: windvane driving auxiliary rudder
  • Propeller - 3-bladed, automatic variable pitch - Autoprop (Bruntons UK)​ ​
  • Propspeed - silicone rubber (antifouling) coating - on prop and shaft​ and Coppercoat on underwater body & keel
  • R​​opestripper (Ambassador Marine) - rope cutter forward of propeller on propshaft
  • Liferaft in canister on pushpit (4 man Viking)
  • Radar reflector - Echomax 230 on mast
  • Tender - Zodiac CR260 (inflatable floor)
  • Outboard - Mariner 3.5 h.p.
  • Heating - Eberspacher 8 kW (diesel) circulated hot air; Mojave 3-speed fan heater using engine cooling water; Sigmar 120 cabin diesel heater in saloon
  • Refrigerator - Danfoss compressor - 110 ltrs capacity
  • Fusion iPod player/Radio (FM/AM)
  • Remote screen for computer/DVD etc
  • Dive tank and dive gear plus extra-long hose with regulator​