Video of Loquax beating to windward in 35 knots of wind This is what you get to sail in Loquax is a 60 foot ultra-light cruiser Click to see some of her voyages:
Mediterranean Cruise
Specification Designed for short-handed ocean sailing, Loquax...
has crash-bulkheads fore and aft
carries moderate sail (similar to a 45 footer)
has a very long waterline
relatively narrow beam
These combine to give
a comfortable ride without sacrificing boat speed
the minimum of sail handling
Inventory Machinery
55kW Mercedes Benz diesel engine (new 1998)
Sonic Sail drive
3.5 kW Honda 240v generator set
kW 240v inverter Navigation
Radar
Radar detector
H.F. (sideband) long range radio
VHF ship to shore radio
GPS
Inmarsat C GMDSS data telephone
Inmarsat Mini M voice telephone
Safety
Water-tight bulkheads fore and aft
8 person Ocean life-raft
life-jackets & Life harnesses
flare-packs
GMDSS beacon (Inmarsat)
Tender
3.2m rigid inflatable
Yamaha 5 hp 4-stroke outboard Galley
gas stove with oven and grill
microwave
refrigerator
washing machine
drier
Built to the owners' design in Britain in 1992. Just under 18 metres in length, Loquax is a fast, ocean-going, light-displacement sloop, built of continuous lay-up GRP that has now logged close to 50,000 sea miles