Description

Rogue Trader is a truly beautiful yacht and
has without fail received admiration in every
port she enters! She is designed and built
with a strong emphasis on comfortable,
blue-water passage making. Her heavy
frames and cold-moulded hull,
professionally built and sheathed in glass,
are built to safely withstand the heaviest of
seas. With maintenance levels similar to
that of a standard glass hull she has all the
benefits and character of a wooden hull,
without any of the downsides.
A proven passage maker, Rogue Trader
has completed two Atlantic crossings.
Equipped with full safety equipment for
ocean sailing with a crew of six, she sits
ready to go and waiting for the big
adventures she was built for!
With a long keel and rugged ketch rig this
boat will almost sail itself. By carefully
balancing the sails she is capable of holding
a course almost indefinitely, without input
from the helm. Her balance is so good that
her present owners have sailed for several
years and thousands of nautical miles
without an autopilot! (One can be
re-installed very easily.)
She is currently set up with basic but
reliable systems that allow for easy
maintenance and repair even in the most
remote of locations. That said, she has an
excess of space allowing for the installation
of whatever systems her new owners may
desire and as such represents a perfect
blank canvas. Rogue Trader was built over 21 years in
Northern Ireland, to plans by Glen-L, an American
designer. The initial owner employed professionals
to complete the structural work and early fit-out
under regular inspection by Lloyds. Due to
financial difficulties, the boat passed through the
hands of two additional owners before finally being
launched in 2008. She has completed two
Atlantic crossings (2016 & ‘17) - both West and
East - and performed exceptionally well in both
instances. Over the past 5 years she has sailed from Ireland to Sardinia and sailed the Amalfi Coast and most recently Corsica and the French Riviera.
Latest upgrades: 2025, new shaft bracket and electronic fuel pump.
2026, 8 new batteries plus controller, new shaft flange, shaft seals and new engine mounts. Anti-fouled/new anodes in July 2026.
Full kit of spares, 3m Honwave dinghy with 4 hp mercury engine, etc, etc,etc
Reluctantly and due to ageing bodies, Rogue Trader needs a new owner to continue the adventures that we have enjoyed, hence the asking price has been reduced to ensure that Rogue Trader can do her thing with the new custodian in 2027. Videos available.

Specifications

Accommodation

8 berths. Two double cabins. One open double midship. Two pilot berths. Two heads

Construction

Cold Form Construction. 24mm timber, glassed on outside

Equipment

Full set of safety equipment for six crew, 3m honwave dinghy, 4hp mercury 4 stroke engine. Boat full of spares

Engine(s)

Ford D Diesel 85hp, 65 kw

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