Sailboat El Doblón

EL DOBLÓN is an 80-foot naval steel schooner built in Richmond, Canada by Nels W. Lindholm in 1987, Flag of Panama.

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Boat prepared to spend long periods sailing. With great stowage capacity, designed and prepared to make oceanic navigations to remote places of the planet and be self-sufficient in navigations. We have all the insurance, authorizations and permits to navigate Antarctic waters.

Technical characteristics of the boat

Length: 80 feet
Beam: 5.20 mts
Draught: 2.50 mts
Weight: 39 tns
Constructed of steel, with an average thickness of 12.5 mm
Rudder wheels: 2. One exterior and one on bridge.
Autopilot: 2
Probes: 2. Bow and stern.
Fuel cap.: 6.000 ltrs
Cap drinking water: 4.000 ltrs
Desalination plants: 2. One of 140 l/hour and one of 30 l/hour
Generators: 2. Diesel 6 kws, Hydraulic 6 Kws.
Heating: 2 systems. Closed circuit hot water. One powered by diesel boiler with radiators in each cabin, bathrooms, common areas and bilges; and another powered by motor heat exchanger.
Fully insulated and sealed inside
Landing platform aft and through

Anchoring and mooring

Hydraulic chain windlass.
Anchoring line: 150 mtrs.
Anchors: 3
Two reels of 120 mtrs each of floating cape of 24 mm.

Electricity

Generators: 2. Diesel 6 kws, Hydraulic 6 Kws.
Double installation: 220v and 110v with sockets in all cabins.
Led lighting.
4 solar panels 355W each
1 wind generator
Inverter/battery charger 110v–220v

Rigging and firm rigging

Masts: 2
Tangon: 1
Reels: 3. Genoa, ratchet and interlocks 1.

Candles

Genoa: 3
Ratchets: 2
Fisherman: 1
Entrepallos 1: 2
Between 2:1
Major: 1

Motorization

Engine: Isuzu model 6BD1T, 6 cylinders with 165 hp
6 tanks for Diesel. Capacity: 6,000 liters.
Double diesel filter system
Outboard motor 2. One 15HP and one 18HP

Electronics

Iridium Go Satellite Phone
VHF Radio: 2
Radio BLU
GPS
Radar
Radar reflector
AIS

Safety

Oceanic life raft 25 people
Harnesses, lifelines for 16 people
Approved life jackets and oceanic inflatables for 16 people
Complete flare kit
EPIRB–GPS beacon
Complete required safety equipment (fire extinguishers, blanket, pumps)
Medicine cabinet
Lifeguard and beacon "man overboard" 4

Interior accommodation

6 double cabins
Dining room 3 tables. Capacity 16 people.
Full integrated kitchen
3 freezers
1 double well fridge.
3 full bathrooms
Double hot water system. By electric thermotank and by heat exchanger with heating boiler.

Several

Dinghies 2. One for 5 people and one for 7 people.
Radio equipment. 6
Dry suit for landings and anchorages. 1
Complete diving equipment
Paddle board and equipment. 2

Antarctica is unique and one of the best preserved regions on the planet.

IAATO is a membership organization founded in 1991 to advocate and promote the practice of safe and environmentally responsible private sector travel to Antarctica.

As operators of the IAATO, Expediciones Alegría Marineros makes trips and sailboat crossings to Antarctica and aligns with the ideology of the organization committing to comply with and enforce all conservation protocols of Antarctica as well as its fauna.
The whole team is very proud to carry out this task as well as to be Antarctic ambassadors and promote respect and care for the most virgin ecosystem on the planet.