Makore II The boat

Makore II under sail Credit: F. Loranchet

After years of serious searching, multiple brokers, tours of shipyards and increasing desperation; we discovered Makore II by trying on a whim the French buy and sell website 'Le Bon Coin'. Il y a tout sur Le Bon Coin, as the expression goes. Seriously, whatever you're looking for in France you can probably find it there. It was love at first sight, destiny maybe? This was very obviously the perfect boat for us. Less than a week after that moment the ink was drying on the contract of sale.

Makore II was designed by Fabrice Loranchet and built in Southern Brittany by him and a network of family and professionals. She was launched in 2005, subsequently travelling North to Norway and Spitzbergen, and later to the Carribbean. A similar journey she will make again with her new crew.

Caracteristics:

Length/Width: 45ft 13.6m x 4.5m

Draft: 1.10 /2.70m

Deadweight: 10.5t
Loaded weight: 14.5t

Materials: Plywood epoxy, stratified with Kevlar under the waterline

Capacity: Diesel: 650l

Water: 800l
Grey water tk

Sails: Mainsail Hydranet 47m2

Jib: Hydranet 56m2

Staysail: Dacron 19m2

As. Spinaker: 130m2

Engine: Nanni diesel 85Hp 5250TDI

Heating: Wood heater
Webasto Airtop Evo5500

Power: Engine battery alternator 70A

House battery alternator 140A

House battery 660Ah

Solar panels 4 x 50W

Wind turbine 400W

Inverters: 1x2500W, 1x1000W

Anchor: 45kg custom anchor + 100m dia 10mm chain
Windlass Lewmar

Electronics: Navigation laptop / OpenCPN

Radar Furuno 1721-Mark2

Sounder Furuno LS-600

AIS Amec Camino 108

Irridium Go

VHF Simrad RD68

Handheld VHF Standard Horizon HX870

Autopilot Raymarine ST6001 Hydraulic drive
Autopilot Raymarine ST4000
Multiplexer Shipmodul Miniplex-3

Lifesaving app: Liferaft Seasafe 6P selfrighting
Epirb Ocean signal EPIRB1