Lecomte Fastnet 45 Yawl

The Fastnet 45 was built to the highest standards for ocean racing and cruising at the respected Dutch yard of Adolf LeComte.  These yachts were designed by William Luders, who created a powerful, sea-kindly vessel with beautiful classic lines.  The interior plan features two private staterooms, two heads with showers, a spacious main salon, an exceptional sea galley, a spacious navigation station, and wonderful touches throughout such as the custom Dutch soapstone and bronze solid fuel fireplace in the salon.  The interior joinery is varnished teak, with solid teak and holly cabin soles.

Excellent space utilization permits the Fastnet 45 to offer a roomy, two stateroom accommodation plan with an uncluttered, full-width main salon and raised galley and navigation area.  The two staterooms are separated by the main salon, which provides an uncommon level of privacy for both staterooms, unique in a 45-foot boat.  Each stateroom has its own head, complete with toilet, vanity, medicine/storage cabinet and shower.  Headroom is 6’ 6’ throughout, and the traditional Dutch fit and finish is evident in all joiner-work.

Topsides, there is an expansive cockpit, a split rig with a removable inner staysail, an elegant sheer and a high bow for slicing through the seas.  Evening Star is a time-proven cruising yacht that has been continuously upgraded and improved by three successive knowledgeable owners.  She has been sailed successfully to Bermuda several times, as well as from Florida to the Bay of Fundy and many cruising spots in between, and there should be no hesitation to take her anywhere.  That there have only been three owners of the boat in her 45 years is remarkable in itself.  She is a joy to sail, sea-kindly, stiff and dry, and surprisingly fast even compared to today’s modern hulls.  She is definitely a “head-turner” in any harbor, and as nice an example of the Fastnet 45 as can be found anywhere. 

Anchor Locker  
There is a huge anchor locker all the way forward, which has shelves for anchor rode and other storage, and plenty of room for an all-chain rode if so desired.  The motor for the deck-mounted windlass is located up under the foredeck in the anchor locker, and the salt water wash-down pump is located here as well.

Forward Stateroom
The forward stateroom is just aft, and has two hinged 7-foot long pipe berths with comfortable mattresses, which provide large storage areas underneath and small ditty-boxes for watches, wallets, etc. on the aft bulkhead on each side.  There is a seat to port with a storage locker under it, and there is an opening port with a screen on the forward cabin bulkhead.

Forward Head
Next aft is the forward walk-through head, with a new (2012) Jabsco Twist ‘n’ Lock Manual Toilet and cabinet and 5 small drawers to port, and a vanity and medicine/storage cabinets above and below to starboard.  Installed in the vanity is a new (2013) bright-finish stainless steel sink with a Shurflo Trinidad Combination Faucet/Shower, and there is a teak grate on centerline with a sump under it for the shower.  The head also has two opening ports with screens, as well as a large opening hatch with a screen overhead.

Main Salon
Aft of the forward head is the main salon, which has a beautiful varnished teak interior with a Paul Luke soapstone wood/charcoal-burning stove on the port forward bulkhead, large custom teak bookshelves with fiddles and ditty-boxes on both sides, a Chelsea (Boston) barometer to port and matching clock to starboard.  The starboard side has a settee and pilot berth, with three huge storage drawers under the pilot berth and “pigeon-hole” lockers above.  There are large storage lockers under both settee berths.

The port settee was specially designed and fitted out in 1985 by Little Harbor Yacht Service as a comfortable sitting and reading area for evenings and rainy days.  There are three covered storage bins behind the port settee, as well as “pigeon-hole” lockers above it.

A varnished teak drop-leaf table is on centerline, and wraps around the mast to enable the entire crew to share a meal together.  A compartment in the table houses the included full set of tableware.  There is a custom teak trash bin installed just aft of the dining table.  The main salon has four opening ports and two large dorade vents, all with screens, to bring in plenty of fresh air.  A quiet and very efficient Sea Frost 12-volt refrigeration unit is located in a vented locker under the port settee.

Aft Cabin
Centerline aft of the companionway is a doorway going into the aft stateroom, with a double berth to starboard, large bureau with four large drawers on centerline and two smaller drawers to port, and a counter with fiddle above and a small cabinet above that.  A Blaupunkt Monte Carlo MP34 stereo with iPod connectors and a panel with 6 cigarette-lighter type 12-volt outlets are mounted above the counter.  There is a single berth to port, with a seat inboard of it.  The seat houses the aft holding tank.  There are large storage compartments under both berths.  The berths also have shelves and ditty-boxes installed for convenience, and there is a chart storage locker on the forward bulkhead to starboard.  There is a large, aft-facing opening port with screen in the cabin, as well as a large opening hatch with screen overhead. 

Aft Head
Forward of the aft cabin to port is the aft head, which has a small vanity to starboard with a new (2013) bright-finish stainless steel sink and a Shurflo Trinidad Combination Faucet/Shower, and there is a teak grate with a sump under it for the shower.  The vanity has a small cubby under it, and a custom teak medicine cabinet with mirror above it.  There is a larger ditty-box on the forward bulkhead, and above the new (2012) Jabsco Twist ‘n’ Lock Manual Toilet there are two cabinets and a large drawer for linins, cleaning gear and personal storage.  There are two dorade vents for the head.

Storage
It’s hard to beat all the storage in Evening Star; everywhere you look above or below decks, there seems to be a drawer, cubby or locker, and they are all secured for ocean sailing, as are the floorboards that are kept loose for inspection of tanks, valves and through-hulls located under them.  Also, all of the bunks have been fitted with lee cloths or varnished teak boards for secure sleeping under way.

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