Design No.254 from Bruce Farr, WABI SABI is a custom-built performance cruiser project in collaboration with Nauta Design and Alessandro Vismara and with construction by Arredomar in Italy.

Launched in 1998, WABI SABI has been professionally maintained including recent refits in 2020 and 2020/23. Her specification highlights include :
• Kevlar composite hull with recently applied Gelshield epoxy system
• Teak laid side decks
• Dual cockpit layout with twin helm pedestals
• 4-cabin, 4-heads plus crew interior layout with teak interior joinery
• Control lines and halyard led aft to helm cockpit
• Opening bathing platform
• Yanmar 170hp diesel engine with shaft drive and Gori 3-bladed folding propeller with overdrive
• Sparcraft painted aluminium rig with Park Avenue boom
• Low friction mainsail car system
• Antal electric winch package
• Doyle Sails carbon fully-battened mainsail with low-overlap furling genoa
• Removable inner forestay with staysail
• Kohler 11kw diesel generator
• Gel battery banks
• Mastervolt and Victron chargers and inverters
• Tecnicomar Sailor 500 220vAC reverse osmosis watermaker
• B&G Hercules 2000 navigation instrument package with 20/20 mast repeaters
• B&G Hydra pilot
• Genonav and Raymarine chart plotters
• Furuno radar
• Ipad Pro
• VHF with DSC
• Raymarine AIS transceiver
• Pepwave MAX cellular antenna system
• Frigomar 220vAC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system
• Front opening stainless steel fridge and freezer
• Dishwasher
• Washing machine
• Vacuflush heads
• Lewmar anchor windlass
• Quick mooring capstan windlass
• AB aluminium-hulled inflatable tender with Yamaha 2-stroke outboard
RECENT REFIT HISTORY:

2023/24
• Topsides resfurbished
• Underwater sections treated with 5x coats of Gelshield epoxy
• Replacement of all seacocks
• Replacement of galvanic isolation systems
• Hatch perspexes
• Propspeed treatment to Gori propeller
• Cleaning and repainted of bilge spaces, stern lockers and steering area
• Complete engine and generator servicing
• Overhaul of tender and outboard
• Pasarelle repainted with new KiwiGrip nonslip
• Guest cockpit table refurbished and repainted
• Teak decks cleaned
• Portholes checks and resealed
• Heads pipework and siphons replaced

2020 (MC Yacht in La Spezia)
• Rig removed, all fittings taken off, checked and overhauled.
• Rig repainted
• Stainless steel rod standing rigging replaced
• Teak deck refurbishment
• Superstructure repainting
• Overhaul of electric winches