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1983 Nova 28 Alan Wright

Boat Name: Aeolus

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Nova 28, 1983. Late model, low hours 18hp diesel (2007) with tender (2.4m inflatable) and a 2.5HP Suzuki outboard.

Major refit in 2015: Mast out, rewired, hull & deck resprayed, windows, Navigation lights, life lines, re bedding of deck fittings, 12v Fridge, Depth sounder/VHF/Autopilot, Cockpit Dodger (new 2022), Lee cloths and Mainsail cover.

“Aeolus” has been with present owner for 24 years.

A good example of this design, easily sailed vessel ideal for sounds sailing.

Can be viewed in Waikawa Marina, call our Waikawa Office on 0357 37457

• make Alan Wright
• model Nova 28
• style Masthead Sloop
• stock number 10167

Construction

• Hull Construction Double Diagonal Kahikatea glassed over
• builder B.K.Fry (Nelson)
• LOA approx 8.5 m
• beam approx 2.9 m
• draft approx 1.7 m
• hull type Round Bilge Fin Keel
• transom Enclosed
• enginemake Lombardini
• engine model LDW 702
• engine year 2007
• hours approx 400
• engine fuel Diesel
• drive system V Drive
• fuel capacity approx 55 Litres
• fuel tank Stainless Steel
• water capacity approx 55 Litres
• water tank Rubber
• headroom 1.78
• toilet Chemical
• cooking Gas - 2 Burners & Grill

Accessories

• safety equipment 3 x Fenders, Boathook, EPIRB, Life raft (O.O.S)
• navigation gear Navigation lights, Autohelm
• ground tackle 1 Anchor, 25m Chain and warps
• capstan Electrical (not operational)
• rigging Stainless Steel
• reefing Slab Main
• spars Alloy
• sails New Mainsail (2022) New Headsail (2022) New Furler (2022), #1, #2, Storm Jib and Spinnaker
• winches 4 x Sheet, 2 x 2 Speed & 2 x Single speed, 2 x Halyard

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The Nova 28 is a 28.0ft masthead sloop designed by Alan Wright and built in wood or fiberglass since 1975.

The Nova 28 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser.

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Nova 28 - Information

The 28 Foot Nova Cutter-Sloop:  The Wright 28 Footer

Caution: The following information (extracted from information brochure - 1981) may be inaccurate and out of date. It will be updated as further information becomes available...

The Nova was conceived as a safe and roomy cruising boat that could be easily handled by a family. The design brief called for good all-round performance with particular emphasis on the ability to make good time to windward in the short steep seas so often experienced locally. With over one hundred Nova's now sailing in New Zealand and several more currently under construction, the concept has been well received and, in addition to being a good family boat, she is well able to hold her own in competitive handicap racing. Although essentially an inshore or gulf sailer, many boats have completed extensive overseas voyages, including trips to the south pacific islands, Australia, and circumnavigations, but perhaps the most notable was John Mansell's Innovator from Mana which completed the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race in 1976, and prior to that the Single-Handed Trans-Tasman Race.

The round bilge hull is built in timber or fibreglass and can be equipped with either fin, twin keel or centre board. The simple masthead rig may be setup as either a sloop or cutter, without the need for running backstays. In fibreglass form she is one of the most competitively priced 28 footers on the market.

Design Features

Designed by Alan Wright.

Moderate displacement but immensely strong.

Balanced hull shape making the boat sea-kindly under all conditions.

Able to be sailed off-shore in stock-standard form.

The easily driven hull requires only modest sail area, even in very light airs.

Flat bottomed keel for ease when slipping the boat.

Rudder is hung from a skeg giving added support.

The basic hull shape is available with a variety of cabin profiles, flush deck forward, and plumb or retrousse transom (wooden boats only).

Internal layout is flexible as no bulkheads or furniture are structural. Many different accommodation arrangements have been built allowing sleeping facilities for 4-6, dinettes, enclosed heads etc.

Principal Dimensions for Fibreglass NOVA 28

LOA 28 ft 8.53 m

LWL 22 ft 6 in 6.9 m

Beam 9 ft 2 in 2.8 m

Fin       4 ft 9 in     1.45 m

Twin     3 ft   0.9 m

Centre board -

Lowered        5 ft 3 in 1 .6 m

Raised         2 ft 9 in 0.8 m (does not project above cabin sole)

Displacement 6500 Lb 2950 kg

Ballast 2800 Lb 1270 kg (fin keel)

Sail Area 365 sq. ft 34 sq. m (Main + 100% fore-triangle)

Principle Dimensions for Timber NOVA 28

LWL 22 ft 2 in 6.76 m

Beam 9ft 2.74 m

Draft 4 ft 9 in 1.45 m

Displacement 6763 Lb 3064 kg

Ballast 2406 Lb 1090 kg (fin keel)

Other details including the Twin and Centre Board keel details are the same as the fibreglass version.

Rigging and Sail Area

There are no running backstays or diamonds and adequate mast support is provided by a simple rig. The sail area has been well proportioned for ease of handling by a small crew or family and enables the boat to move safely and quickly in all conditions.

Main 170 sq. ft 15.81 sq. m

Genoa 288 sq. ft 26.78 sq. m

Working Jib 165 sq. ft 15.34 sq. m

Storm Jib 80 sq. ft 7.44 sq. m

Spinnaker 690 sq. ft 64.17 sq. m

Mast Height 34 ft 6 in 10.52 m (Deck Stepped)

Boom Length 11 ft 3.35 m

An 8-12 HP diesel provides adequate auxiliary power and can be fitted conventionally without the necessity for V drives.

These estimates are based on the best data available as of September 1981 ($NZ):

Amateur Built in timber, fully equipped $30,000

Professionally built in timber, basic sail-away $45,000

Professionally built in fibreglass - Hull & deck only $ 8,660

Professionally built in fibreglass - Basic sail-away $35,000

Plans for amateur construction are available from:

Alan Wright Yacht Design Centre

PO Box 9400

Auckland Phone: 686-337 ??

Fibreglass Nova's are available from:

Neil Beken, Grant Mitchell?

Nova Yachts

188 McLeod road

Henderson Phone: 66-087 ?? or 66-068 ??

For timber boats we suggest you have several boat builders price the job as any competent yard can produce this design.

** A word of warning - many grossly exaggerated claims are made about building costs. A good guideline is that the hull and deck cost is only about 25% of the total cost of any given yacht. Remember also that where basic sail-away prices are quoted, the are just that - BASIC.

Nova Class Owners Association  

The owners association is no longer active.  An old information sheet is linked here Nova Owners Association Information sheet  

This is an amazingly voluminous small cruiser designed and built in NZ.

This boat has circumnavigated Tasmania and is very well set up and very well maintained, diesel engine, wind generator, autopilot, furling headsail and main in lazyjacks… the list goes on.

A great little package!

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Allan Wright Nova 28

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Spencer 28 vs nova 28 vs compass 790

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Looking at these 3 boats on trademe, any opinions?  Looking for a stable family boat suitable for sailing to barrier / bay of islands. Cannot find them on sailboat.guide.com

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harrytom 641

There are 2 spencer 28 om T/M which one? the round bilge or square,if square it will be tight with family,over grown stileto.I had the Sabre 30 and not a great cruising yacht but we had  fun.

Compass790 hard to tell from photos but a couple on the Web look roomy enough.

Nova 28  a lot produced in ply but the one I saw om T/M is glass.

Depending on family size ages going by T/M photos I would be looking at the Nova but then again at the Nova price you could get a D28.

All comes down to maintaince,mechanical,sails etc 

waikiore 398

For good family boat, the Nova 

aardvarkash10 946

The one with the best maintenance record and all signs of being loved.

After that, get everyone aboard and move around the cabin and cockpit.  See who falls over who, who smacks their head, who gets stuck in the head or can't get into it etc.

That should eliminate at least one of the three.

Lastly, the additional equipment and features.  Fridge, fitted GPS/plotter, quality cooker, anchor and all the lines (not really additional equipment on a yacht, but often overlooked).

Then survey.

Thanks everyone for comments.  I got to that point of being more interested in sailing than looking so i made an offer on a different boat twice my original budget and so looks like i am about to move up to a keeler. 

chariot 242

What did you end up with

Kevin McCready 83

If it's not too late think about an Easterly 30. You're welcome to come and sail with me if you want out of Hobson Bay in Auckland.

https://kmccready.wordpress.com/?s=easterly

Yes i was interested but didnt really know anything about the boat or the price so i didnt follow up.  Thankyou for you offer of a sail.  There is a real sense of "cant be bothered" from sellers when trying to see boats. Im guessing there are so many tyre kickers and time wasters that sellers get fed up with it. Many sellers either didnt respond at all or wouldnt make a time to view.  But anyway, i want to get a professional rigger to look over the standing rigging, a marine electrician to look at the wiring so if anyone has any recommendations that would be great.

Max at 'stay tuned' rigging is helpful if you're looking for a rigger. 

Island time on this site does electrics etc if you want someone to look at wiring? 

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Specifications NOVA 28

1975 - 28.00 ft / 8.53 m - Alan Wright

NOVA 28 Sailboat Data

Hull Type: Fin Keel Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop LOA: 28.00 ft / 8.53 m LWL: 22.50 ft / 6.86 m S.A. (reported): 365.00 ft² / 33.91 m² Beam: 9.00 ft / 2.74 m Displacement: 6,500.00 lb / 2,948 kg Ballast: 2,800.00 lb / 1,270 kg Max Draft: 4.75 ft / 1.45 m Construction: Wood or FG First Built: 1975 Designer: Alan Wright

Information from  sailboatdata.com .

Hull Speed: 6.36 kn

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Galactica Super Nova: Heesen’s super-fast superyacht with more power than 16 F1 cars

A 70 metre that can exceed 30 knots? As Heesen's super-fast former flagship joins the brokerage market , we look back at the build of the mighty Galactica Super Nova ...

Galactica Super Nova may be five metres longer than her Heesen Yachts predecessor Galactica Star , but this evolution was about much more than extra length. For one thing the new 70 metre had an extra engine packed inside and, while Galactica Star was the first incarnation of Van Oossanen ’s Fast Displacement Hull Form, the younger yacht really tests the “fast” in that description.

A centreline booster engine coupled to a Rolls-Royce water jet can be engaged when the wing engines and propellers push Galactica Super Nova above 20 knots. Then it’s time to hold on to your hat. “We did a speed run for the boss,” says the yacht’s engineer, Jan Kamstra. “On the main 20V MTUs alone we reached 26 knots.”

Once you have firmly grasped the concept of a 70 metre yacht with four decks of living space zooming by at 26 knots, consider what comes next. “If we know we are going to want to run fast, we will put the booster engine in warm-up mode,” says Captain Chris Guy. “In the wheelhouse, speed is controlled by a single throttle lever. I just keep pushing it and once the yacht is going faster than 20 knots the centreline jet is engaged automatically as I push the lever. We go from zero to top speed [30.3 knots] in 75 seconds.”

Naval architect Perry van Oossanen says: “Thirty knots is a great thing for a boat this size, especially with the simple fixed props and a single jet.” He also compliments Heesen for Galactica Super Nova ’s engine room design, which is “the same size as Galactica Star and there’s one more engine in it”.

To slow down, the captain can disengage the jet manually or simply pull back on the throttle. The computer clutches out the water jet at 17 knots and shuts down the booster engine once sensors show it has cooled sufficiently. At 1,650 revolutions per minute and 17 to 18 knots, the total fuel burn is a little less than 1,000 litres per hour. Dial back to 1,250 revolutions per minute, which delivers Galactica Super Nova ’s slow cruising speed of 12 knots, and fuel consumption drops to 660 litres per hour for a range of 4,000 nautical miles.

“She just wants to run,” says Guy. “I have to rein her in all the time. It often seems I hardly have any rpm on and we are doing 12 knots.” Indeed, just 500 revolutions per minute sends Galactica Super Nova moving at 7.4 knots.

From a performance perspective, however, speed isn’t the only consideration. Lots of semi-displacement yachts can achieve high speeds but it comes with a cost. The characteristic of the Van Oossanen hull is that it behaves mostly like a displacement hull — bulbous bow and all. The trick is in the way Galactica Super Nova ’s hull shifts from a sharp entry to a moderate round bilge displacement form and then to a flatter, planing, low-deadrise form aft for speed.

Unlike a typical fast hull design, its stern doesn’t sink at slow speeds while the bow tries to climb over its own wave. “We have [vertical] interceptors [at the stern] to make sure the boat stays as flat as possible while running,” says Guy. These are automatic, engaging as Galactica Super Nova passes five knots. As revolutions per minute increases they extend further. Guy and Kamstra tested that, too: at full rpm, the interceptors are responsible for an extra knot of speed.

While most owners will never get into the nuts and bolts of how their yacht is “tuned” to operate, they know quickly if they are comfortable or not. “Last night we had a 1.5 metre sea against us and we were running at 15 knots. There was no slamming. None!” Guy says that emphatically, as if he isn’t sure he is going to be believed. “That doesn’t happen in a fast boat.”

While he and Kamstra point to other incremental improvements aboard Galactica Super Nova , the larger changes are in the exterior and interior design. Heesen brought in Espen Øino to restyle the profile Frank Laupman of Omega Architects created for its 2013 Galactica Star and hired Sander Sinot for the interior.

Rather than substantially enlarging the superstructure, Øino spent much of the additional five metres on lengthening Galactica Super Nova ’s open decks. Not only does this make the profile look sleek and aggressive, it gives more room forward to the tender garage under the foredeck and a laid-back seating area/ outdoor cinema (which turns into a helipad) on top of it.

For the fixed hardtop over the massive sundeck , he broke the angles established below with a curved support arch — but painted it and the communications mast grey so they would disappear from view rather than add height to the profile. A simple bit of trompe-l’œil that works.

Galactica Super Nova ’s sweeping sundeck links visually and physically to the open bow, which is another 65 square metres of guest space — and both are designed to be usable day or night. The sundeck has sliding glass as well as the hardtop, for sun and wind protection. The foredeck has brackets for carbon-fibre poles and awnings that shade a seating area during the day.

At night, the poles support a screen for films or video of the day’s activities. This can be set in two positions: the first is for watching from that deck via a small projector; the second, for a bigger audience, involves a larger projector and image, viewed from seating on the sundeck above. A sound system is wired into both locations.

With a nod to practicality, Heesen included a deck hatch for getting the poles and lounges to a dedicated storage area below. When Galactica Super Nova is party central, a portable DJ station is linked to the onboard sound system and, for extra flourish, the carbon-fibre poles can be fitted with lights.

Galactica Super Nova has a unified aesthetic from top to bottom, inside and out: it’s beach-like, modern, open, light and pleasant. “Every space is consistent,” says Paul Costerus, of Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design. “The detailing is the same, bridge to main to beach club , but there is a shift in materials and ceiling style to define each space.”

The overhead height — 2.2 metres on the main and bridge decks and 2.1 metres in guest cabins — looks even greater because of lighting tricks and walls lit top and bottom so they appear to float. Galactica Super Nova ’s wooden floors have been edged with carpet to soften the look and eliminate bulb and strip reflections. The overhead lighting is LED in stainless steel strips. “It looks like halogen and has the same light quality,” says Costerus. “The quality of the lights will make or break an interior.”

Sinot used just three species of wood — sycamore, two types of wenge, and teak — to achieve the warmth of the interior, with the joinery and furniture on Galactica Super Nova made by Metrica and Heesen. The panelling and cabinets have a smooth, contemporary style that lets the richness and grain patterns of the wood do the talking.

Brushed and polished stainless steel provides the accents. Nowhere is this more effective than in Galactica Super Nova ’s central superyacht staircase , where the curved steps are banded in steel strips that appear to spin out of the central support post, hug the treads and then continue out to wrap the walls of the curved stair surround. The effect is striking, original, organic and reminiscent of a seashell.

On the subject of organic forms, all of the art aboard Galactica Super Nova has been framed in the same timber and style as the room’s joinery by owner request, to keep the same “form language”, according to Costerus.

Of course, the name Galactica Super Nova wouldn’t seem appropriate without a gigantic, multifunctional beach club with multiple hull openings. Guests arriving at the stern of the main deck are greeted by an elevated six metre infinity-effect  superyacht swimming pool wrapped in a teak splash border. Raising the pool preserves room in the beach club below and two glass windows in the pool’s bottom brighten the space even when the portside shell door is closed.

The space is delightfully residential in tone with a sofa and chairs, Emperador marble accents and all the amenities for a day on the water. The full bar is fitted with a kegerator so the owner’s favourite brew is on tap. Galactica Super Nova ’s large bathroom, which is lined in tile and onyx, includes a steam room.

Above, the main saloon opens to the aft deck via sliding glass doors and a drop-down window, although strategically placed orchids and other greenery provide privacy. Floor-to-ceiling windows around Galactica Super Nova ’s saloon allow natural light inside during the day, while at night carefully positioned LEDs wash the leather-wrapped mullions, bathing the room in soft light. Dividing the saloon from the dining area is an unusual architectural feature — a sort of half arch — that anchors a stone, shell and gold model ship sourced by the owner.

The main deck galley and its service pantry are a masterwork of stainless steel and black granite. The layout cleverly keeps Galactica Super Nova 's 16-strong crew from stomping through the chef’s domain, no mean feat on a boat with a modest 11.9 metre beam. There are three refrigerated wine caves and more refrigeration in the service pantry, to keep stores close at hand.

The master cabin forward is down a starboard hallway with a white Thassos marble floor. Bleached wenge doors with leather panels open on to the suite. Here, sycamore is crosscut to mimic lacewood, while a straight-veined Eramosa marble provides contrast. Sinot’s materials palette on Galactica Super Nova is neutral and constrained, but he’s exploited the materials to their full potential and the effect is far from dull.

It’s hard to imagine that the weight budget was calculated to the weight of each chair or that the marble is actually only five or six millimetres on a honeycomb backing. That’s part of the puzzle with a high-speed boat. Finding the path to deliver on all the elements in the owner’s brief takes creativity and co-operation, a lot of give and take, and willingness to explore new materials and methods. With Galactica Super Nova , the results are, shall we say, stellar.

First published in the October 2016 edition of BOAT International. Galactica Super Nova is jointly listed for sale with Burgess and Arcon Yachts .

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