2010 Nordhavn 56

The Nordhavn 56 motorsailer is the proud result from legendary ocean cruising boat builder P.A.E., who, after successfully designing and building hundreds of Mason sailboats and Nordhavn trawlers, took on the motorsailer market. The Nordhavn 56 motorsailer is a proven ocean-crossing yacht (two Atlantic crossings) and a natural bridge between sail and power. Perelandra is hull number six in the series, and by selecting the pilothouse helm layout, this larger interior option provides a more spacious layout. Offered for sale by her original owners, this is an incredibly well-thought-out yacht that exudes pride of ownership. She has the good looks of a serious ocean-going sailboat on the outside and a lavish, finely crafted interior. Perelandra has preferred cruising closer to shore up and down the US eastern seaboard including visits to the Bahamas, and for nearly a decade she was moored in fresh water, extending her longevity. She has a well-balanced sail plan for excellent underway sailing performance; if the wind disappears, you can continue on course under power with her whisper-quiet Lugger long-range continuous-duty diesel engine.

At anchor she is easily approached from the stern, where her swim platform grants you access to the aft deck. There is a stainless support rail on the swim platform and pop-up cleats for tying off your tender; the Achilles inflatable also has Weaver snap clips to quickly secure the RIB along the swim step. There is a bracket on the starboard side for the removable swim ladder (stored in a locker above), and the steps up to the aft deck have inserts for the portable passarelle for Med-mooring. The molded hatch on the starboard side covers the Marinco shore power connections — 50-amp house, 50-amp air conditioning, 30-amp house and TV.

The aft deck area aboard Perelandra is an ideal outdoor patio/porch with seating on all sides, with the overhead extending aft to provide sun shade and rain protection. You can enter from the swim platform gate or the starboard side gate; forward is a Dutch door with window panels granting entry to the saloon. The stainless railing forms a safety perimeter with extended curves on the two aft sections to create two comfortable seating areas. Underneath the aft section to starboard is a double-door storage locker and a hot/cold fresh water shower; below the port aft section is a double-door storage locker. The port side has a custom solid teak table that slides fore/aft and pivots. Forward to starboard is a fiberglass console with a hinged lift top for the Kenyon electric barbeque grill alongside a stainless sink, with an Isotherm refrigerator behind the locker door. Forward to port is a stainless ladder with fiberglass steps up to a dogged hatch accessing the upper deck. The teak caprail is a natural gray and the sole is molded nonskid; the lazarette is accessed through the large double-hinged hatch.

You can enter the lazarette from the cockpit on deck by descending the stainless-steel ladder, or through a dogged door aft in the owner shower along the starboard side of the hull. The lazarette is neatly organized with access to various through hulls plus storage for many tools and accessories.

• Two entries — aft deck hatch via stainless ladder and dogged door from owner head
• Stainless steel ladder with wooden treads
• Northern Lights 20 kW generator, model M844LW3.3
• Olsun 12 kVA transformer
• (2) Outback inverters/chargers — 3,500 watts each at 120V or 240V AC, totaling 7,000 watts, allowing air conditioning to operate from the batteries; each Outback has (2) 85-amp 24V chargers
• Outback control panel; inverter bypass select switch; battery select switches
• Lifeline batteries
• Sterling Power Pro Charge Ultra 24V 30-amp global AC input international battery charger
• Hynautic hydraulic steering ram
• Simrad autopilot with Accu-Steer hydraulic pump
• Craftsman sliding drawer tool chests
• Reverso oil changer for main, transmission and generator
• Senco air compressor model PCO968 1.5 HP with 100' hookah dive hose apparatus
• SeaFire model FD fire suppression with manual pull (R227 extinguishant)
• Parker Racor LT-600 (600 GPD) watermaker
• Air conditioning compressors
• Emergency tiller (two-piece stainless assembly)
• Magma tray
• GE top-load freezer

The saloon is full beam, no side decks, which creates a large and inviting area merging the saloon with seating and dining aft into the pilothouse forward with Stidd helm chair and nav/com installations. The saloon has three Dutch doors — the aft deck door and two outboard forward doors that open out to the foredeck. The interior is satin varnished teak, the soles are teak and ebony, the overhead panels are gray Majelite, and the seating is covered with ebony Ultraleather. To port is a long settee with storage under and a television lift outboard (a 46" Sony XBR), which doubles as an easy-access watch berth. To starboard is a C-shaped settee with a custom granite table and gas-lift pedestal. Special attention was paid during the build to include additional adjustable lighting, many hand holds and hand rails, 3M UVIR film on the windows, and all-LED lighting throughout.

The command station forward is incredibly useful for operations underway, both sailing and motoring. The Stidd helm chair on center puts you within easy reach of controls, with four windows forward bordered by curved windows outboard that extend your view to the two side doors. To port is the stairway that leads to the lower level. The navigation console runs from the port stairs outboard to the starboard side, with (2) NavNet 3D displays as primary monitors for radar and chart viewing, an Aquameter compass above the Simrad AP28 autopilot (plus a Simrad WR20 portable remote), and (2) Simrad IS20 displays below. The console also houses the Samsung Blu-ray disc, Capture CCTV camera monitor, Fusion stereo display and ICOM IC-M504 VHF radio. The upper instrument console includes the Outback inverter display, watermaker remote, Lugger main engine panel, Murphy digital display, Northern Lights generator panel, Sea Fire safety panel, Racor water-in-fuel sensor, Tankwatch, Ultra Safety high water alarm and Icom IC-M802 HF SSB radio. The stainless-steel destroyer helm is leather wrapped. The horizontal flat dash section has the Lewmar hydraulic emergency shut-off, horn button, (4) windshield wiper controls and the Hundested propeller pitch control buttons; the Lugger main engine has a traditional Morse cable dual lever shift and throttle control next to the Sidepower bow thruster toggle.

Down six steps from the entry level you enter the heart of the vessel. The galley area is immense. Immediately to port is a large access door for outboard machinery access including the water lift muffler for the main engine, the 12V battery and Xantrex Truecharge2 battery charger, deck drain through hulls, anti-siphon vents, and fresh water plumbing with filter, manifold and dual Jabsco Pump Gard pumps for the three fresh water tanks (350 gallons total). The port outboard side features two large windows above, a granite counter surface fronting outboard lockers for stemware, two banks of four drawers, and the SubZero model 424 dual-zone wine chiller. The large island counter has two Sub Zero cold drawers opening into the hallway. Forward to starboard is an L-shaped upholstered seating area facing aft for enjoying meals on the large teak dining table, with an Insignia 26" flat screen television forward. The cooking section takes over the aft starboard area with two roll-top storage barns flanking a large single-basin stainless steel sink with Seagull IV water purifier tap and Grohe faucet, a GE microwave (2023), Bosch dishwasher, Wolf five-burner induction cooking surface above a Viking full-size convection oven, and a home-sized SubZero 700TC refrigerator on top of two freezer drawers.

Below the galley sole is access to the Lugger main engine, transmission, fuel delivery manifolds and other propulsion-related machinery. There are four access hatches in the galley sole. Forward you will see where the keel-stepped mast is secured; to port is the Lewmar sailing winches' hydraulics reservoir, and to starboard the fuel supply manifold feeding the main engine and generator, with access to the Racor fuel filters and fuel manifold selection valves. The aft section has a CCTV camera, the fuel transfer timer and fuel pump, and the centered Hundested gear and Twin Disc transmission.

• Lugger L1066T main engine
• Twin Disc transmission 3:1 gear box
• Hundested control box
• Racor duplex fuel filters for main engine
• Aluminum diesel fuel "day tank" (with sight glass) forward, serving as supply manifold for main engine and generator
• Transfer and return fuel manifolds; fuel transfer and polishing pump with separate Racor fuel filter and timer
• Lewmar hydraulic winch power package with hoses and analog gauges
• Boom winch circuit breaker
• SeaFire fire suppression with pull handle
• CCTV video feed

There is a walkway leading forward along the port side, bordered by cabinetry outboard and the galley island inboard. The island side has access to (2) SubZero freezer drawers with stainless steel faces. Inboard and forward is a large storage locker with shelves for galley gear and appliances, with an opening portlight above the cabinetry forward. Moving forward, the port side curved hallway outboard includes the ship's electrical breakers, a large pantry locker, then a convenient hanging locker at the turn.

Heading toward the bow from the galley is a gently curved hallway that leads to the guest stateroom and head. The head and shower are outboard to starboard through a door, and the front door opens to the palatial VIP guest stateroom, which takes over the forward section of Perelandra. As the head is separated from the stateroom, it also works as a day head for guests. Below the hallway is a large machinery space that includes the Torrid hot water tank (240V/24V) and Mr. Steam components, plus a backup 120V Headhunter fresh water pump. Forward, the VIP stateroom has a desk surface to port and a queen-sized bed to starboard with padded headboard, natural light and ventilation from hatches and portlights, shelves, hanging lockers, drawers, a swing-out stool, a 32" Samsung flat screen television and a custom HMC inner spring mattress. The head has a granite counter with stainless steel sink, a large mirrored medicine cabinet, and a larger shower than in the owner head with a molded fiberglass enclosure, seat and special-ordered steam room feature.

Aft of the galley is a hall stairwell with two steps leading to the owner stateroom. There are large cabinets on either side of the stairwell — outboard a large hanging locker, inboard the separate Asko clothes dryer above an Asko clothes washer. The queen-sized island berth is built in fore and aft with plenty of room on either side and drawers under the foot of the bed. To port is an expansive cabinetry section with lockers and drawers finished with a wide teak surface with fiddle, opening portlights outboard, a tall hanging locker aft to port, and a custom book-storage cabinet; the back of the stateroom door has a full-length mirror. To starboard the flat screen television is installed over a bank of drawers, and the bed has a padded headboard, reading lights and night stands outboard. The ensuite head is outboard to starboard, up two steps, with a Tecma freshwater head positioned athwartships, two opening portlights, a granite counter with custom glass sink and mixer below a mirrored medicine cabinet, and a granite sole. The shower has a bifold door and bench seat, and aft in the shower is a dogged door that provides access to the lazarette as a second point of egress.

From the pilothouse you can head outside to port or starboard to get on deck. Both Dutch doors open to the side deck with immediate access to the Lewmar hydraulic genoa self-tailing winches; the genoa tracks are installed outboard, and the stainless railing is tall to assist with safe walking about. The area just ahead of the pilothouse windows has a custom storage fiberglass deck box with upholstered seating, and you can enjoy harbor recreation aboard the Santee Sport 116 kayak mounted on the port railing. The full-batten mainsail is stowed in a Leisurefurl boom supported by a Navtec hydraulic rod boom vang (rebuilt July 2023). The 130% headsail is rigged onto a hydraulic furler with sheets led aft to hydraulic primary winches; the genoa has a high-cut foot. The Forespar double-spreader mast is secured with stout standing rigging and massive stainless-steel chain plates. Ahead of the mast are two Dorade vents with stainless rails. On the foredeck is a large opening hatch for access to a spacious sail locker with a forward removable panel for the anchor locker. Anchoring is convenient and secure with a 55 KG Nordhavn stainless steel hinged plow with 400' of 3/8" galvanized chain over the anchor rollers, guided to the Maxwell vertical windlass, plus a custom anchor bridle with bow tow eye above the waterline.

Access is from the aft deck ladder on the port side through a large opening hatch. Once aloft, you will appreciate this deck atop the pilothouse for the view and functional layout. Aft is a fiberglass arch for nav/com antennas with the Furuno open array radar centered; underneath are the Kahlenberg horn trumpets and a hailer. There are three large custom waterproof storage bags for bulky, lightweight gear. The boom has a winch control box for launching and retrieving the tender — a 10' Achilles inflatable with Torqeedo electric outboard stowed on removable Weaver chocks. There are two large solar panels to support the vessel's electrical demands.

Perelandra is more properly defined as a "trawlersailer" — an easily handled sailboat that gallops along across the wind spectrum, with heritage from two decades of PAE experience building long-range trawlers and fifteen years of Mason full-displacement sailboats prior. Her sail plan is easily trimmed for a broad range of wind conditions, and her reliable Lugger main engine is coupled with the incredible Hundested variable-pitch propeller for optimum rpm/burn rate and loading, to match the sail plan or run independently. As the owner, you have a variety of underway options with easily furled sails and possibly the most efficient engine package ever installed on an expedition cruising yacht.