2013 Nordhavn 60

Chopin is hull 57 and is the second new Nordhavn commissioned by owners who have devoted much of their free time to exploring the US east coast by sea. Their Nordhavn 47, Miro, allowed the family to embrace the trawler lifestyle, and they desired a larger yacht to travel with more comfort and space. Chopin's gorgeous blue hull gelcoat makes her stand out anywhere she arrives, and she features a stunning cherry wood interior with gloss varnish finish. The cockpit, boat deck and swim platform are all extended. Using the knowledge from their previous Nordhavn experience, Chopin was carefully planned to include the best and most popular factory options.

The popularity of the Nordhavn 55/60 series is a tribute to an incredibly brilliant design whose success is measured by so many diverse attributes — a marvelous combination of long-range cruising performance and optimum living accommodations. The decision to build a new Nordhavn allows each buyer the opportunity to use their experience and preferences to order the latest equipment. The PAE project management team does a magnificent job of incorporating each buyer's semi-custom requests, so that each production slot creates a unique yacht. Each hull is hand-built by the South Coast yard in Xiamen, China, who are experts in craftsmanship and installations, and the engineering of every system is superb, taking advantage of PAE's ocean-crossing pedigree to ensure the inclusion of premium brands selected for reliability and serviceability.

Chopin is powered by the proven John Deere 6090AFM75 325 HP main engine, keel cooled with dry stack exhaust, designed for trouble-free continuous-duty running for days on end. For backup redundancy she has a John Deere 4045DFM75 80 HP "get home" wing engine with a V-drive transmission and independent fuel tank, starting battery, shaft and propeller. Her ABT active fin stabilizers provide exceptional, sea-kindly roll reduction offshore, and she has a flopper stopper on the port side for use in unruly anchorages. The Maxwell 3500 24V electric windlass runs 400' of chain rode attached to a 150-pound custom stainless-steel anchor, and the chain locker forward includes an anchor well to contain and disperse muck overboard.

Chopin is quite easy to handle when you return to shore. For close-quarter maneuvering she has 24V Sidepower electric bow and stern thrusters. The foredeck is separated by the Portuguese bridge, which has a built-in docking station to starboard, and there is an additional docking station on the starboard transom to make it easier when backing into a slip. For boarding, you can land on the extended swim platform if arriving by dinghy, and there are hull doors aft into the cockpit and to starboard opening into the covered side deck. There is a custom splash reducer molded under the swim deck, and the passarelle is mounted on the swim platform.

The cockpit and starboard walkway are covered with teak for sure footing, and the only other exposed exterior teak is the varnished caprail surrounding the cockpit atop the tall deck bulwarks. The cockpit has a custom fiberglass housing with a built-in propane barbeque to port and a custom teak table centered for outdoor dining; curved stairs offer access up to the boat deck. The boat deck connects forward to the port side of the pilothouse and is above the saloon, protected behind the pilothouse, featuring a Steelhead crane, Winslow life raft and a separate gasoline storage tank for the tender (no dinghy is included).

Atop the pilothouse is the flybridge, which has a fiberglass hardtop to keep you dry when it is raining and shaded when it is sunny. The flybridge has a stainless-steel destroyer helm and a beautifully arranged custom instrument console that includes a duplicated set of navigation/communications electronics, thrusters and windlass controls, all in easy reach of the two helm chairs. Aft there is a fiberglass table with teak insert and a comfortably upholstered wraparound bench. The fiberglass housing for the dry stack exhaust has mounting bases for antennas and flag halyards.

You enter the saloon through the Dutch door. Chopin is a widebody (maxed to port with a walkway outside to starboard), allowing much more interior volume — you will feel you are inside a much larger yacht. The saloon is very generous with an L-shaped settee to port and a large custom teak dining table with opening leaves; French blinds add a decorative flair. To starboard is a built-in long settee, comfortable for sleeping in rough weather, and forward on the aft side of the galley are two built-in bar stools with back supports.

For cooking, the galley is seaworthy and functional, with Sub Zero refrigeration with two freezer drawers, a GE Profile propane 4-burner stove top with electric oven, GE trash compactor, GE dishwasher, microwave convection oven and slide-out spice rack. Chopin has a dual basin sink and custom glass racks in the overhead lockers, and the galley floors are granite. The galley connects to the master stateroom as you pass a large double-door pantry locker for storage.

The master features a king-sized island berth athwartships. There is additional ventilation through the forward opening hatch in the Portuguese bridge and opening portlights outboard. The master connects ensuite to a head with sink, medicine cabinet and a spacious bathtub with shower.

Forward of the master is the custom guest cabin arrangement: a single bunk/desk combination to starboard (the basement is directly beneath with access to the watermaker, water heater, bow thruster, etc.), and a port-side guest cabin set up with two single berths stacked like bunk beds. Both forward cabins have private access doors to the forward head and shower.

Arriving in the pilothouse you will enjoy great visibility and a well-founded assortment of nav/com controls, engine and generator controls, thruster controls and electrical panels. The Stidd helm chair is designed for long watches, and there is a bench seat with table behind the helm. Directly behind the bench is the private captain's cabin, and the day head is located aft to starboard. Chopin also has a deluxe Atlas frequency converter for international connections.

From the saloon/galley landing you head down to the utility room, which has the clothes washer and clothes dryer installed outboard of the top-load freezer, which has a custom stainless-steel surface.

The engine room has a tall access door and is easy to move around once inside. The John Deere main is on centerline, keel cooled with dry stack exhaust. To starboard of the engine are the fuel manifolds, Racor fuel filters and oil change system, as well as the fire suppression tank. The 20 kW Northern Lights generator is aft to port and the John Deere wing engine is aft to starboard. There is a deep bilge with easy access to through hulls, and aft in the engine room is a hinged door to the lazarette.

The lazarette is neatly organized with excellent equipment placement and additional room for storage. The inverter, battery charger, batteries, crane motor, air conditioners, steering with autopilots, Glendinning shore power bin, fire suppression and battery select switches all highlight the lazarette.

• John Deere 6090AFM75 main engine 325 HP — keel cooled, dry stack
• (4) docking stations — pilothouse, flybridge, Portuguese bridge, cockpit
• John Deere 4045DFM75 wing engine 80 HP
• Northern Lights 20 kW generator
• ABT TRAC 250 active fin stabilizers; port side flopper stopper
• Side Power 24V bow and stern thrusters
• Maxwell 24V electric windlass
• Cruisair air conditioning
• ASEA 12 kVA frequency converter; Olsun isolation transformer with bypass
• Outback inverter; Victron Centaur battery charger; Lifeline AGM batteries
• Glendinning Cablemaster for stern shore power; forward and aft shore power connections
• Village Marine 600 GPD watermaker
• (3) Tecma freshwater heads
• Headhunter Mach 5 fresh water pump with backup
• Newair wine cooler installed in basement forward bilge
• Sub Zero refrigerator with freezer drawers
• GE propane four-burner stove with electric oven; GE dishwasher; GE trash compactor; GE convection microwave oven
• Norcold pilothouse refrigerator
• SeaFire fire suppression in engine room and lazarette
• Winslow life raft; EPIRB
• Steelhead ES1500 crane
• Oil change system; custom spare oil storage rack for 40 gallons
• 45-gallon gas tank in fiberglass enclosure with electric pump for dinghy
• Bauer Jr. SCUBA air compressor; (4) bottle SCUBA tank rack (tanks not included)
• Girevole passarelle
• Fire Magic propane barbeque built into cockpit
• (3) Stidd helm chairs
• Flat screen televisions
• Extensive navigation package in pilothouse and flybridge featuring Furuno, Simrad, Icom, FLIR and more