Berthon UK
(Lymington, Hampshire - UK)
Sue Grant
sue.grant@berthon.co.uk
0044 (0)1590 679 222
Berthon Scandinavia
(Henån, Sweden)
Magnus Kullberg
magnus.kullberg@berthonscandinavia.se
0046 304 694 000
Berthon Spain
(Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
Simon Turner
simon.turner@berthoninternational.com
0034 639 701 234
Berthon USA
(Rhode Island, USA)
Jennifer Stewart
jennifer.stewart@berthonusa.com
001 401 846 8404
Dixon 65, LIARA has always been a special yacht. One of a long line of LIARAs – she was built of exotics. The brief was to deliver a light, fast and easily driven hull, which was also easily sailed short-handed with in-boom furling. She was on of a series of Bill Dixon custom designs and so also benefited from him legendary space planning on deck and below.
Bill Dixon delivered a large entertaining cockpit with a twin wheel arrangement. The current owner has improved the complete anchoring system/equipment and equipped it with a larger and heavier anchor and a matching anchor winch. He also improved the dinghy launch system. She is designed for safe and easy operation at sea, and she is a secure platform for shorthanded bluewater cruising.
Below decks LIARA has excellent mahogany joinery with the extensive use of burrs and ebony inlays all put together by the craftsmen at Southern Ocean Marine, NZ. Her current owners have fitted lovely mahogany soleboards which brings the whole effect together beautifully. She has a great layout for 8 people including crew as you wish. For short-handed use, she has lots of space and air.
These owners have totally upgraded and updated LIARA. She has been repainted and had a full review of all systems and an update of electronics, rig, sails and safety equipment. Her owners’ plans have changed.
LIARA’s price has now been significantly reduced as her Owners will not sail with her again. She continues to be maintained and is a laid-up condition afloat. She is offered at this very attractive price on an as is, where is basis. Her Owners are providing the opportunity for her next owner to enjoy a fast and capable blue water yacht in which they have invested heavily, providing the opportunity to do the bluewater cruising that they planned but which ill health meant they could not realise. The air conditioning is not functioning and the bowthruster needs service. The sails are in storage and LIARA will need full commissioning for her next voyage. She has cruised locally in the past years but has only been sparingly used.
LIARA may be visited in Genoa in the company of our Berthon agent and we look forward to making an appointment for your inspection.
We had clear ideas and a list of requirements when we started our search for our new yacht and bought LIARA. These were based on our extensive sailing experience and our education.
This meant that we had clear ideas about the construction (statics, choice of materials and material processing), safety, speed, lay-out, size, comfort, and the need for an elegant design. Our new yacht also had to have in-boom furling, and crucially able to be sailed by the two of us. The statics, choice of materials and material processing had to meet our high standards. An important requirement was that the deck had to be flush from the stern to the companionway, as well as from the stern around the cockpit to the bow.
She had to have the volume and comfort to allow us to take friends and guests and accommodate up to 2 crew on ocean crossings. Also, a sufficiently large galley with good storage space was on the list.
We evaluated many yachts. These included Oyster, Swan, Amel, HR, Farr, Solaris, and others. After a selection process which we made as objective as possible, LIARA was top of the list and this with a remarkable distance from all the other yachts.
We love LIARA for her remarkable sailing characteristics and her course stability. The extreme large lazarettes are excellent to stow everything. We appreciate her barrier-free passageway from the transom to the companionway as well as to the winches and helm stations. This comfort area gives us also additional safety especially during night sailing.
The internal layout is lovely and has a well thought out subdivision which is very spacious and comfortable.
LIARA has a big engine/generator room, which also houses the watermaker, shaft seal, etc. and is directly accessible from the aft corridor. The charming and spacious owners’ cabin with the integrated head and shower is separated from the saloon and the guest cabins providing lots of privacy.
When we anchor, she lies calmly in the water thanks to her size and weight.
According to the motto, nothing is perfect, so we have made some changes/improvements to LIARA. When we bought her, all the internal floors were covered with a light beige carpet which was not practical and so we replaced it with beautiful wooden sole boards.
In 2017/2018 we made some further improvements for the planned circumnavigation of the world:
LIARA is a fast yet safe yacht. Thanks to the in-boom furling and the furling genoa, she is easy to trim. Even in a strong mistral she sails as if she was on rails either upwind or downwind. It is no coincidence that she has won the ARC and Antigua Race twice. Thanks to the Parasailor, LIARA is very good-natured on a broad reach or running downwind. With 20 knots of breeze on a close reach, she sails easily at 8 – 10 knots. Under power, LIARA uses approximately 7 litres an hour at 1750 RPM and makes around 7 knots light swell. This is evidence of a good hull design with a well-pitched propeller. Under sail as well as under engine she is easy and straight forward to handle. We have sailed LIARA a lot two handed.
In 2019, after a major refit and further improvements on LIARA, we were ready to start our 7-year circumnavigation. However, in the summer of 2019 Kurt had to undergo spinal surgery, which was followed by Covid-19. In autumn 2021, another serious back operation was necessary, after which the surgeon strongly recommended Kurt not go sailing in heavy seas or make ocean crossings. So, with heavy hearts, we decided to sell LIARA. Our situation has not improved and so we have instructed Berthon to offer LIARA for sale at only €675,000 ex-VAT to affect a quick sale.
LIARA was commercially registered until the end of 2016. She met and still meets the requirements for commercial registration.
Sue Grant
Berthon UK
Tel: 0044 (0)1590 679 222
E-Mail: sue.grant@berthon.co.uk
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Berthon UK
(Lymington, Hampshire - UK)
Sue Grant
sue.grant@berthon.co.uk
0044 (0)1590 679 222
Berthon Scandinavia
(Henån, Sweden)
Magnus Kullberg
magnus.kullberg@berthonscandinavia.se
0046 304 694 000
Berthon Spain
(Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
Simon Turner
simon.turner@berthoninternational.com
0034 639 701 234
Berthon USA
(Rhode Island, USA)
Jennifer Stewart
jennifer.stewart@berthonusa.com
001 401 846 8404