Kyrnos
55 feet of stylish, spacious cruising comfort combined with sparkling performance and ease of handling.
World cruising with a school age family is not every-ones cup of tea, but when you have a boat purpose built and equipped it all becomes a whole lot easier.
Kyrnos is a large volume cruiser, built by Franklins for a sailing family and many sea miles have passed under her keel.
Comfort at sea is essential and the daily work of running a yacht and a family calls for special equipping.
The large aft owner's suite features a sewing table, head and hand basin.
The children's areas are complete with desks and computer terminals for correspondence schooling, while the bow features a further cabin with a V berth.
The Spacious galley and central saloon is situated below the central cockpit, which makes it ideal for serving to the above decks dining and entertainment area.
The interior is hand crafted in American Maple with galley and bathroom counter tops in Corian. Upholstery in the main saloon, navigation station and master bedroom is New Zealand leather with easy care Sunbrella acrylic fabric used on the balance of the upholstery.
The dual electric system features both 12 volt and 110 volt and there is a full complement of up to the minute navigation equipment.
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She features a 7/8 carbon fibre rig with heavily swept spreaders and a wide side stay base to eliminate the need for runners.
A Harken furl system handles the jib while the main is stowed conventionally with lazy jacks.
The Mainsheet purchase system is contained in the boom with a single sheet dropping from the aft end of the boom to the central sheeting position. A double ended mainsheet exits at the mast, feeding back along each side of the central cockpit to the winches. A simple, uncluttered deck plan with just 8 Lewmar winches and non overlapping jibs assist with easy, short handed family cruising.
150 of the 600 litre fuel capacity is carried in a keel tank, freeing up hull space and enhancing the ballast ratio.
Kyrnos is the name that the ancient Greeks gave to the Mediterranean Island of Corsica, an special place for the family who have links to Corsica.
Franklins and the owners were thrilled with the Kyrnos a New Zealand designed and built yacht equal to any world wide.
