The TallShips Schooner Kia Ora is now on the market and ready to sail. If your looking for a charter business and lifestyle opportunity or simply ready to follow your dream of crusing and life aboard the sea, now is your chance on a sweet and beautiful vessel. She is as steady as the day is long and the prettiest girl in any harbor without question. If owning a northwest icon is your idea of quality living and your after the journey, the Kia Ora may be your way to experiencing a full lifestyle, the kind of lifestyle that most people only dream about.
Utilize the two year old charter business to offset your expenses. The Kia has a great history in the region and is well known. The charter business is becoming more active as the economy bounces back and there are more people in the world who want to sail aboard a TallShip.
The Kia Ora has been a participant in many regional boat shows like;Tallships Events, ASTA sail training classes, schooner races, Bremerton Harbor Fest, Tacoma Windjammer Events, Port Townsend Boat Festival, Criser Race events, etc... Many of these events pay the owners to participate and these incomes help the boat to break even on expenses. There are not many boats out there that pay their way as you play and enjoy the life. The marketing is already done and contacts already exist for a new owner and contuned service in the Northwest. The Kia is already booking for July and August and has deposits on hand.
Price $198,800
Length 50 ft on deck, 43 ft at waterline, Draft five feet, width 13 feet, a Documented U.S. Vessel. Masts are Douglas fir, Sails are gaffed rigged, Recently repowered with a most excellent choice - a Vetus 80 Horsepower engine. Forged custom bronze stantions have been mounted on deck, as well as, many custom forged bronzed fittings. The cockpit has been modified for single handling. The engine room has been completely rebuilt. The forward cabin sleeps two bunks, one queen size and one single. The midships head and room have been completely rebuilt. The aft cabin sleeps three and has ample room for storage. Masts were treated in 2012, Hull refinished in 2013, Foward cabin rebuilt in 2010, persian rugs, now working on deck repainting. Sail inventory includes water sails, a blue genoa, a huge liteweight spinnaker and a smaller heavy spinnaker, along with a blue fisherman sail, and staysails. Forward water tank is new, along with a new anchor chain wash system. Alot of love and tender care has been invested in this worthy ship.
The hull is a ferrow cement hull professionally built in one pour and baked at 180 degrees for three months by Latimer Boat works in Seattle. A chemist oversaw the mixtures and a surveyor was on sight the entire time to document all the steps in the making of the Kia Ora. We have the cjhemist records and pictures of the pour. Therefore, we have never had any difficulty obtaining boat insurance. After working on the vessel for six years I am very impressed with the construction. When other boat owners are spending fourty to a hundred thousand using exotic woods to rebuilt the bottom of their boats which are continually in decay, I don't have to worry. The hull of the Kia will be floating in five hundred years when everything else around is long gone. Just ask yourself, "Which lasts longer wood or rock?" I would own another professionaly built ferrow cement boat in a heartbeat. Ferrow cement boats are easy to maintain, quieter in the water, do not rot, bister, delaminate, hog, are more resistant to yaw than any other medium that fatiuges over time, easy to repair, and sea worthy, and easy to fix if you are in remote locations.
Understaning the design
The Kia was built after the plans of Herrshoff, the most famous ship builter and designer of this known age and ages past. The Kia is not a want to be great desig. She was planned by the greatest ship designer in the world as the (JoANNE #257). The traditional rigging is simple, time tested, and uncomplicated, the shallow draft is for reef runing, the heavy masts stop sway at sea and make for a more comfortable ride, the deck is low allowing for lots of play room on deck and open sight lines. The offset prop is a trademark of Herreshof design. The engine is midships to create better balance and the noise of the engine is away from the cockpit. The current engine is so quiet that I have to rev it up a little to check to see if it is even running.
The Kia is a balance of old and new. The best attributes of the Schooner America, designed by Herreshoff Sr. have been incorporated into this design by Francis Herreshoff Jr. The same hull was stretched seven feet and made into the famous ketch "Ticondaroga." This is the icon of the best of ketch desgin, since and still. She is traditional above the water line and sleek under the water lline. She out performs many other designs such as Aldens, Perry's and others.
There are only two JoANNE #257 afloat in the western hemisphere, and the Kia is one of them. If you understand design history then you will instantly value the deepth of inisght placed into this vessel. The Kia is not a boat, it is truly a Sailing Vessel with a rich heritage. Anyone can buy a tuperware boat and go sailing, but aboard the Kia you step into history and sense a very unigue seaman's heartbeat. Once your on board you'll understand what I just said. You're not just going sailing, you become part of voyage, you're a seaman, you are a bridge between the past and the future. You're free to adventure aboard a bluewater-crusier. You have a vesse,l which you know can take you anywhere in the world if you choose to go.
Life aboard the Kia is a wonderful journey. Quite often we arrive at a location and people throughout the Northwest who know the Kia visit, others just kayak by and dream with mouths wide open. We are invited to parties and to lounge on decks by harbor residents when others are simply ignored and tolerated. We have friends in most harbors. They understand what we do and they admire us for doing it. When people step aboard the Kia they envy our dream. They envy that we are living what others can't imagine for themselves. They value the way we live life. We are greeted with smiles at the dock while other vessels remain unnoticed, invisble. When you look back at her sitting among the boats at harbor, she is simply a stunning sight.
You see, The Kia is more than a boat! It is living dream! Just lay awake at night on the cabin tops and watch the stars shooting overhead or sail alongside of an Orca as she rolls over to look at you and your world, and you'll know that life is full of richness.
How does she sail?
Schooners sail best with the wind on the hip or abeam 90 Degrees. Slow and steady and comfortable. Best at twenty knots. Does not heel excessively due to design and stable. Reaction time is slow and predictable as schooners are. They are a proven class of worthy ships with lots of history and practicality. The Kia (JoANNE #257) is best understood as a "Coastal Schooner" she loves twenty to thirty knots. When others head for the barn for cover watch her get up and dance. Most importantly the Kia feels safe! This is because of great design and balance.
What's it like to live aboard?
It is a lifestyle! It,s play and work all combined in a very special world all of its own. We continue to meet people from all parts of the world, marina living is cheep and fun and you can go whereever and whenever you want to go. We have lived in four different marinas and love meeting people and then spending time were no people live in our secret coves. Think of the best of community and you'll find it on the sea. Think of privacy and you have it in those privately discovered places.
Utilize the two year old charter business to offset your expenses. The Kia has a great history in the region and is well known. The charter business is becoming more active as the economy bounces back and there are more people in the world who want to sail aboard a TallShip.
The Kia Ora has been a participant in many regional boat shows like;Tallships Events, ASTA sail training classes, schooner races, Bremerton Harbor Fest, Tacoma Windjammer Events, Port Townsend Boat Festival, Criser Race events, etc... Many of these events pay the owners to participate and these incomes help the boat to break even on expenses. There are not many boats out there that pay their way as you play and enjoy the life. The marketing is already done and contacts already exist for a new owner and contuned service in the Northwest. The Kia is already booking for July and August and has deposits on hand.
Price $198,800
Length 50 ft on deck, 43 ft at waterline, Draft five feet, width 13 feet, a Documented U.S. Vessel. Masts are Douglas fir, Sails are gaffed rigged, Recently repowered with a most excellent choice - a Vetus 80 Horsepower engine. Forged custom bronze stantions have been mounted on deck, as well as, many custom forged bronzed fittings. The cockpit has been modified for single handling. The engine room has been completely rebuilt. The forward cabin sleeps two bunks, one queen size and one single. The midships head and room have been completely rebuilt. The aft cabin sleeps three and has ample room for storage. Masts were treated in 2012, Hull refinished in 2013, Foward cabin rebuilt in 2010, persian rugs, now working on deck repainting. Sail inventory includes water sails, a blue genoa, a huge liteweight spinnaker and a smaller heavy spinnaker, along with a blue fisherman sail, and staysails. Forward water tank is new, along with a new anchor chain wash system. Alot of love and tender care has been invested in this worthy ship.
The hull is a ferrow cement hull professionally built in one pour and baked at 180 degrees for three months by Latimer Boat works in Seattle. A chemist oversaw the mixtures and a surveyor was on sight the entire time to document all the steps in the making of the Kia Ora. We have the cjhemist records and pictures of the pour. Therefore, we have never had any difficulty obtaining boat insurance. After working on the vessel for six years I am very impressed with the construction. When other boat owners are spending fourty to a hundred thousand using exotic woods to rebuilt the bottom of their boats which are continually in decay, I don't have to worry. The hull of the Kia will be floating in five hundred years when everything else around is long gone. Just ask yourself, "Which lasts longer wood or rock?" I would own another professionaly built ferrow cement boat in a heartbeat. Ferrow cement boats are easy to maintain, quieter in the water, do not rot, bister, delaminate, hog, are more resistant to yaw than any other medium that fatiuges over time, easy to repair, and sea worthy, and easy to fix if you are in remote locations.
Understaning the design
The Kia was built after the plans of Herrshoff, the most famous ship builter and designer of this known age and ages past. The Kia is not a want to be great desig. She was planned by the greatest ship designer in the world as the (JoANNE #257). The traditional rigging is simple, time tested, and uncomplicated, the shallow draft is for reef runing, the heavy masts stop sway at sea and make for a more comfortable ride, the deck is low allowing for lots of play room on deck and open sight lines. The offset prop is a trademark of Herreshof design. The engine is midships to create better balance and the noise of the engine is away from the cockpit. The current engine is so quiet that I have to rev it up a little to check to see if it is even running.
The Kia is a balance of old and new. The best attributes of the Schooner America, designed by Herreshoff Sr. have been incorporated into this design by Francis Herreshoff Jr. The same hull was stretched seven feet and made into the famous ketch "Ticondaroga." This is the icon of the best of ketch desgin, since and still. She is traditional above the water line and sleek under the water lline. She out performs many other designs such as Aldens, Perry's and others.
There are only two JoANNE #257 afloat in the western hemisphere, and the Kia is one of them. If you understand design history then you will instantly value the deepth of inisght placed into this vessel. The Kia is not a boat, it is truly a Sailing Vessel with a rich heritage. Anyone can buy a tuperware boat and go sailing, but aboard the Kia you step into history and sense a very unigue seaman's heartbeat. Once your on board you'll understand what I just said. You're not just going sailing, you become part of voyage, you're a seaman, you are a bridge between the past and the future. You're free to adventure aboard a bluewater-crusier. You have a vesse,l which you know can take you anywhere in the world if you choose to go.
Life aboard the Kia is a wonderful journey. Quite often we arrive at a location and people throughout the Northwest who know the Kia visit, others just kayak by and dream with mouths wide open. We are invited to parties and to lounge on decks by harbor residents when others are simply ignored and tolerated. We have friends in most harbors. They understand what we do and they admire us for doing it. When people step aboard the Kia they envy our dream. They envy that we are living what others can't imagine for themselves. They value the way we live life. We are greeted with smiles at the dock while other vessels remain unnoticed, invisble. When you look back at her sitting among the boats at harbor, she is simply a stunning sight.
You see, The Kia is more than a boat! It is living dream! Just lay awake at night on the cabin tops and watch the stars shooting overhead or sail alongside of an Orca as she rolls over to look at you and your world, and you'll know that life is full of richness.
How does she sail?
Schooners sail best with the wind on the hip or abeam 90 Degrees. Slow and steady and comfortable. Best at twenty knots. Does not heel excessively due to design and stable. Reaction time is slow and predictable as schooners are. They are a proven class of worthy ships with lots of history and practicality. The Kia (JoANNE #257) is best understood as a "Coastal Schooner" she loves twenty to thirty knots. When others head for the barn for cover watch her get up and dance. Most importantly the Kia feels safe! This is because of great design and balance.
What's it like to live aboard?
It is a lifestyle! It,s play and work all combined in a very special world all of its own. We continue to meet people from all parts of the world, marina living is cheep and fun and you can go whereever and whenever you want to go. We have lived in four different marinas and love meeting people and then spending time were no people live in our secret coves. Think of the best of community and you'll find it on the sea. Think of privacy and you have it in those privately discovered places.
