Our Sailboat
Ketch Endurance 44
Grazieba
The original name of the boat is Grazieba, which stands for Grazie – ba(bbo)
Italian for “Thanks dad”
MODEL | Ketch Endurance Hédoniste 44 Design: Peter Ibold (1970) |
YEAR | Handmade from 1980-1991 by Enzo T. |
HULL | Ferrocement full keel |
LENGTH x BEAM | 13,8 m x 4 m |
DRAFT | 2,1m |
2 MASTS | Main, Mizzen |
5 SAILS | Main, Genoa, Foresail (Trinquette), Mizzen and Gennaker |
DECK | Teak deck and wood pilothouse and cockpit |
Our Ketch Endurance 44
Our Sailboat Interior
Grazieba,
truly one of a kind
From 1980 – 2017
Our sailboat Grazieba has quite an impressive story. She was handbuilt in Italy from 1980 until 1991 by one single man, Enzo T., who dreamed of building his own sailboat. Prior to starting his project, Enzo wrote letters to American naval architect Peter Ibold, living in France at the time, to get the project details of his Ketch Endurance Hédoniste 44. Just imagine what dedication and craftmanship Enzo must have had to spend 11 years to build this 14-meter lady all by himself… He is forever our hero!
From 2017 until now
In 2017, Tommaso became Grazieba’s new captain thanks to Claudio, shipowner of “Gonfi Gonfi”, a race sailing boat located on Garda Lake in Italy. He met Enzo in Sardinia during the summer and discovered that Grazieba had to find as soon as possible a new Captain! The boat was, like all boats are always, in urgent need of maintenance. He replaced the engine, all rigging, and electronics. In some parts of the boat, water had infiltrated and the wooden walls had to be replaced. In 2018, Laura joined Tommaso in his big quest to get the boat ready to sail again. From 2018 until now, we have dedicated ourselves full-time to refitting Grazieba inside and outside.
Technical Details
INTERIOR
- Salon: sofas, extendable dining table
- Galley: fully equipped with big frontdoor fridge, stove, 2 sinks and plenty of storage for food and equipments
- 1 Head: manual toilet, shower and cabinets
4 CABINS
- V-berth double bed in the bow
- Single cabin and storage for our tools (workshop)
- Twin cabin with bunk bed
- Captain’s cabin with double bed
ENERGY
- 4 Solar panels for a total of 750 W
- 500 W Silent Wind Generator
- Back-up safety generator: 2 kW
- 2 x 240 Ah Gel Batteries
- 2 x 100 Ah Acid Lead Batteries (to start engine)
WATER
- Water tanks: 400 liters
- Drinkable water tank: 100 liters
- Osmosea Watermaker: 65 l/hour
- Berkey Water purification tank (no plastic bottles onboard)
- Salt water pump to wash dishes
- Black water holding tank
ENGINE
- Volvo penta 75 hp (new from 2017)
- Hourly consumption: 4 liters at1800rpm (cruise speed of 5/6 knots with calm weather)
- Diesel deposit 500 liter
ELECTRONICS
- Chartplotter Garmin,
- Back-up Gps App Navionics
- Chartplotter OpenCPN on pc
- AIS (Automatic identification system)
- Garmin wind instrument with log
- Hydraulic autopilot
- fixed VHF radio and portable one
SAFETY
- Beacon
- Life raft for 10 people
- Distress signal rocket kit
- 5 Fire extinguishers
- Sea anchor
- First aid kit, life jackets, back-up nautical charts, compass, …
- Survival bag
EXTRAS
- Rocna anchor 33 kg
- Dinghy 2m70 (4 passengers)
- Outboard engine Suzuki 6 hp
- Dinghy davits at the beam
- Ocean-friendly anti-fouling without biocides, based on silicones (Hempel SilicOne)
On May 2021 Grazieba has passed all safety tests by Italian standards (approved by RINA). The boat is ready for offshore navigation and includes all mandatory and extra safety equipment.
