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Last updated April 21, 2008
Table of Contents
About the boat CanKata
About the equipment aboard CanKata
About the safety items in CanKata
About the Smiths – updated photos of kids
About
the boat
Registration (O.N. 823598):
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ShipRegistry/detail.asp?lang=e&ShipID=823598
The Builders: (CanKata is the 37’ Privilege)
http://www.alliaura.com/en/indocca.html
About
the name
When
we first bought our wonderful Privilege 37, her name was Camcat. We knew her for six months before we bought
her, so a drastic name change didn’t seem to work for us. After considerable consideration, we decided
to change the “m” to an “n” to make it more Canadian, added an “a” at the end
to make it sound more feminine, and change the “c” to a capital “K” to
incorporate a martial arts movement. And
the name CanKata was born.
About the layout
CanKata
is a catamaran, which means it has two hulls – a starboard hull (the
right side if you are facing forward) and a port hull (the left side if
you are facing forward). A “nacelle”
joins these two hulls.
The
starboard hull, which is our guest hull, consists of a queen size berth
at the stern of the hull, cabinets and library midship, and a full “head”
(bathroom for you landlubbers) and the front of the hull. The head consists of a toilet, sink and
shower stall.
The
“nacelle” contains the salon, which consists of a large dining table and a
navigation station. You enter the
nacelle from the cockpit and step down 3 steps to either of the two hulls.
The
port hull has a queen size berth at the stern of the hull, a galley
(kitchen for you landlubbers) midship, and the stateroom is up front. The stateroom (which is where Darrel and
Loretta sleep) consists of a head and walk-up berth.
All
the berths have plenty of closet space and ports and excellent
cross-ventilation.
At
the front of the boat, there are two large lockers for storing equipment,
lines, and fenders. There are also two
trampolines for lounging and catching the rays (although they serve a
structural use as well).
At
the very front of the boat are two pulpit seats for early morning coffee and
dolphin watching.
At
the very back of the boat are two “sugar scoops” (with 3 stairs taking you to
water level) from which to swim and enjoy other water sports. The starboard hull sugar scoop has a transom
shower for rinsing off salt water and spilt rum.
It
is very easy to walk around the boat.
Lifelines make it difficult for those aboard to fall overboard. The boom is above the cockpit canopy, which
makes it difficult for those aboard to get whacked in the head and knocked
overboard. The water we will be sailing in
will be warm, clear and sparkling so it will be difficult to resist jumping
overboard.
We
spend most of our time in the cockpit, including when we eat, read, play games,
and relax (weather permitting). The
cockpit has a lounging pad on each side and a canopy to protect us from the sun
and rain. The helm station is also in
the cockpit. If you are standing in the
cockpit looking astern of the boat, you are looking at one of the nicest
backyards you could imagine.
About
the equipment aboard
CanKata
is well equipped to provide a safe, comfortable and pleasurable trip, both at
anchor and at sea. Below is a list of
most of our mechanical, electrical and plumbing equipment, some of which came
with the boat from the manufacture and some which was later added to meet our
customized needs.
Yanmar
30 hp diesel engines c/w SD 20 saildrives (new in November 2007)
Two
32 imperial gallon fuel tanks
Four
6 volt Trojan 215 amp hour house batteries connected in series and parallel for
a total 12-volt system with 430 amp hours
Two
12 volt 24 series starting batteries
Hot
water tank with heat exchanger
124 gallon fresh water tank
Whale raw-water pump in galley
ECH2O
Tec. 200-DML-1 watermaker – 8.4 gallons per hour
2000-watt
inverter/charger
Refrigerator
with cold plate
Freezer
with cold plate
Double
sink in galley
Microwave
Force
10 two-burner stove c/w oven and broiler
Two
holding tanks
Raytheon
ST 7000 autohelm
Northstar
GPS/chart plotter
Magellan
315 handheld GPS
GPS
mouse
Icom
IC-M59 VHF
Standard
Horizon HX406S handheld VHF
Suunto
Vector wrist computer
Toshiba
Satellite A10 laptop
Toshiba Satellite M40 laptop
Panasonic MP3 CD Player/Receiver c/w four speakers
Sansa Video MP3 Player – 16 GB
Acer laptop
Motorola
family radio system
Link
10 battery monitor
Air
X Marine wind generator
Icom
M802 SSB c/w AT 140 tuner
Pactor
modem
Brass
clock, barometer, temperature and humidity gauge
Kyocera
KC120 watt photovoltaic panel
Sharp 125 watt photovoltaic panel
Mitsubishi 110 photovoltaic panel
Raymarine
SL72 Plus radar c/w 24 NM antenna
Raytheon
ST 50 tridata – speed, depth, wind direction
Depthmate
SM5-B portable depth sounder
Lewmar
Ocean 1 electric winch c/w 003 gypsy
Four Lewmar 44 ST two speed winches
Harken batt car
system (for mainsail)
Olympus
digital camera
CQR
45 lb anchor c/w 200’ ACCO G40 3/8 (10 mm) high test galvanized chain
Bruce
33 lb anchor c/w 400’ 5/8” line
Force
10 barbeque
Cockpit
canopy c/w rain-catcher
Fishing
rod and reel c/w trolling holder, gaff
Pole
spears
Snorkels, fins and masks (2 sets)
Wash-down pump in anchor locker
Replacements
Mainsail replaced in June 2002
Microwave replaced in August 2002
Hot water tank in May 2004
Sail cover in June 2004
Stove replaced in August 2004
Canopy canvas replaced in August 2004
Headsail replaced in October 2004
Furler drum replaced in October 2004
Trampolines replaced October 2005
Expired supplies in life raft in July 2006 (when life raft was
inspected)
Standing rigging replaced in August 2006
Running rigging replaced August 2006
Bottom paint last redone November 2007
Solar screens (for windows) replaced November 2007
Yanmar engines replaced November 2007
Trampoline lines replaced January 2008
About
the safety items
CanKata
meets and exceeds all the necessary safety equipment to comply with Canadian
and USA regulations. The list of safety
equipment includes:
Personal
flotation devices for ten
Flares
Lifebuoy
Man
over pole
Fire
extinguishers
Sound
signalling device
Safety
harness
Para-Tech
sea anchor
Delta
drogue
4-person
Personal
strobe lights
Medical
kit
EPIRB
(emergency position indicating radio beacon) ACR GlobalFix 406
c/w integrated GPS
Carbon
monoxide detector
Radar
reflector
1,000,000
candle portable spot light
About
CanKitty
The tender to CanKata is an Avon RIB (rigid
inflatable boat) that has a fibreglass bottom for a fast and stable ride
(you’ll notice that we did not mention “dry”).
The overall length of CanKitty is 10’ – 3” (3.1 m) and can comfortably
carry 4 people plus cargo at speeds approximately 20 mph. CanKitty has a 15hp Yamaha 4 stroke motor and
all the necessary safety equipment. When
not in use, CanKitty is stored up out of the water on the two davits at the
stern of CanKata.
About
Darrel and Loretta Smith
Believe
it or not, we were born and bred in the prairies.
We have
over 50 years of combined boating experience, and nearly as many years of
experience working in a government agency (Canada Mortgage and Housing
Corporation). We are avid sailors,
snorkelers, and explorers. We plan to
become avid fishermen, djembe drummers, and mouth organ players. Darrel’s
technical skills and knowledge of boats and their systems will no doubt prove
handy as we sail CanKata around the world.
Our
boating qualifications
VHF
Radio Operator - 1994 (Darrel only)
CPS Boating Course
– 1996
Basic Cruising
Standard – 1997
Intermediate Learn
to Cruise – 1998
Coastal Navigation
– 1999
Celestial
Navigation – 2000
Martial Arts – brown
belt – 2001
Diesel Engine
operation, maintenance and repair – 2002
Fiberglass repair –
2002
First Aid and CPR –
2003 (Loretta only)
Amateur Radio
License – 2004 (VA3DME and VA3LME)
Scuba Diving – 2004
(Darrel only)
Dylan, Laura, Tehja and Taylor
It
was hard to leave behind our son and his family, who now live in Prince Edward
Island – a beautiful little gem in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the east
coast of Canada. We hope the four of
them will be the most frequent visitors to CanKata!
Our
Web Team
This site was started in April 2004 after excellent guidance from our
good friend and computer expert, John Harding.
John continues to provide us with great advice and tips. If anyone needs computer help, we highly
recommend him!
Here’s
John’s website: http://www.compu-home.com/MainPage.html
Another
good friend, Hugh Graham, has taken on the challenge of helping to keep the
website updated. He and a network of
others ensure that everyone is notified of the updates. What would we do
without friends?
We
hope you enjoy visiting our site, reading our news, seeing our photos, trying
our recipes, and sharing our experiences as we sail around the world!