Custom Cutter Rigged Sloop for sale

YQUEM is a 31.70-metre custom cutter-rigged sloop designed by Bill Tripp and built in 1992 by the American yard Windship-Trident. Previously sailing as Lunar Mist and later as Cinderella II, she now carries the name of one of the great Sauternes estates. Exterior lines by Bill Tripp, interior by Donald Starkey: she belongs to that rare category of blue-water yacht that simply never dates.

She lies in Valencia, Spain, under Maltese commercial flag and is offered VAT paid. Her epoxy composite hull, reinforced with Kevlar over a PVC foam core, combines lightness with genuine strength, while her teak deck gives her the classic presence that has always defined her.

Following twelve months at Solent Refit in 2012, YQUEM was entirely refitted between May 2025 and August 2026, an extensive programme reaching hydraulics, electrics, plumbing, propulsion, rigging, navigation electronics and interiors alike. Her 460 hp LUGGER main engine, fully refurbished, showed zero hours in August 2026, and the hydraulic systems are now governed by a custom-made PLC. Hull, keel, mast, boom, rigging and shaft have all been independently surveyed.

Her deck is arranged around two separate cockpits, a layout that protects guest privacy: amidships, a spacious and sheltered cockpit with its two dining tables; aft, the working cockpit with twin wheels. The SPARCRAFT carbon mast, born of the partnership formed for the 1992 America’s Cup, remains notably solid, while the Park Avenue boom makes handling the mainsail remarkably straightforward. New running rigging, a 2026 SANDERS mainsail and a hydraulic furler complete a sail plan of 535 m2 upwind and 1,110 m2 downwind: this cutter reaches 12.5 knots at top speed, holds 9 knots cruising and carries a 1,900-nautical-mile range.

Below, a deck house with 360-degree views opens between deck life and saloon. Generous and luminous, the saloon combines lounge and dining area for eight guests; repainted white and fitted with an additional window, new couches and reworked lighting, it regained all its brightness during the refit. The galley, set aft of the saloon, is exceptionally roomy and beautifully arranged around its centre island. The owner’s cabin is a large double with en suite shower and bath, joined by three double cabins each with its own bathroom. The crew have three separate cabins, including a twin cabin, along with a crew mess and a separate entrance from the aft cockpit.

SPECIAL FEATURES

- Comprehensively refitted between May 2025 and August 2026 - hydraulics, electrics, plumbing, propulsion, rigging, navigation electronics and interiors
- LUGGER L6125A 460 hp main engine fully refurbished with new cylinders and pistons - zero hours as of August 2026
- Brand new 30 kW NANNI sound-proofed generator; 27 kW and 17 kW KOHLER generators fully serviced August 2026
- New 260 m2 SANDERS mainsail (2026) and new Spectra running rigging; RECKMANN hydraulic headsail furler
- SPARCRAFT carbon mast by Omohundro and SPARCRAFT Park Avenue composite boom - 535 m2 upwind / 1,110 m2 downwind
- Epoxy composite hull reinforced with Kevlar over a PVC foam core - teak deck
- New 180 l/h IDROMAR water maker (2026); ALFA LAVAL fuel separator and sewage treatment
- STARLINK internet and IRIDIUM satellite communications
- B&G navigation suite: Z12 chart plotter, B&G and FURUNO radar, AIS transmitter, SIMRAD hydraulic autopilot
- Eight guests in four en suite double cabins - owner’s cabin with shower and bath
- Three separate crew cabins with crew mess and dedicated entrance from the aft cockpit
- Deck house with 360-degree views; saloon repainted white with an additional window, new couches, LED lighting and Corian surfaces (2025/26)
- Exceptionally roomy galley around a gimballed centre island - GAGGENAU oven and hob, dishwasher, 4 refrigerators, 2 deep freezers
- MAXWELL 5000 windlass fully refurbished, PTO driven, with 115 m of new 18 mm chain
- 50 hp RICHFIELD retractable bow thruster; aft garage door on hydraulic rams with swim ladder and floating platform
- HUNDESTED VP5 FR-HY variable pitch propeller with new PSS shaft seal, new anodes and PROPSPEED
- NOVURANIA 400 DL tender with 50 hp YAMAHA outboard, waterskis, 2 wakeboards and inflatable paddleboards
- Independent 2026 surveys of hull, keel, mast, boom, rigging, rudder stock, propeller and shaft
- Maltese commercial flag - VAT paid - lying Valencia, Spain… » whole text » less text