Fort Lauderdale, FL
Raised in the small mining towns of northern Ontario, Derek found his interest for all things ocean watching Mike Nelson on Sea Hunt, the 1950s television series. While backpacking in Europe in 1972, Derek was offered his first position as crew on a pre-war wooden cutter bound for Brazil. This is when the passion came to life. Derek learned navigation and seamanship during this voyage, and his talents have grown exponentially over the years.
By 1986, Derek had owned 2 of his own sailing vessels and spent 12 years cruising the Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Derek then captained sailing yachts up to 80 feet in size both privately owned and by charter and has delivered vessels to all corners of the globe.
He has logged over 175,000 nautical miles and completed 7 trans-Atlantic and 3 trans-Pacific crossings. In 2002 Derek began a new chapter as a yacht broker, working for a local brokerage in Fort Lauderdale. It wasn’t long before Derek’s knowledge and expertise brought him to the forefront as the “go-to guy” for sailing vessels within the firm. Honest, easygoing and knowledgeable are a few of the adjectives previous clients have used to describe Derek. He now hopes to help you achieve the dream he has lived.
View Broker (Derek Jarvis)Yacht Name: | Cavu |
Builder: | Concordia |
Model: | Custom 52 |
Year: | 1989 |
Location: | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Designer: | Concordia Custom Yachts |
Hull Material: | Fiberglass |
Designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Concordia Custom Yachts, Cavu is sloop rigged with in-mast furling and optional cutter rig. The design features a very nice center cockpit allowing for a generous owner's stateroom aft with a Pullman double forward complete with its own head and shower stall.
Being a custom build, the quality of the joinery work, done in teak, is outstanding!
Cavu had a major refit with numerous upgrades to all the systems onboard in 2013-4. These included sails (since replaced in 9/19), solar, windlass, electronics, safety, bottom, refrigeration, air conditioning, soft goods, lighting and so much more. After a year-long refit, the owner headed out to the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Virgin Islands and down the chain to Grenada. He cruised up and down the chain for five years until health issues forced him to call Mount Hartman Bay, Grenada, home. His health issues worsened and earlier this year he passed away in hospital in Grenada and the boat was brought to Ft Lauderdale to sell.
I have sailed numerous times on Cavu and found her to be terrific under sail and beautiful at anchor.
She is located in the heart of Ft Lauderdale and easy to show.
Length: | 52' |
Beam: | 15' 5 |
Draft: | 7' |
Water Tank Capacity: | 225 Gallons |
Fuel Tank Capacity: | 100 Gallons |
Holding Tank Capacity: | 24 Gallons |
Engine Manufacturer: | Westerbeke |
Engine Model: | W70 |
Power: | 70 HP |
Number of Engines: | 1 |
Fuel Type: | Diesel |
Engine Hours: | 5754 Hours |
Cavu's interior arrangement consists of a "V" berth forward; a second cabin aft of the "V" berth; master stateroom aft; and main saloon; galley; and navigation station amidships. Interior joinery work is teak, and the cabin sole is teak and holly with a satin finish. The overhead is white vinyl with teak trim. Headroom is 7'2" in the main saloon, and in the guest cabin. Six Bomar opening ports, nine Lewmar overhead hatches, dorade ventilators, Hella turbo fans, and interior lights are located throughout the accommodations. The entire interior is air conditioned.
Forward of the main salon is two guest staterooms. Farthest forward is a “V” berth cabin with a permanent single berth to port and a swing up single to starboard. There is also a filler strip to form these two singles into a “V” berth. There is a large hatch above. Currently, this cabin is used solely for storage, the beds and filler are there but there are no cushions.
It is possible to return this to a functioning cabin if so desired.
Aft from the "V" berth cabin is a full-width head. To port are the shower and Vacu Flush head. Vanity to starboard. This is a very large compartment with private access to both forward cabins. The headroom in the head compartment is 7’. Aft of the head is the second guest cabin with a large double berth to port, settee to starboard including hanging lockers, drawers and lockers. The headroom in the second cabin is 7’2” Further aft is the main salon.
Forward of the main salon are two guest staterooms. Farthest forward is a “V” berth cabin with a permanent single berth to port and a swing up single to starboard. There is also a filler strip to form these two singles into a “V” berth. There is a large hatch above. Currently this cabin is used solely for storage…the beds and filler are there but there are no cushions.
Aft from the "V" berth cabin is a full width head. To port is the shower and Vacu Flush head. Vanity to starboard. This is a very large compartment with private access to both forward cabins. Head room in the head compartment is 7’. Aft of the head is the second guest cabin with a large double berth to port, settee to starboard including hanging lockers, drawers and lockers. Headroom in the second cabin is 7’2” Further aft is the main salon.
Amidships to port is the “U” shaped dinette with inlaid teak table. Off white cushion covers brighten the teak interior. Above the dinette and outboard are three large, deep lockers. Opposite to starboard is a convertible settee. Above and outboard are three large, deep lockers. Aft of the dinette is the aft-facing nav station utilizing the aft end of the dining settee as its’ seat. There is a curved door locker for a hidden TV. The soles are teak. There are two large ports on either side of the salon allowing plenty of light. Overhead hatches allow plenty of ventilation. The entire interior is air-conditioned. The headroom in the main salon is 7’2”.
The galley runs along the starboard side, aft of the main salon. The propane stove and oven are outboard…further aft, outboard are the freezer and refrigerator. The galley sinks are inboard. There are three openings to the engine and generator in the galley. There is also engine room access under the swing-away companionway ladder.
A large nav station is located to the port and aft of the main salon. The nav instruments are mounted athwartship and the nav seat is the aft end of the dinette. The backrest pivots one way or the other depending on if the owner is navigating or eating
There are a large opening chart table and a full custom electrical panel next to it.
Sails:
Winches: All Barient
Mast:
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