META JPB 52, aluminium Strongall, lifting centerboard, 2021, first hand, 2 X NANNI N 4.65, 2 X 65 hp (603 hrs), Hull cork insulation, Saloon table to port, panoramic view, 1 aft cabin with large double central bed, and 2 bunks on the side, 2 forward cabins (1 double bed n port cabin, 2 bunk beds in starboard cabin), Workshop storage laundry room to aft port, Leather saloon upholstery, Slatted cabins beds in all cabins, 2 cockpit primary winches – Andersen 62, 2 electric winches for adjustment and sail handling – Andersen 52, Tilting wheel steering system on 3-position axle, Cockpit sprayhood, Cockpit bimini top (rigid structure), Electric windlass – Lofrans Falkon 24 V, Liferaft locker on aft transom, Aft cockpit roll bar, including dinghy lifting system, Carbon mast 2 spreaders – Lorima, Rod standing rigging, Full batten main sail – X-VOILES Hydranet, Main sail mast track + batten cars – Antal, Single line main sail reefing system, Furling genoa – X-VOILES Hydranet, Furling staysail – X-VOILES Hydranet, In board autopilot – NKE Gyro , 2 autopilot sytems (1 hydraulic, 1 mecanic), Navigation system – NKE, Radar with radome radar fitted on mast – JRC JMA 1030 RADAR, AIS Transponder CLASS B (emission and reception) – Icom MA 510 TR, VHF with dual station cockpit – Icom M 423 G, Telephone and internet – Sailor Fleet One Immarsat, PC Interface, PC + windows, Fridge unit (front opening door), Freezer , Washing machine 220 V, 220 V shore power + battery charger – Victron 80 amp 24 V, 24 V to 220 V Inverter – Victron Phoenix 24/800, Heating system EBERSPACER, Watermaker 12 V – Aquabase, Holding tanks black waters – 2 X 40 l, Holding tanks grey waters – 2 X 120 l, Solar panel on tilting support, removable flexible solar panel, Wind turbine – Superwind, Liferaft – ISO 9650-1 6 p, Located Brittany. For more information or to make an appointment for a visit, contact : Jérôme Le Joubioux +33 6 07 45 71 73 – (e-mail in contact data)
Owner speaks : For several years, it had been decided that I would enjoy my retirement by travelling on my sailing boat. In 2017, with the deadline approaching, I began looking for a sailing boat suitable for long voyages that would meet my requirements: robust, safe, powerful, fast, comfortable and with a deck saloon. In 2018, I settled on the JPB52 designed by Jean Pierre Brouns (an architect renowned for his many achievements, with whom I had many discussions), with a hull made of thick aluminium (Strongall) by the Meta shipyard, a guarantee of quality. Once the hull was completed in June 2020, it was transported to Lorient to the Sailwood shipyard for fitting out and other work, until its launch in December 2021. It was a good choice, and the entire project went perfectly. After several trips in southern Brittany, in May, MacLir left Lorient for Scotland, where, in rough weather conditions, we were able to appreciate its qualities, including the deck saloon for navigation, all manoeuvres being carried out from the cockpit, and its stability in heavy seas, giving a feeling of safety. Back in Brittany in September, we sailed MacLir down to Tenerife, then, after a winter in the Canary Islands, we sailed her back up to the Gulf of Morbihan, stopping off in the Azores to prepare her for the „Grand Départ“ to the South via the West Indies. Unfortunately, circumstances prevented this wonderful project from coming to fruition. I had to resign myself to putting my MacLir up for sale.