Wauquiez Chance 37

Boat Overview

The Wauquiez 37 is a fast, capable offshore cruiser/racer designed by renowned naval architect Britten Chance. It is well built with a beautiful teak interior, offering excellent sea keeping capabilities and ease of sailing, whether short or single handed.

This yacht is beautifully presented with a replacement Beta Marine 30hp diesel engine fitted new in 2020, featuring extremely low hours. It also benefits from replacement standing rigging in 2024, new heating, calorifier, batteries, various electronics, and much more.

This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a quality sailing yacht in turn-key condition, ready for the coming season.

Accommodation

The accommodation offers up to five berths in two cabins with 6′ headroom.

Steps lead down from the cockpit to a galley on the starboard side, which includes twin stainless steel sinks with hot and cold pressurized water, a refrigerated cool box, a Plastimo two-ring gas cooker with oven and grill, and plentiful storage above and below. A chart table is located to port with a quarter berth behind. The U-shaped dinette to starboard features a drop leaf table that converts to a double berth, with a settee berth opposite. A skylight/hatch is above.

The companionway includes two large lockers to port, with the heads compartment opposite featuring a Lavac marine toilet, a vanity unit with a stainless steel sink, and a hot and cold mixer tap with a pull-out shower (new electric shower waste pump fitted 2024). There are storage cupboards above and below, along with an opening portlight.

The forward cabin includes a V berth forward with an infill, storage above and below, and an opening hatch to the foredeck.

Teak and holly sole boards are complemented by carpet runners, curtains, and interior lighting. A Pioneer radio/CD player and warm air diesel-fired heating are also included.

Mechanical and Electrical Systems

Located beneath the companionway, the Beta Marine 30hp three-cylinder diesel engine was fitted new in 2020 (exact hours run not specified). It features electric start, freshwater cooling via a heat exchanger, and shaft drive to a fixed pitch, three-blade propeller. Single lever engine controls and a rope cutter are included. The approximate cruising speed is 6 knots, with a maximum speed of 7 knots.

• Alternator charging to 4 x 130Ah batteries – 3 x domestic and 1 x engine start (2024)


• Victron 2Kw charger/inverter with remote control (2024)


• 3 x 12V switch panels


• All internal domestic lighting replaced with LED units (2024)


• Hot and cold pressurized water – all domestic water pipework and calorifier replaced (2024)


• 4kw warm air, diesel-fired heating (MV Heating Ltd) – new 2024


• 240V shore power supply

Sails, Spars and Rigging

The yacht features a masthead rigged sloop with a keel-stepped aluminium mast and boom by Sailspar. The stainless steel standing rigging was replaced in 2024, with Terylene running rigging. Slab reefing is used for the main, and Sailspar headsail furling gear is included, along with a spinnaker pole and jockey pole.

• Mainsail – 2000


• Furling genoa – 2005


• Cruising chute


• Spinnaker


• Trysail

Navigation Equipment

• 2 x Plastimo steering compasses


• B&G Vulvan V7 chartplotter


• Clipper depth, log, and wind instruments


• Standard Horizon Explorer DSC VHF radio and aerial (2024)


• Em-Track AIS 5w transceiver (2024)


• Raymarine ST2000+ tiller pilot


• LED tricolour/anchor light (2024)


• LED deck/running light (2024)


• LED deck level navigation lights (2024)


• Pioneer CD/radio


• Brass clock and barometer

Deck Equipment

• Lofrans electric anchor windlass (cable and switching gear replaced 2024)


• 15kg CQR anchor with 50m chain and 12m warp


• 12kg CQR kedge anchor


• Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit, stanchions, and guard wires


• Teak coach roof grabrails


• Mainsail cover


• 2 x additional centre cleats added (2024)


• Sprayhood


• Boarding ladder


• Boat hook


• Winter cover


• Various warps and fenders


• 2 x Barient 28 self-tailing primary sheet winches


• 2 x Barient 26 secondary sheet winches


• 1 x Barient 16 self-tailing control line winch


• 2 x Barient 16 halyard winches

Safety Equipment

• EPIRB


• Auto and manual bilge pumps


• Gas and smoke alarm


• 2 x fire extinguishers (expiry date unknown)


• Fire blanket


• Horseshoe lifebuoy


• Fog horn


• Dan buoy


• Jackstays

Construction

Built in 1973 by Henri Wauquiez to a design by Britten Chance, the yacht features a white GRP hull with a style line, a teak toe rail, and cockpit locker tops. The white GRP superstructure has painted non-slip decks. It has a lead fin keel, tiller steering to a skeg-hung rudder, and an aft self-draining cockpit. Self-draining anchor and gas lockers are included. A survey dated October 2024 is available upon request.

Comments

The Wauquiez 37 is a fast, capable offshore cruiser/racer designed by renowned naval architect Britten Chance. It is well built with a beautiful teak interior, offering excellent sea keeping capabilities and ease of sailing, whether short or single handed.

This yacht is beautifully presented with a replacement Beta Marine 30hp diesel engine fitted new in 2020, featuring extremely low hours. It also benefits from replacement standing rigging in 2024, new heating, calorifier, batteries, various electronics, and much more.

This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a quality sailing yacht in turn-key condition, ready for the coming season. Viewing is strictly by appointment through Howard Ford Marine Sales.