Centenario Questionnaire

These were the questions and our answers for our 50-foot Leopard catamaran.

  1. Have you transited before and SIN number:  No
  2. Name of yacht: Apricus
  3. Boat registry length: 15.4 meters
  4. Boat registry beam: 8.04 meters
  5. Draft: 1.7 meters
  6. Gross tonnage: 54 GRT 
  7. Net tonnage: 49 GRT
  8. VHF call sign/letters: WDK9242
  9. Registration number / country / issued date / expiration date: (provided)
  10. Speed: 8 knots
  11. Hull color: White
  12. Type of sailing boat: Sailing catamaran
  13. Freeboard distance from water line to boarding deck: 2 meters
  14. Air draft: 26.2 meters
  15. Hull material: Fibreglass
  16. Email: (provided)
  17. Last ten ports (10) with estimated departure date: (provided a list with dates)
  18. Next port: Taboga Island, then Galapagos Islands 
  19. Boat builder name / country / year: Robertson & Caine (Leopard) / South Africa / 2019
  20. How many engines / brand / horsepower: 2 / Yanmar / 80 horsepower each
  21. Serial number of each: (provided)
  22. Number of propellers: 2
  23. Type of propeller rotation: 4-blade feathering propeller, left/counter-clockwise rotation
  24. Owner’s address and telephone: (provided the information for our LLC)
  25. Captain:  name / date of birth / nationality / passport no. (provided)
  26. Crew on board: date of birth / nationality / passport no: (list provided)
  27. Confirm all crew on board are healthy: Yes
  28. Boat registry length: 15.4 meters 
  29. Forward extension: 1.4 meters (bowsprit)
  30. Aft extension: 0.6 meters (dinghy and solar panels)
  31. Air draft: 26.2 meters / Mast height: 23.5 meters–photo not possible
  32. Final overall length including extensions: 17.4 meters   
  33. Extreme beam: 8.1 meters
  34. Fuel tank capacity: 243 gallons / 1 or 2: 2
  35. Diesel for transit estimate: 40 gallons needed
  36. Comfortable speed: 1800 RPM
  37. Navigation light: YES
  38. Bow thruster: NO
  39. Gyro compass: YES 
  40. Bitts: NO 
  41. Awning: NO
  42. AIS: YES
  43. Cleats: YES
  44. VHF: YES
  45. Radar: YES
  46. Anchor: YES
  47. Magnetic compass: YES
  48. Air horn compressed in can: YES — 2 
  49. One captain + four handliners (line handlers): YES  (Compulsory)
  50. Proper meals for advisor and handliners (line handlers): YES  (Compulsory)
  51. Bottled water:  YES (Compulsory)
  52. Portable toilet or toilet facilities: YES  (Compulsory)