Alubat Cigale 18

Super-rugged and hugely-capable 60ft aluminium water-ballasted cruising yacht from Alubat and Groupe Finot with full bluewater specification and versatile 4-cabin, 4-heads interior layout.

FURTHER BROKER'S COMMENTS:

Extremely rare to the market, ELEONORA 2 is a 2008-launched example of the Groupe Finot designed semi-custom Cigale 18m from Alubat in France.

Conceived as a safe, fast and comfortable bluewater cruising yacht, the basis of the Cigale 18m is a slippery chined aluminium hull with broad transom, heavily roached mainsail an a cutter rig free of back-stays, supported by three sets of swept back spreaders. The inclusion of water ballast tanks aft allows for a manageable fixed draft of 2.90m (removing the complication of lifting keels) and helps to create an unsinkable hull.

The last of three Cigale 18's built. ELEANORA was delivered to her current and only owner in 2008. Fitted out with a comprehensive bluewater specification and with a customised interior layout designed to provide enormous versatility with or without crew.

Having taken line honours in the 2014 ARC+ with a crossing time from the Mindelo to Saint Lucia of just 12 days, ELEONORA's ocean capabilities are well proven. Coupled with her ultra-low maintenance unpainted aluminium topsides and synthetic teak decking, ELEONORA would be an ideal candidate for those planning a circumnavigation or high-latitudes adventure.

ELEONORA 2 boasts many specification highlights including:-
Aluminium hull, deck and superstructure construction with unpainted topsides
Synthetic teak decks for zero-maintenance
2.90m torpedo bulbed lead keel
Semi-skegged aluminium rudder
Water ballast system created aft crash structure and unsinkable hull form
Versatile 4-cabins 4-heads layout with aft saloon and stunning cherry interior joinery
Aft targa-arch providing support for solar panels, antennas and high-mounted dinghy davit for safe passagemaking in following seas
Sloop/cutter rig with low boom and heavily roached mainsail, for lower centre of gravity and increased stability. Triple swept-back spreaders removing need for backstays.
Recently replaced standing rigging
Lewmar powered winches
Furling code sail
92hp Yanmar diesel engine with shaft drive and 4-bladed MaxProp
Retractable bowthruster
Northern Lights generator
Inverter
Solar panel array
Dessalator watermaker
Air-conditioning
Diesel-fired cabin heating
Washing machine
Updated Raymarine instruments with radar, plotters and twin autopilots
SSB radio with Pactor modem
Satellite phone system
Dinghy with outboard engine

MANUFACTURER HISTORY:

In 1974 ALUBAT built 'VODKA', the prototype of the first OVNI ever: the OVNI 25. It was made of aluminium but with a fin keel. Then, the OVNI 31 soon enlarged the range, but as a weighted lifting keel boat. After that, the OVNI 28, launched in 1978, was the first aluminium lifting keel boat and although it had a bilge keel, it did set the tone for the next designs.

Later, in 1994, the yard started to build keel yachts. Today, this range includes 4 CIGALES (from 14 to 22 meters) and the 'ALUBAT 58'.

Bought out in 2014 by 14 shareholders represented by Michel Berson, president, and managed by Christian PICARD, the ALUBAT shipyard has built more than 1,500 units, all aluminium, most of which are still sailing all over the world.

DESIGNER'S COMMENTS:

We wanted to make a sure, simple boat to handle, which allows to go fast and far in complete safety with enough comfort, great space of life, low angles of heal because of the water ballasts and easy to handle and to drive thanks to twin helms non-overlapping genoa and good positioning of powered winches.

"I liked to start again, on the Comet 13, the boat which we navigate in family for 12 years, the principle of the aft saloon, of the stability reaching; but I wished besides water ballasts to limit heeling, a aft space big enough to place a dinghy..."

MANUFACTURER'S COMMENTS REGARDING BALLAST TANKS:

Contrary to some preconceived ideas, water ballast tanks do not affect the safety of the boat. When the full ballast is located to leeward, the ease of tacking is not affected, as long as the boat is carrying the right sails for the weather.

The ballast makes it possible to limit the heeling of the boat to 10 degrees and therefore makes it possible to increase the speed by 7 to 10%. Ballast manoeuvring is designed to be simpler than reducing sail. It consists, for filling, in opening a valve and letting the ballast fill upwind, or in starting the engine for five minutes, to fill the ballast upwind. When tacking, just open a valve, wait 3 minutes, close it and then tack.

The ballast consists of two compartments welded to the hull on both sides (these compartments also create a safety partition in the event of impact or grounding and constitute an unsinkable volume).


SPECIFICATION
CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:
We understand this vessel complies with the RCD and is classed as Category A (Ocean).

Hull Construction:
Hard chined hull profile
The Cigale 18 is built in marine aluminum alloy AG4MC (5086HIII)
Plate thickness 4,6,8,10 mm in the bottoms
Alloy structural framing and stiffners welded to hull plating internally - 40 x 40 x4 stringers
Additional welded rubbing strake below sheerline.
Armacell insulation between frames.
Bare alloy between waterline and sheerband.
Recessed, tinted polycarbonate portlights.
Raw aluminium topsides finish with two-pack paint boot-top

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Welded alloy plate construction.
Plate thickness 4mm with 6mm, 8mm and 10mm reinforcements
Alloy toerail with freeing holes running the length of the deck outboard.
Armacell insulation between frames.
Tinted polycarbonate windows, bonded and screwed to secure.
Superstructure painted with white two-pack paint system.
synthetic teak decking to side decks, coachroof, cockpit and aft platform
Teak slatted cockpit seating

Keel & Rudder:
Fin keel, externally bolted with lead ballast and torpedo bulb
Aluminium rudder blade with half-depth protective skeg

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Yanamar 4JH3-THE, 4 cylinders inline, turbocharged and intercooler diesel engine producing 92hp @ 3700rpm
Water-cooled diesel engine
KM4A marine gear

Service & Maintenance:
Serviced by the vendor at the manufacturer recommended intervals.
Engine overruled 2020 (water exchanger, distribution, injectors, turbocharger)
Engine hours - approx. 4100 as of beginning 2024

Propulsion & Steering:
Shaft drive with bronze p-bracket
MaxProp 4-bladed feathering propeller.
MaxPower12vDC retractable bowthruster
Lewmar/Whitlock rod drive steering system with twin helm pedestals and hide covered stainless steel wheels.
Tiller emergency steering system connecting directly to rudder stock.

ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit and 220v AC via generator, inverter or shorepower

Battery Banks:
5x 12vDC service batteries - 2020.
12vDC Engine start battery.
12vDC Generator start battery
12vDC bowthruster battery
Battery monitoring system at chart table

Charging / Inverter:
Powersine 2,000w inverter.
Victron energy battery charger with battery monitor at the chart table.

Generator:
Northern lights 5Kw generator
Generator hours - approx. 6,600 as of beginning 2024

Alternators:
12vDC engine mounted alternator

Solar Panels:
2x 50w (approx.) monocrystalline panels mounted on A-frame gantry.
Dedicated charge controller for each

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
The hot freshwater circuit is led into a well-insulated 60 litres stainless steel hot water tank, heated by engine or 220v AC immersion heater element
Fresh water shower in cockpit
The fresh water system is driven by a pressure pump

Bilge Pumps:
Electric bilge pump with separated pump in the forward sail locker
Manual bilge pump
Bilge pump for each head

Watermaker:
Dessalator 100 litres/hours reverse osmosis watermaker
Watermaker working under 220vAC and 12vDC

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Approx. 600 litres fuel tanks in 2 tanks
Tank level gauges at chart table
Tanks cleaned 2020

Fresh Water:
600 litres fresh water capacity in 2 tanks
Tank level gauges at chart table
Tanks cleaned 2020

Holding Tanks:
Holding tanks for each heads
Tanks cleaned 2020

Aft Ballast tanks:
Aft stbd and port ballast tanks
Water transfer via pump or gravity
Easy to access water pump under the dinette table
2x 1,000 litres water ballast tanks

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

In Cockpit:
3x Raymarine i70s multi display for each steering column - 2020
1x Raymarine p70 autopilot display -2020
Spare autopilot actuator with dedicated command
Raymarine Axiom touch screen display
Raymarine radar scanner mounted to aft targa arch
Twin steering compasses

At Chart Table:
Raymarine Axiom touch screen multi display

Communications Equipment:
Icom IC-M604V VHF with DSC
Icom IC-M801E HF SSB radio
2x Icom IC-M32 handheld VHF
Inmarsat satellite connection
Sailor Thrane & Thrane satellite antenna
Pactor modem

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Alpes Inox gimballed stainless steel stove with 3x gas burners and oven
Twin stainless steel sinks with pressurised fresh water supply
Front opening fridge
Top opening fridge
Top opening freezer isotherm - Inside workshop cabin
Salt water foot pump
Panasonic microwave oven

Heads:
12vDC electric saltwater flush marine toilets
Hot & cold pressurised water supplies with shower in heads

Laundry:
Aquamatic 4kgs washing machine

Heating & Ventilation:
2x 10.000 BTU Crusair air-conditioning systems with remote controls at chart table
Webasto diesel fired hot air heater
Entertainment:
TV LCD in the main saloon
TV-LCD in the owner cabin

ACCOMMODATION


Summary of Accommodation:
7 berths in 4 cabins and 4 heads layout

Accommodation Finish:
Interiors made of cherry wood
White painted wood ceiling
White leather upholstery
Teak & holly soleboards
Synthetic stone counters in galley and heads
Blinds for deckhead hatches and side ports

Accommodation Layout from Forward:
Forward portside double bed cabin (approx. 1.65m wide) with ensuite heads
Forward starboard single bed (crew) cabin with ensuite heads
Amidships owners cabin aft to port with king size bed and ensuite head
Amidships guest cabin to starboard with double bed and ensuite head
Walk-in locker to port accessing water maker, washing machine, AC, water heater
Walk-in locker to starboard accessing generator
Full equipped u-shaped galley area aft to port with stove, sinks and fridges & freezers.
Engine mounted centrally with access beneath central galley counter
Chart table area to starboard
Saloon area aft with large u-shaped seating set around central dining table

DECK EQUIPMENT


Rig:
Sparcraft aluminium rig
Fractional deck-stepped mast with three-sets of swept-back spreaders
Aluminium boom
Standing rigging replaced 2020
Checkstays for staysail configuration
Facnor LX 200 jib furler
Facnor LX 200 staysail furler
Carbon fibre genoa pole
Bowsprit
Hydraulic adjustment for 2x backstays
Adjustable full-width mainsheet track in coachroof sole
Towable sheet tracks for genoa and staysail
195sqm sail area upwind
80sqm main sail area
24sqm staysail are
105sqm genoa area

Winches:
2x Lewmar 68 2 speed self-tailing powered winches
3x Lewmar 54 2 speed self-tailing powered winches
1x Lewmar 54 2 speed self-tailing winch
1x Lewmar 2 speed self-tailing winch at the mast

Sails:
One Sails furling genoa - 2015
One Sails furling staysail - 2021
One Sails full batten main - 2008
One Sails FFR furling code sail - 2008

General:
Double lifelines.
Stainless steel mast pulpits
Flush deckhead hatches
Carbon folding passerelle
Bathing ladder.
Aft targa-arch mounting solar panels, radar scanner and antennas
Carboway carbon fibre outboard engine davit
Teak cockpit table with folding leafs

Anchoring & Mooring:
12vDC Lewmar reversing electric windlass
80 m ø 14mm stainless steel anchor chain
Anchor
Fenders & warps

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
Sprayhood with stainless steel frame
Bimini with stainless steel frame
Stackpack mainsail cover with lazyjacks

Tender & Outboard:
Prestige rigid bottom 3.00m tender
Outboard engine 9hp 4 strokes Mercury
Tender tubular sun owning

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Life saving:
2x Jon Buoy MOB
EPIRB
Anular with light MOB
8 person ISO 9650 inflatable cannister liferaft in stainless steel pushpit bracket


VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
Lying Viareggio, Tuscany

Available to view strictly by appointment

Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 - 17.00
Saturday by prior appointment

For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact us.

Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.

Lead Broker: Michele Antonini - Grabau International (Italia)
Tel: +39 333 74 89 281
Email: #######@grabauinternational.com