| 1 — MAIN CHARACTERISITICS | |
| TYPE | Displacement Motor Yacht |
| HULL NO. | 581 |
| BUILDER | Fairmile Construction Company |
| NAVAL ARCHITECT | Fairmile, Surrey — England |
| EXTERIOR DESIGN | Fairmile, Surrey — England |
| INTERIOR DESIGN | Fairmile, Surrey — England |
| YEAR | 1965 |
| REEFIT | 2000 / 2011 |
| CONSTRUCTION | Steel Hull & Superstructure |
| CREW | Up to 4 |
| FLAG | British |
| ENGINES | 2 x 350Hp Detroit Diesel |
| GT | 115 tons |
| 2 — DIMENSIONS | |
| LOA | 25.00m / 82’ |
| BEAM | 5.95m / 20’6’’ |
| DRAFT | 3.00m / 10’10’’ |
| 3 — SPEED & RANGE UNDER POWER | |
| MAXIMUM SPEED | 11 knots |
| CRUISING SPEED | 9 knots |
| FUEL CONSUMPTION | 50-60 litres per hour approx |
| RANGE | 1,000 nm |
| 4 — CAPACITIES | |
| ACCOMMODATION | 5 x Guests in 3 cabins |
| CREW | Up to 4 x Crew in 2 cabins |
| FUEL | 7,000 litres / 1,849 US gallons |
| FRESH WATER | 1,500 litres / 396 US gallons |
| 5 — ACCOMMODATION |
| VANILLA’s current configuration sleeps 5 guests in 3 rooms, including one Master cabin, one Single cabin and one VIP twin cabin. This can however be easily increased to 7 guests in 3 rooms by turning the single cabin into a twin cabin with additional bunk and increasing the twin cabin to one double and one single bed to create a family room. She is also capable of carrying up to 4 crew on board. |
| 6 — MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT | |
| ENGINES | 2 x 350Hp Detroit Diesel |
| Rebuilt in 2011 | |
| STABILISERS | Underway stabilisation |
| GENERATORS | 2 x 25 kW Northern Lights |
| 7 — MAIN FEATURES |
| · Air Conditioning |
| · Wi-Fi connection on board |
| · Stabilisers |
| · High Speed Williams Tender |
| · Water sport toys |
| · BBQ |
| 8 — REFIT & MAINTENANCE NOTES |
| Every year VANILLA has had her standard services, such as engine, generator, watermaker services, antifouling, Anodes checked, varnished when needed etc. Throughout the years, VANILLA has been maintained by her professional crew and standard faults rectified plus treatment of rusting areas.
The below are extra jobs done by the owner to slowly increase and upgrade the standard and equipment on this beautiful classic yacht: 2010
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| 9 — COMMENTS |
| VANILLA — formerly known as Babette II – was built by Fairmile Construction Co. Ltd.in Berwick Shipyard. It was during the 1960s that Fairmile established a worldwide reputation for the production of steel displacement luxury motor yachts having previously been famous for their production of fishing boats, tugboats and high speed motor launches for WW2. They made a total of 8 luxury yachts for overseas and UK buyers. |
| VANILLA’s 2 x Detroit Diesel engines were completely rebuilt in 2011, her shafts and seals were replaced in 2016. She has been regularly serviced and maintained by her current owner. |