1983 Ta Chiao CT-49

If you’re searching for a proven blue water vessel, look no further!  WIND WALKER is on the market and ready for showing. 

The Kaufmann & Ladd designed CT-49 is a well-respected performance world cruiser.  This design has proven itself on ocean crossings as a dry, strong yacht with excellent seakeeping abilities.  WIND WALKER’s current owner sailed her from the USVI across the Atlantic and back!  The crew was kept safe and comfortable in very rough conditions. WIND WALKER displaces 29,395lbs with a 6 ft draft and 12,000lb ballast.  The Perkins 4-236 engine has less than 3,000 hours and is ready for more adventures!

WIND WALKER has been updated extensively by the current and previous owner.  The deck is covered in beautiful teak and the hull has blue Awlgrip paint.  The mast was restepped in 1995 and is in great condition.  Among other upgrades, she’s outfitted with a custom hard top enclosure that holds four 800 watt solar panels to keep the batteries charged and ready to go. She also has a watermaker for those long journeys offshore.  Check out the equipment list for a complete rundown of sails and systems!  

This vessel has been in the yard for 2 years due to crew illness.  WIND WALKER's owner is reluctantly giving her up and wants a new owner who will take this elegant lady cruising the world once again!  He is available as a resource to the new owner for education and handover -- an invaluable benefit!  Check out the two images of WIND WALKER from 2018.  She's gorgeous!

This beauty is available for showing in the BVI by appointment only.  Move quickly, proven world cruisers at this price point don't last long!

Layout & Interior

• Aft master berth w/seating
• Spacious hanging locker
• Forward VIP with ensuite head
• Two heads, one at each cabin w/stainless sink and Jabsco electric heads
• Full-featured navigation desk
• Real teak and holly flooring below

Galley

• Grunert 12VTDC fridge and freezer w/digital controls
• Force10 gimbled stove
• Double sink

Deck Equipment & Hull

• Center Cockpit w/custom hardtop for solar 
• Full Makrolon windshield lining dodger
• Sunshields extending to aft of cockpit
• Topside teak deck
• All lines lead to cockpit
• Enclosed propane locker w/ two tanks
• Windlass - Lighthouse 1501
• 22kg primary anchor, 250' of 5/16" chain 
• Secondary 20kg Delta plow anchor w/chain and 400' of 3/4" nylon rode
• Custom Awlgrip paint

Spars, Rigging, and Mast

• Single keel stepped mast with double spreaders - restepped in 1995
• Whisker pole
• Roller furling jib
• Fully battened mainsail w/ 3 reef points, stack pack, and lazy jacks

Engine & Electronics

• Perkins 4-236 with <3000 hours
• Borg Warner "Velvet Drive" transmission
• Raymarine GPS, Depth Sounder, Wind instruments, Radar, and Auto-pilot
• Standard Horizon VHF

Electrical Circuit

• Blue Sky Solar Controller
• 3200W Solar panels
• AirX wind generator
• 50A shore power

Safety Equipment

• 8 man Zodiac life raft
• Assorted type III PFDs
• 3 5BC fire extinguishers and 1 10ABC
• Carbon monoxide gas detector
• Flares, bell, and whistle
• EPIRB

Tankage & Plumbing

• AquaBase Watermaker
• 140 gallon and 70 gallon fuel tanks

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.