1961 KNUD REIMERS BUILT BY LIDGARD BROTHERS NEW ZEALAND

Fidelis is a boat with a stellar and sound provenance.
Her story is well documented through several books and many articles. Her sparkling race record began in New Zealand, and then as the line honours winner of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in 1966. The race winning performance continues to this day with harbour sailing, another five completed S2H races, many trips to Lord Howe Island, and races to the Solomon Islands, Tasmania, Queensland and NZ. Although her race record is important she is a very stable and safe ocean sailing yacht.
She remains a Greyhound but is equally at home in cruising mode and is an easily handled vessel.
Deck Material:
The base ply is heavily glassed, decks are solid teak, cabin is Urethane paint.
Keel / ballast:
The solid lead keel is moderate and through bolted with bronze studs to the deadwood. Removed and refitted in 2005.
Deck Equipment:
1 x Lewmar 40 self-tailing - runner
2 x Harken 60 2 speed self-tailing - secondary
2 x Harken 70 2 speed self-tailing primary
1 x Lewmar 44 self-tailing mainsheet
1 x Arco 40 self-tailing halyard
4 x Lewmar 48 self-tailing fitted to mast
Ground Tackle:
2 x anchors are included. Main anchor( 27 KG Plough)is stowed directly under Fwd. hatch. There is an electric anchor winch for ease of use and approx. 50 metres of chain. A secondary anchor is included.
Safety Gear:
There is safety gear to satisfy a current compliance with Australian Sailing Cat 1 Offshore for 10 crew, inclusive of life raft, jackets/harnesss, PLBS and PLDS.
Electrics:
There are three house batteries running a 12 volt system for lights and equipment. Also 1 dedicated x start battery for engine.
Navigation:
Icom MF/HF Marine IC-M801E new 2011
Icom IC M45 VHF Marine
B & G V7 chart plotter
Raymarine ST60 Graphic + ST60 graphic chart table
Schatz barometer
Schatz clock
Plastimo Contest 135 compass
BEP gas detection system
Kelvin Hughes clock
GME G. Radio AM/FM - radio
New Navigation Instruments including
ST 60 Raytheon
Port i60 wind analogue, i60 CH wind, i70 Multi + i50 depth
Starboard ST60 compass, i50 boat speed analogue, ST60 Multi,
Sail Inventory:
Main Sail NS 2013 full battens
Genoa #1 NS 2013
Genoa #2 NS 2013
Genoa #3 NS
Genoa #4 Doyle
Staysail NS 2011
Small Staysail NS 2008
Trisail NS 2001
Strom Jib
0.9 OZ Kite NS 2019
2.1 OZ Kite NS
Cruising Main NS 2019
Yankee NS 2019
Mast Rigging:
A custom white painted Hall Spar carbon fibre mast was fitted in 2008. The standing rigging is Nitronic Rod and all running rigging is current and well maintained. There are two Spi carbon poles. There is a Jockey pole. The Boom is painted Alloy. Mainsail handling is folded to the boom.