- The doghouse, added 1950 for Fastnet race, accessed by sliding hatch and 3 washboards, provides very convenient wet gear hanging space (above the engine), a chart table to take a half-folded chart with AIS, Radar and depth sounder behind and VHF radio below.
- For a traditional yacht, the flag locker provides all the dress-overall one could need.
- A deep shelf provides ample storage for lifejackets, tools and handy phone or tablet charging.
- The quarter berth/pilot berth to port is comfortable and warm (above the calorifier) with a light above the bunk head, a bookshelf and small shelf for ‘bits and pieces’.
- The doghouse also provides access to stern stowage for lines and fenders and the emergency tiller, a boot locker and battery locker.
- The front panel of the battery locker has the domestic switch array and the solar panel display indicating the state of the battery charge.
- The Photonic Universe solar controller and the blocking diode are in the centre starboard locker along with the main engine and domestic power switches.
- The 4 doghouse floorboards all lift easily giving excellent access all round the insulated engine compartment, right back to the stuffing box. Socks and gloves dry well on the warm engine.
- A couple of steps down into the main saloon has the drinks locker to port (with a good selection of event commemorative plates (such as Brest and Douarnenez) on the door).
- Beneath the drinks locker is the waste bin locker.
- To starboard is the galley with pressurised hot and cold fresh water and the gimballed Atlantic 2 burner, grill and oven gas stove. There’s ample storage around the galley – 4 lockers, 2 drawers, crockery stowage, etc.
- The locker below the sink lifts out completely to give access to the forward end of the engine.
- The two automatic bilge pumps (one activated lower than the other via separate Hydro Air switches) are below the cabin sole in front of the sink. Lifting a floorboard gives access. The Whale Titan pump in the same space doubles as manual bilge pump and sink emptying pump.
- Central in the main saloon is the teak dropleaf table containing two large storage lockers.
- On either side of the table are upholstered single bunks/seating with backrests which can be used as lee boards.
- Below, behind and above the bunks are ample storage both enclosed and open (a total of 10 spaces per bunk!). All storage is lined away from the inside of the hull.
- The 3-way Dometic fridge serves also as a table-end seat. With a little ingenuity, there can be 8 seats round the table – friendly!
- The main saloon has standing headroom and Flotex carpet.
- The large freshwater tank occupies the whole space below the floor. No frames intrude on the floor space.
- The combination of white painted deckhead and teak panelling give a cosy but light feel to the saloon.
- The main hatch (which can be opened completely or propped open) provides lots of natural light while bunk lights give a gentle evening glow reflecting off the teak panelling and the fluorescent tube over the galley provides clear working illumination.
- The white-painted heads compartment also has standing headroom.
- The porcelain basin has hot and cold fresh water and the Baby Blake toilet flushes with seawater.
- There’s no holding tank though there’s space for one under the heads gratings.
- The shower has a temperature control and good flow rate. It drains into the bilge.
- There are open storage spaces behind the basin, a locker beneath it and a large locker behind the toilet.
- The locker below the basin houses the freshwater pressure pump and has space for storage of cleaning materials.
- A deck prism and a light above the basin provide illumination.
- The forecabin, also carpeted in Flotex, has standing headroom under the hatch.
- The two V bunks are a generous size with cavernous stowage space beneath and enough length to allow baggage to be stowed at the foot.
- Each bunk has a multi-pocketted organiser hanging beside it.
- There are two large lockers, one hanging, one shelved at the after end of the forecabin.
- The stowage space under the forward end of the bunks houses the deckwash pump and has room for a generator if required.
- Individual bunk lights are complemented by an LED overhead light.
- The central hatch can open completely or be propped partially open.
- Deck prisms above the starboard bunk and in the hatch provide daylight.
- The anchor chain locker is accessed through a hatch in the forward bulkhead of the forecabin.
- There’s 60m of ½” galvanised chain, new in 2009. Easily flaked in the space, the chain can drain into the bilge.
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