“Sassy Pants”
2008 Latitude 46 Tofinou 9.5
Specifications
Description
One of the new generation of small boats coming out of Europe, aboard which aesthetics are as important as performance. Workmanship throughout is nothing less than spectacular.
Tofinou 9.5 was built extremely simple so you can navigate comfortably alone or enjoy with friends and family.
Features include Carbon Mast, Lifting Keel, 14hp Yanmar Diesel, Sail-drive, One double berth & two settee berths.
"Sassy Pants" is a rare offering on this coast, professionally maintained.
On deck
The expansive, self-draining cockpit and foredeck are absolutely awash in teak, with mahogany coamings and cabin sides on the cuddy adding yet more elegance.
- Self tacking jib
- Roller furler
- Asymmetrical spinnaker
- Harken clutches and blocks
- (2) self tailing winches
- 4 triple rope clutches
- Mainsheet with traveller
- 6 flush/lifting mooring cleats
- Carbon-fiber preventer (stored)
Rig & Keel
- Carbon mast with S.S. shrouds
- Carbon retractable bowsprit
- Halyards part dyneema line
- Backstay dyneema line, adjustable under deck
- Aluminium boom
- Reef lines led back to helmsman
- Lazy jacks
- T bulb keel, resin infused vinylester with lead bulb
- Hydraulic system for raising and lowering the keel
- Automatic stop for electric winch
Construction
- Hull is hand laid fiberglass with frames and stringers for reinforcement.
- Deck vacuumed sandwich construction joined to the hull by lamination and fastenings.
- Teak deck surfaces
- Cockpit coamings and cabin sides mahogany, removable for maintenance and varnishing, and covering all the halyards and sheets
- Teak Cockpit seats
- Teak sole
- Toe-rails and tiller varnished mahogany
- Teak foot bar
- Large aft deck locker
- Forward cushions (stored)
Simple functional interior
The top of the cuddy cabin is hinged with a pair of gas struts to hold it up, opening up access via the companionway to a small, but cozy cabin space. Among the features there are a compact V-berth forward, a pair of settee benches.
Manufacturers description
Designed by French architects Joubert and Nivelt, the hull is beautiful, with sleek and resolutely modern lines.
The idea behind the design of the Tofinou 9.5 was that it's extreme simplicity allows for apprehension-free solitary navigation and also permits serene outings with family or friends.
Therefore, the halyards and the sheets return within the helmsman’s reach in the middle of the cockpit and the furling jib is self-tacking.
All the blocks are masked beneath a superb and entirely removable varnished mahogany coaming.
Equipped with a standard carbon mast, a lifting keel and a 14CH engine, the Tofinou 9.5 is a fast sailboat, with great stability and a smooth helm.
Thanks to its deep keel ending with a bulb, the boat remains stiff under sail and offers all the sensations of a large sailboat.
The interior fittings of the Tofinou 9.5 are simple, functional and work perfectly with the boat’s sail plan.
Its narrow 8.2 hull gives it exceptional passage in the water, as well as several practical benefits such as access to small marina berths and easy road transport.