
Dauntless, design #458 of John Alden was launched at the
Dauntless Shipyard in Essex, Connecticut on the 16th of June, 1930. In that same
year, she participated in the Newport to Bermuda Race alongside the schooners;
Rose of Sharon, Curlew and Teragram
Located in San Diego, California, USA, Dauntless has been featured on several covers and issues of Sailing Magazine, Wooden Boat, and Nautical Quarterly. Dauntless has a competitive racing record including winner of the 2018 America’s Schooner Cup, record holder for fastest course time in the biannual San Francisco Master Mariners Regatta, races from San Diego to Hawaii, and along the coast of California and Mexico. In 2016, Dauntless had an extensive structural upgrade restoration including a new stem, frames, floors, and chain plates. Within the last ten years, she has been upgraded with a new 135 HP Turbo John Deere engine, stainless-steel floors aft of the engine, complete electrical system rewire, and new refrigerator and freezer system.
Her LOA is 70' - LOD 61'
Accommodations
Sleeps six in three staterooms
Number of single berths: 6 plus settee drops down
Two heads, one forward and one aft in skipper’s stateroom
Main Salon Measures 13 x 11 feet
1930 Pot belly stove burns propane for heat
Galley
Refrigerator and Freezer; 12 DC, 1/2 HP, installed in 2010
Double Galley Sink Shipmate, three (3) burner propane stove & oven
LP Gas, Two (2) 20 lb. aluminum - solenoid shutoff in galley for stove and heater
Exterior
12v Nielson Electric Windlass
Anchors: 60-lb CQR 80-lb Danforth back-up
375 ft of 3/8 chain
Rigging/Spars
Type of Rig: Schooner
Spars: Hollow Glued Round Section
Running Rigging: Wire Rope and Intrepid Braid
Sails
Standing Rigging: 1 x 19 SS Wire Sail Complement includes a high cut jib, a 110% jenny, forestaysail, main staysail, a main of approximately 950 square feet, fisherman, golly wobbler, and an asymmetrical spinnaker, for a total sail area of 2200 square feet
Winches
Barient 28’s & 35’s
Engine
2010 John Deere Model/Serial: 4045TFM75 Turbo Charged DieselPower: 135 hpCooling System: FreshwaterMarine Gear: Twin Disc 1.75:1
Propeller: 3 Blade, 21" Max-Prop FeatheringShaft: 1 1/2" SS
Electrical SystemsAll new 12v electrical system installed in 2010Protech 4 Charger, monitored by a Link 20 system110-volt shore power system100-amp alternator and a belt driven 130-amp alternator on engine1 Separate 8D battery for starting, and 1 8D house battery
ElectronicsRobertson AP200 Sail Autopilot; proven adequate in 25 kt. breeze and 8 ft. seasCompass: Danforth Constellation(2) Garmin GPSVHF: Horizon USA IISingle Side Band Radio: Icon M700 with TunerFathometer: Pacifica
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