1987 Custom Sloop

Corroboree is a professionally commissioned custom sailboat, designed by Eric Sponberg and built by Lloyd Stevenson Yachts of Auckland, New Zealand. Corroboree, which is named from an Aboriginal word for “party” or “celebration”, has completed over 32,000 sea miles. A defining feature of Corroboree is the choice of wood, namely Western Red Cedar and Kauri. Kauri is a rare species of pine indigenous to New Zealand. This gives Corroboree a beautiful internal finish demonstrating true craftsmanship and quality materials, and setting Corroboree apart from other custom and production sailboats. For the size of boat, the headroom throughout the interior, coupled with the fine wood finishings, create a pleasing internal ambiance in this 2 cabin, 1 head cruiser.

The second defining feature is Corroboree’s carbon-fiber free-standing mast, which was designed by Eric Sponberg, a former Chief Engineer at Tillotson-Pearson Inc, the original builders of Freedom Yachts. Eric Sponberg was instrumental in the development of Freedom Yachts’ carbon fiber masts. Both Corroboree and the Freedom 36 have freestanding masts in the sloop configuration on a hull with a raked stem, Corroboree having a scoop stern. The mast on Corroboree was built by PLP Composite Technologies in New Hampshire. Other similarities in design include the fin keel and separate rudder, with Corroboree sporting a rudder mounted on a substantial skeg built integral to the hull.

Corroboree was originally built in New Zealand. Her first owner shipped her to Michigan where she was sailed on the Great Lakes for 27 years. Corroboree was ideally suited to these waters, as some boaters would find the absence of roller furling more challenging for single handed sailing offshore. After 27 years of ownership, Corroboree was sold to her designer, Eric Sponberg, who has since circumnavigated the globe over 6 1/2 years.

The General Arrangement of Corroboree is as follows:

Forward Cabin: Full-width V-berth (modified from original layout), shelves & lockers port, hanging locker stbd.

Equipment: EPIRB, ACR GlobalFix Pro 406 MHz GPS 6 x Life Jackets, 4 x Type I and 2 x Type III Lifesling, throwable horseshoe flotation device, with lifting tackle Air horn Distress Signals kit (flares, smokes, parachutes, mirror, distress blanket) Liferaft, 4-man Viking RescYou Pro (requires servicing 2023) Fire Extinguishers: 2 x Type BC size 1 Fire Extinguisher: 1 x Halon type mounted in Engine Compartment (out of date but still in commission) Emergency tiller, stainless steel, stowed in cockpit locker Fireboy Xintex Smoke & Fire Alarm (9v dry cell battery, new Nov 2023) 2 x Safe-T-Alert CO Alarms with sealed Lithium batteries, good for 5 years from Nov. 2023

(Show to: Public) Additional Equipment Dinghy, Hypalon inflatable, Mercury Airdeck 240 with 2 oars and 1 pump (all may be replaced) Outboard, Motor, Yamaha 2 HP 2-stroke 2 x garden hoses with nozzle 1 x water filter for hoses Bulkhead mounted clock and barometer 5-part lifting tackle (approx. 250) with bosuns chair