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Acajou Damaged

Acajou at Zea Marina 18/Feb/05 in seriously bad condition following a storm

The bow of the yacht is seriously damaged and the beautiful mahogany has impact damage

It is a sad sight, the yacht is listing to port because of breach of the hull at the stern

The sun deck of the yacht is heavily damaged at the stern.

The beautiful mahogany of the yacht is clearly seen here

Close up of the Starboard side of the yacht at the stern

It is sad to see a famous yacht end up like this.

However later it was learnt that someone has purchased the yacht to refit her.

ACAJOU is a L'Esterel Yacht built in 1983

This yacht was built in 1983 for the new owner of shipyard Les Chantiers Navals De L'Esterel she was designed by Jon Bannenberg and originally intended to be of aluminium hull. However the yard insisted on building the yacht in wood and her hull became of beautiful varnished mahogany. She is a famous yacht and to see her in this condition is rather sad.

ACAJOU Specification

LOA : 42 m

Beam : 7.75 m

Draft : 2.1 m

Hull : Varnished Mahogany

Superstructure : Wood

Built : 1983, L'Esterel

Speed: 15 / 35 Knots

Engines: 2 x 3670 BHP MTU

Naval Architect : Andre Mauric

Exterior Designer : Jon Bannenberg

Interior Designer : Jon Bannenberg

Unfortunately on 15/Feb/05 a very bad storm hit the coast of Athens with winds of up to 11 beaufort. The breakwater at Marina Zeas was smashed in 6 places by the waves. Many of the yachts broke their moorings and drifted. Acajou was sadly very badly damaged.

On 31/Aug/05 we finally located ACAJOU at a Shipyard in Perama. Unfortunately the damage was seen to be even worse than expected. Her hull is ripped open at the stern and her shafts mangled. There did not seem to be any repairs beginning. It will be an expensive project. Perhaps someone will undertake to restore this piece of yachting history to her previous beauty.

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