"YANDINA", our R&D Dept.

Picture of vessel "YANDINA"

    "YANDINA" is a 71 foot Phillip Rhodes design, Motor Sailer Ketch. Beam 20 ft. Draft 5.5 ft. (board up), 13 ft. (board down).

   Built of steel in Holland in 1966 she has served as home, R&D lab, Test bed and RV for Andina and Lea for 14 years.

   She has twin 6V72 Detroit diesels, 15KW and 8KW Onan GenSets, 4 staterooms, 4 heads, galley, central salon and enclosed pilot house, etc.. Displacement about 150,000 lbs.

Currently berthed at a private dock in South Carolina, YANDINA is waiting for new masts to recover from a dismasting about 120 miles off Cape Haterras in 1997.

We survived hurricane Hugo in 1989. Story & pictures.

    See specifications and over 50 pictures at SPECIFICATIONS

Yandina has now been restored and is employed in chartering. $1,200 per week per person includes all you can eat and drink. Booking Information

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