GRACE

Grace is an International Folkboat designed by Tord Sunden and is hull #027810476 from Marieholms Bruk of Sweden.
She is named after Grace of Eugene, Oregon and owned by the Kurlychek family.

 

LOA 25' 10"
LWL 19' 10"
Beam 7' 2"
Draft 4' 0"
Displacement 4740 lbs.
Ballast 2750
Ballast/Displacement 58%
Cabin headroom 4' 8"
Freeboard forward 3' 1"
Freeboard aft 2' 2"
Sail Area 280 sq. ft.
MORC rating 16.2
PHRF 228*

   photo of Grace

(* according to the Yacht Racing Association San Francisco Bay Area)

Grace survives Isabel

 

Accommodations:
Teak interior; 2- 8' berths in main cabin, 2- 6'1" berths forward; self-contained head; Origo 2 burner alcohol stove; teak cabin/cockpit table; 12v lighting; hanging locker on port side; shelf lockers port and starboard; 6-gallon jug for water.

 
photo of Grace

Sails and Rigging:
North main w/two reef points (2000); storm jib; cruising jib; 115% North genoa (2003); whisker pole; Neil Pryde radial head spinnaker w/poles and sheets; North Genniker (2002); Halyards replaced 1999; stainless wire replaced 1999; jiffy reefing; 2 Lewmar winches; back-stay adjuster; boom vang..

Equipment
Garmin 176c GPS with Chesapeake chip (2002); Windex wind indicator; compass; VHF radio; depth-finder (2001); Navico 200CX Tiller Pilot (1999); pulpit, 2-12 v batteries (1 wet, 1 gel); tiller extension; cockpit cushions; spray dodger; cockpit gratings; fold-up swim ladder; rigid swim ladder; ground tackle: 1 Danforth and rode on pulpit, 1 Fortress and rode stowed below, 1 mini Danforth and rode in lazarette; Coast Guard safety gear; new companionway hatch boards; companionway plexiglass.

Auxiliary power
1992 8 hp Yamaha outboard in well, professionally maintained every winter.

Grace has been stored under a tarp on land every winter since 1995, with her mast down. Bottom was stripped and barrier coated in 1996. No sign of blisters since.

Grace Survived Isabel without so much as a drop of water getting in below.

This is an outboard version of the IF. The outboard sits in a well in the lazarette. When removed, the well can be plugged to insure complete water-tightness and no underwater disturbances.

Grace does not have a built-in galley. Instead, there is a drop-down table for the 2-burner alcohol stove. A custom fitted teak board that stows on the head door, can span the space from the table to the foul weather locker to provide ample counter space when needed.

Water is contained in a 6-gallon jug stowed under the companionway step. There is an enclosed head consisting of a bucket with attached toilet seat. Only three thru-hull openings--the two cockpit scuppers and the old knotmeter spinner.

Like all Marieholm IFs, Grace performs superbly on all points of sail. Ease of handling is an IF trademark and is most appreciated as the wind picks up. No matter what angle of heel, the steering is easy and the ride exciting.

Chesapeake Bay Map showing Grace's home port on the Rhode River south of Annapolis, MD.

PHOTOS:
1997
1998
2001