Boat Specifications Title
The Samba
- Category: Tourist Superior Class.
- Departures: Thursday – Sunday.
- Capacity: 14 Guests.
- Type: Steel-hulled Motor Yacht with Stabilizing Sail.
- LOA (length over all): 78 ft / 23,77 m.
- Beam: 18 ft / 5,48 m.
- Displacement: 134 tons.
- Engines: Very efficient Twin DAV diesel engines 280 HP-CUMMINS.
- Range: 2500 miles.
- Speed: 8.5 knots cruising.
- Sail: Steadying sails.
- Water capacity: 1500 gallons and water maker.
- Accommodations: 6 air-conditioned double cabins and 1 exterior double bed cabin, all with private bathrooms and hot water.
- An ample dining-room/salon connects to an outdoor dining facility with large tables, TV, video equipment, sound-system, mini-library and a self service mini-bar.
- Crew: 7 crew members: Captain, Helmsman, Engineer, Sailor, Barman, Cook + Licensed Galapagos Naturalist Guide.
- Navigation: Furuno Navnet Radar, Plotter and Sonar, GPS, VHF and SSB radios, two tenders with outboard motor.
- Safety: One self-contained 20-passenger life raft, EPIRB, two bi-directional VHF emergency-radios, one VHF (Motorola) wide-range radio, VHF and HF radios and one cell-phone communication system, life jackets, fire extinguishers, safety smoke and fire detectors and overhead sprinkler systems, A.B.C fire-control system and CO2 bank for the engine room.