Self-Reliant Global Exploration For Sale

This is no ordinary Tayana V42. If you’re not planning to cruise anywhere, this isn’t the vessel for you.

“Kandu represents a 40-year dream of global exploration planning and execution come true. She brought us home safely, without major incident. ” – Eric Rigney

A proven 42-ft. sailboat, successfully completed a 4 1/2 year journey sailing around the world with a family of four aboard, demonstrating its capability for extensive voyages. Having already navigated the globe, Kandu is poised and ready to be the foundation for your own new adventures.

By sail or auxiliary, Kandu can be trimmed and helmed by one person without leaving the safety of the cockpit. Self-steer via windvane or autohelm. Behind-the-mast mainsail furling easily exposes the rig to any repairs and allows the hoisting of a storm trysail. The genoa furls.

Not all Tayana’s are equipped for comfortable global independence. Kandu generates its own power from solar, wind, and/or engine, and makes water from a 30 gallon per hour AC-powered desalinator. All lights are LED with interior lights available night-vision red. Deck prisms bring added light to the interior. The galley sports a gimbaled 3-burner stove/oven, a small microwave, separate top-opening freezer and side-opening fridge, and a 10-gallon hot water tank. For the engine, diesel fuel passes through three filters ahead of the engine’s built-in filter. Her hard dodger is custom-built for safety and comfort, solid enough to support the weight of a crew member or a crashing wave. Safety systems abound.

“Failure is not an option when your young family is on board. Kandu kept us safe.”

Kandu in Langkawi Video

Kandu embarked on an amazing journey sailing around the world, chronicalled in their blog, Rigneyskandu.com .

Setting off in February 2015 from California, this 42-ft. sailboat served as home for a family of four as they explored a great big wonderful planet, touching 6 continents, crossing 3 oceans, transiting 3 canals, and visiting 41 countries. Their adventures aboard Kandu included meeting extraordinary people and animals, volunteering and delivering needed supplies to remote communities, and facilitating international cultural exchanges. They visited diverse places such as the Galapagos, Bora Bora, Fiji, Vanuatu, Australia, various parts of Indonesia including Komodo National Park where they encountered Komodo dragons, water buffalo, and monkeys, Singapore, India, Gibraltar, and Morocco, even crossing the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. Having successfully circumnavigated the globe, as evidenced by its completion and return home, Kandu is a testament to its capability and reliability for long-distance ocean cruising. It facilitated a transformative adventure that resulted in its crew returning home with “entirely new perspectives”, showcasing its potential to be the key to your own incredible global explorations and adventures.

Visit their YouTube channel.

‘Red’ represents Kandu’s route, ‘black’ represent land and air travel along the way.

Eric gone native on Rapa Nui, aka Easter Island.

Interior Video Link

Peruse the list carefully. Few vessels carry the safety features and comfort amenities as Kandu. Leslie likes a bright, fresh, comfortable environment. Eric likes self-contained reliance, safety, and redundancies. Kandu is all this and more. She’s solid, quiet, and is as comfortable in a fresh breeze as she is at anchor. She’s a no-nonsense bluewater cruiser.

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This is no ordinary Tayana V42. If you’re not planning to cruise anywhere, this isn’t the vessel for you.

The owners upgraded and added many features in preparation for global adventure. Her previous owners, a retired couple, sailed her from California to Australia and back, exploring island groups along the way for several years. They extended the fixed stainless aft pulpit to reach around the cockpit and support solar panels, and added a stainless mast to support a wind generator. Returning to North America, they kept her in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, exploring that part of the world for several more years. The original owner before them went to the factory in Taiwan to supervise her construction, adding amenities such as deck prisms and opening port lights. He beefed her up with gear such as heavy duty chain plates, behind the mast furling, and mast steps. He then sailed her from California to Hawaii and French Polynesia several times before letting her enjoy bigger adventures. Whatever your cruising dreams, Kandu can get you there . . . and back.

When you’re ready to make your cruising dream a reality, contact us at: [email protected]