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On October 16, 2008, David advised us that he has purchased Natine, a Falcon 24 that was sailed from New Zealand to Brittany, France. He is now in the complicated process of obtaining her certification for Europe. The name DAVARSA is a derivation of DAVid, ARmelle, his wife and SAlome, his daughter. David currently lives in Morocco and vacations in Brittany.
This is a picture of Natine he took in Brittany before he bought her. We look forward to more information about this remarkable boat, and pictures. For more on the fin keeled New Zealand built cousins of the Dolphin 24, the Falcon 24 and the S&S 24, click here.
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October 26, 2008
David has found some additional pictures taken of Natine by her former owner. They show a boat fitted out for a sea voyage. She is powered by a Yamaha 4cv outboard and has 2 quarterberths.
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December 30, 2009
David sent in the following pictures of DAVARSA. Her name is not yet changed from Natine. He is spending the holidays in Brittany close to his new boat.
Self Steering Gear
Lets take a closer look at that rudder post
Very nice detail and fittings.
Manual bilge pump on stbd quarterberth; storage under cockpit and bridgedeck
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January 3, 2009 - Click here for more pictures
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March 2, 2009
David advises DAVARSA has been registered in Belgium and now has a European Certification (CE). Further, Davorsa has been re-powered with a 6hp Mercury outboard.
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August 27, 2009. We have the following update from David (minor edits)
Hi Ron ,
Some news about DAVARSA. I put the boat to the sea to the end of July. Before , I did a fiberglass and epoxy resin repair between the shell of the boat and the keel, painted the underbody with a special Anti Fouling paint and prepared the boat , motor , sail ...
I am very satisfied with the power of the 6 HP motor. I had to power 5 1/2 nm at 75% power The boat had good handling in 2.5 meter waves.
Some pictures coming
Regards
David
Ready to go
Interesting launch system
Waiting for the tide
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September 3, 2009 David sent in a few more pictures of the launching, and of the repair of a crack at the hull keel joint that he mentions above.
 
The crack ......................................................keel exposed
Ready
DAVARSA will be moored this year at Aber War;h Harbor, Paluden which is a little north and 'around the corner' from Brest, France. This is a small port that is on the entrance to the English Channel and popular with sailers crossing the Channel. David will have no problems finding his boat!
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December 16, 2009 - David built a very interesting carbon fiber profile model of Davarsa. His email (minor edits) and photo appear below, and with a larger photo, in the Technical Section/Model and Half Models
Hi Ron
Enclosed you will find a CARBON FIBER DESIGN BOARD of a Falcon 24. I made this model following the design drawing. The composite is epoxy carbon fiber and the board is made with teck wood.
Also, I finished a carbon table for DAVARSA. I will install the table during the christmas holiday, and will sewnd some some pictures to you for the web site.
Regards and Happy Christmas
David
Click here to go to the Technical Section/Half Models and Models
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