1996 Jeanneau 51.1 (Antigua)

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$135,000 (USD) Jolly Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua)

S/V Zazu is a Jolly Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda based 1996 Jeanneau 51.1 For Sale By Broker. Responses to inquiries may come from a broker who is representing the owner as a fiduciary. This owner requires financial settlement only. No trades.

ZaZu has had two previous owners and began her cruising life in Florida. Never chartered and always well cared for, she is easily handled by a couple, with her three Lewmar electric winches all accessible from the well-protected cockpit with bimini and dodger.

A substantial cockpit table and pushpit-mounted barbecue allow for outdoor dining.

The spacious and safe deck area allows for offshore passage-making, while her broad beam allows for a very spacious interior, featuring two comfortable aft double cabins. One has a queen-size berth and ensuite bathroom. The other aft cabin has a double berth with a split mattress.

The entire interior is well ventilated, with nine opening hatches and portholes in the saloon, as well as two dorade vents. The aft cabins have three opening hatches and portholes.

The bathrooms have separate heads and showers, keeping the heads dry.

The U-shaped galley is fully equipped with a top-loading fridge and freezer, microwave oven, Force 10 gas range, and 4-burner cooker.

She is fitted with hot and cold pressurized water, with hot water supplied from the engine and from a 25 L immersion heater.

A Village Marine 18 GPH watermaker is fitted, with a new high-pressure pump installed in 2018.

The owner’s forward cabin has a king-size bed with a split mattress and six opening hatches and portlights.

Shore power is 110V 60Hz, with 420W solar panels and a 2 kW Xantrex inverter/charger, 80 A, with remote panel.

Features

  • Easily short handed sailing 50 footer
  • Three electric Lewmar winches
  • Water maker 18 GPM
  • Complete electronic suite
  • BOW thruster

Specifications

NameS/V Zazu
MakeJeanneau
Model51.1
Year1996
TypeMonohull Sailboat
BuilderJeanneau
ConstructionGRP
Cabins3
Heads2
GalleyU-shaped galley

Dimensions

Loa49ft 1in / 14.96m
Lwl47ft 4in / 14.43m
Beam15ft 11in / 4.85m
Draft6ft 0in / 1.83m
Mast Height64ft 5in

Tankage

Fuel Tanks180 gallons
Water Tanks265 gallons
Holding Tanks15

Performance

Engines90HP Perkins M90 2016
Engine Hours7500
GeneratorPhasor 6.5kVA genset
Displacement33000 lbs
SailsFully battened mainsail (2025); Furling 100% genoa with UV cover; Spare 120% headsail; Multipurpose spinnaker

Layout Diagram

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Inventory

Accommodation

  • Three-cabin owner's layout featuring a spacious master suite in the forepeak with a king-size berth and ensuite bathroom. (2) double cabins are located aft, including one with a queen-size berth and ensuite bathroom.
  • The spacious saloon includes a navigation station/office, U-shaped galley, U-shaped saloon and dining area with an opposing settee, and white faux leather upholstery throughout.

Interior comforts and amenities

  • Pressurized hot and cold water
  • (2) 180 gal water tanks
  • (2) 15 gal holding tanks
  • Teak and holly flooring
  • Large fold-out teak dining table
  • TV
  • VCR
  • AM/FM radio
  • Speakers
  • Large pantry cupboard
  • (5) opening deck hatches
  • (4) opening portlights
  • Wine storage locker
  • (2) Dorade vents
  • Aft cabin with queen-size berth
  • Vanity desk
  • (3) opening ports/hatches
  • Shelving and cupboard storage
  • Second aft cabin with double berth
  • Hanging cupboard and shelving
  • Vanity desk
  • (3) opening hatches/portlights
  • (2) heads with separate showers and seats
  • Electric heads
  • Electric sump pumps
  • Forward cabin with king-size berth
  • (6) opening hatches and portlights in forward cabin
  • Wardrobe, shelves and drawers
  • Large vertical bookshelf

Galley

  • U-shaped galley
  • Top-loading fridge and freezer
  • Microwave oven
  • Force 10 gas range and 4-burner cooker

Electronics and navigation

  • Raymarine ST60 speed, wind and depth instruments
  • Raymarine autopilot (2016)
  • Garmin 740S
  • Raymarine E120
  • (2) Plastimo magnetic compasses
  • Standard Horizon VHF with DSC and masthead antenna

Electrical systems

  • 12V system
  • 12V sockets
  • 24V system for winches
  • Numerous 110V sockets in cabins, at chart table and navigation station
  • Xantrex 2000W / 80A inverter/charger with remote panel
  • 110V / 60Hz shore power
  • 32A shore power cable
  • 420W solar panels with regulator
  • (6) 6V house batteries
  • 100Ah starter battery, new
  • 100Ah generator starter battery
  • (2) alternators
  • Phasor 6.5kVA genset
  • Shore power is 110V 60Hz, with 420W solar panels and a 2kW Xantrex inverter/charger, 80A, with remote panel.

Deck and hull equipment

  • Double steering pedestals
  • Large cockpit drains
  • Cockpit table with drink holders
  • Marine-grade cockpit speakers
  • Dodger and sprayhood
  • Tricolor masthead lights
  • Anchor and steaming lights
  • Mostly LED lighting with marine-grade wiring
  • Stainless steel pushpit and pulpit
  • Stainless steel stanchions
  • Engine bracket
  • Horseshoe lifering
  • (6) stainless steel mooring cleats
  • Lewmar stainless steel electric winches
  • Dinghy davits
  • Stainless steel guardrails over Dorade boxes
  • Well-protected cockpit with bimini and dodger
  • A substantial cockpit table and pushpit-mounted barbecue allow for outdoor dining.
  • The spacious and safe deck area allows for safe offshore passage making.

Sails and rigging

  • Fully battened mainsail (2025)
  • Lazy jacks
  • Furling 100% genoa with UV cover
  • Spare 120% headsail
  • Multipurpose spinnaker
  • Double-spreader aluminum mast and boom
  • (1) Lewmar ST30 jib furling winch
  • (1) Antal W44 electric self-tailing mainsheet winch
  • (2) Antal W66 electric self-tailing primary winches
  • Lewmar mainsheet traveler system
  • Lewmar traveler system for jib
  • Lewmar turning blocks
  • Stainless steel standing rigging (2019)
  • Three Lewmar electric winches all accessible from the cockpit.

Mechanical equipment and ground tackle

  • 60 lb / 25 kg Manson Supreme main anchor
  • 300 ft of 3/8" galvanized chain
  • Dinghy anchor
  • Lofrans Project X3 12V vertical windlass
  • Lewmar chain counter on pedestal
  • Fortress FX-23 secondary anchor
  • 3-blade bronze Max-Prop feathering propeller
  • Sun mesh stern awning

Water systems

  • Hot and cold pressurized water, with hot water supplied from the engine and from a 25 L immersion heater
  • Village Marine 18 GPH watermaker, with a new high-pressure pump installed in 2018

Tankage

  • Water: 265 gal
  • Fuel: 180 gal
  • Holding: 30 gal

Dinghy info

  • Highfield 10 ft RIB, new
  • Tohatsu 9.8 HP 2-stroke outboard

Safety equipment

  • Lifering
  • Liferaft
  • EPIRB
  • Life jackets

Owner's comments and boat history

  • ZaZu has had two previous owners and began her cruising life in Florida.
  • Never chartered and always well cared for, she is easily handled by a couple, with her three Lewmar electric winches all accessible from the well-protected cockpit with bimini and dodger.
  • A substantial cockpit table and pushpit-mounted barbecue allow for outdoor dining.
  • The spacious and safe deck area allows for safe offshore passage making, while her broad beam allows for a very spacious interior, featuring two comfortable aft double cabins. One has a queen-sized berth and ensuite bathroom. The other aft cabin has a double berth with a split mattress.
  • The entire interior is well ventilated, with nine opening hatches and portholes in the saloon, as well as two dorade vents. The aft cabins have three opening hatches and portholes.
  • The bathrooms have separate heads and showers, keeping the heads dry.
  • The U-shaped galley is fully equipped with a top-loading fridge and freezer, microwave oven, Force 10 gas range and 4-burner cooker.
  • She is fitted with hot and cold pressurized water, with hot water supplied from the engine and from a 25 L immersion heater.
  • A Village Marine 18 GPH watermaker is fitted, with a new high-pressure pump installed in 2018.
  • The owner's forward cabin has a king-size bed with a split mattress and six opening hatches and portlights.
  • Shore power is 110V 60Hz, with 420W solar panels and a 2kW Xantrex inverter/charger, 80A, with remote panel.
  • Two previous owners. Sailed down from Florida to the Caribbean and has never been chartered.

Exterior Photos

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Deck Photos

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Interior Photos

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Bernard Evan-Wong

By Bernard Evan-Wong

Bernard ‘Bernie’ Evan-Wong grew up racing dinghies from Snipes, Sunfishes, GP 14 ‘s, and Lasers; in the Caribbean, and later at university in UK. He lived in Trinidad following university, working as a health professional, and took up racing on keel boats, later located to the island of Antigua, in the Eighties. Still a resident of Antigua, his passion for the sea and everything related to it led him to pick up qualifications as a RYA Yachtmaster Offshore, a dive master, a marine moorings specialist, and an avid yacht racing enthusiast. Over the past 35 years he has owned a succession of race boats, regularly racing the Caribbean circuit. If you’ve sailed the Caribbean and done a race, you’ve probably met Bernie!

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