De Tropic 12 is gebouwd door de Franse werf Naval Force 3 in polyester met hout/epoxy dekken en opbouw. Er zijn er maar twee van dit type gebouwd. "Thetis" is door de huidige eigenaar in 1994 gekocht en gedurende 10 jaar grondig getest langs de Europese kusten. In 2015 is het jacht aangepast voor een oceaanreis, waarvoor de aluminium mast werd vervangen door een lichtere en langere koolstof mast met moderne tuigage, aangepast voor solo- |
The Tropic 12 was built in 1990 by the French Naval Force 3 boatyard as one of only two. She is built in GRP with ply/epoxy decks and superstructure. "Thetis" was bought by the present German owner in 1994 and since then tested thoroughly for 10 years along the European coastlines. In 2015 the yacht was upgraded for an oceanvoyage: the alu mast was replaced by a longer and lighter carbon mast with modern rigging, aimed at singlehanded control from the cockpit. A watermaker and sufficient solar power render the "Thetis" independent from the grid. Since 2016 this catamaran has cruised in the Caribbean without any failures with a crew of two. She is offered ready to sail in Grenada. |