Description

Summary
Very well equipped Najad 380



Ready to sail







The Najad 380 is built with a solidity most production yachts lack, hand laid-up fibreglass with foam sandwich topsides and deck, a heavily stiffened hull, and an epoxy coated bottom, all of which give real confidence offshore. The Judel Vrolijk hull balances pace with a genuinely sea-kindly motion, and below decks the joinery and layout are built for people who actually live aboard, with proper sea berths and a serious chart table. 






Cantilena of London is a Najad 380, built in 2004 and shown that September at the Southampton Boat Show, where the yachting press praised her faster hull lines and the build quality for which Najad has always been known. She was specified from new for short-handed offshore sailing, and has proved the point twice, completing the Azores and Back Race in both 2007 and 2011. 






For most of her life, though, she has served as a family cruising boat, and a well travelled one. Her voyaging has taken her through the Channel and along the East Coast, north to the Baltic, Norway and Svalbard, and in more recent years across the Atlantic to Chesapeake Bay, Lake Ontario, the St Lawrence Seaway, Nova Scotia and New England, carried each way by the yacht transport specialist Sevenstar. She spent the Covid years safely inside a shed, ashore in Nova Scotia before returning to the water in 2022.






Her present owners bought her in 2023, the day they first saw her, and have kept her exactly as found. Based on the Solent, she has since cruised the West Country and Channel Islands. Recent attention includes a new Simrad VHF, an overhauled liferaft, a serviced Eberspacher heater and a new cutlass bearing. She is offered ready to sail, a genuine offshore cruiser with a proven record and a great deal of life left in her.






Key Features




- Najad 380, build number 6, built 2004 by Najadvarvet AB, Sweden

- Designed by Judel Vrolijk

- Length overall 11.55m (38ft), beam 3.65m (12ft), draught 1.95m (6ft 4in)

- Displacement 10,000kg with 3,100kg bolted lead keel

- Centre cockpit layout with seven berths across three cabins

- Yanmar 4JH4-E 54hp diesel, current hours – 2,863

- Hydrovane self-steering and full Category 1 offshore safety inventory

- Standing rigging renewed 2014, running rigging renewed in Dyneema 2018

- Raymarine, Furuno and Digital Yacht navigation suite with Timezero chart plotting

- Paguro 2.5kVA diesel generator

- Coppercoat antifouling applied 2019






Broker’s Comments



A Najad of this specification, with a genuine history of offshore passages and the evident care of two conscientious owners, is not easily replaced in today's market. Buyers are increasingly drawn to boats that have proved themselves at sea rather than those that merely look the part, and Cantilena has done exactly that, without losing the polish of a well kept yacht. Her equipment, her documentation and her present condition all point to owners who understood what she is for. At this stage in the market, she represents a sensible purchase for anyone wanting to go further afield without the cost and delay of preparing a lesser boat for the purpose.

Full Specification and Inventory
Overall Details




- Make and model: Najad 380, build number 6

- Build year: 2004

- Builder: Najadvarvet AB, Henan, Orust, Sweden

- Designer: Judel Vrolijk

- Hull configuration: monohull, reverse transom

- Deck configuration: centre cockpit

- Sail configuration: fractional sloop

- Length overall: 11.55m (38ft)

- Beam: 3.65m (12ft)

- Draught: 1.95m (6ft 4in)

- Displacement: 10,000kg

- Bolted lead keel: 3,100kg

- Mast height above water: 18.2m (59ft 8in), including VHF antenna






Hull and Deck Construction




- Hand laid-up fibreglass construction

- Hull above the waterline and deck of Divinycell foam sandwich

- Hull extensively stiffened internally

- Lead keel bolted to an inclined moulded stub

- Hull epoxy coated below the waterline

- Semi-balanced rudder mounted on a half-length skeg

- Teak capped gunwale at the hull/deck joint

- Deck-stepped mast supported below deck by mahogany-clad galvanised steel






Rig and Sails




- Selden double spreader 7/8 sloop rig

- 1x19 stainless steel standing rigging with swaged terminals and plated bronze rigging screws, all renewed 2014

- Forestay with Selden roller furling system

- Backstay with winch handle operated adjuster

- In-line cap shrouds, forward and aft lower shrouds, diagonal stays to root of second spreader

- Boom fitted with gas strut rod kicker

- Twin spinnaker poles stowed on mast-mounted cars

- Internal mast track for wheeled mainsail cars

- Inner forestay with Wichard ratchet tensioner for hanked heavy weather jib and storm jib

- Mainsail: Dolphin Sails, 41.4 sqm, loose foot, radial cut, fully battened, Dyneema laminate with taffeta, Selden in-mast luff cars, three reefs, new 2017

- Mainsail stack-pack: Weathermax, full length battens and zip, rolls and stows on boom

- Furling headsail: Dolphin Sails, 40.0 sqm, radial cut, UV strip, new 2013

- Cruising chute: UK Syversen, 75.3 sqm, radial cut, snuffer system, supplied with the boat 2004

- Heavy weather jib: UK Syversen, 25 sqm, piston hanks, 2006, used once

- Storm jib: UK Syversen, 11.3 sqm, high visibility orange, piston hanks, 2006, unused

- Trysail: UK Syversen, 12.4 sqm, high visibility orange, mast track sliders, unused






Running Rigging




- All running rigging, bar two spinnaker halyards and the kicker, renewed in Dyneema 2018

- Main halyard led to cockpit with jammer

- Topping lift

- Two genoa halyards, port side with mast jammer for the furling headsail

- Two spinnaker halyards

- Two spinnaker pole uphauls and two pole car control lines

- Genoa furling line, starboard side, with jammer

- Lazy jacks fitted to the stowable stack-pack

- Single line first and second reefs led to cockpit with jammers

- Two-line third reef led to cockpit with jammers

- Kicker led to cockpit with jammer

- Outhaul with small mast-mounted winch

- Low friction eyes at mainsail reefing points

- Port and starboard burgee halyards at first spreaders






Accommodation




- African mahogany joinery throughout

- Varnished teak cabin soles with holly inlay, mahogany-trimmed vinyl headliners

- Seven berths across forward cabin, saloon and aft cabin

- Forward cabin: large double V-berth with closing lockers, two full-height cupboards, small seat with stowage, sail and dinghy stowage beneath berths, opening deck hatch and side windows

- Saloon: L-shaped port berth and shorter starboard berth, both with lee cloths and seat back stowage, central bookcases, folding table with bottle stowage, water tanks beneath berths, opening deck hatch with screen and mosquito net

- Chart table: starboard side, half Admiralty chart size with lifting lid and stowage under, further chart stowage behind companionway steps, upholstered seat with drawers, electrical panel and instrument displays

- Galley: port side, Corian worktops, two stainless steel sinks with draining board, top-loading fridge, four double-door lockers, opening side windows

- Heads: manual Jabsco toilet with pump replaced 2025, Corian basin top, teak shower grating, hanging wet locker with emergency tiller

- Aft cabin: large split double berth to starboard and single berth to port, both with detachable lee cloths, hanging locker, opening central hatch






Propulsion




- Yanmar 4JH4-E four cylinder naturally aspirated diesel, 39.6kW (54hp)

- Kanzaki KM4A gearbox

- Raw water heat exchanger cooling, also heating the 20 litre hot water tank

- Wet exhaust with rubber silencer and swan neck

- 35mm diameter stainless steel shaft with rope cutter

- Volvo Penta shaft seal, replaced June 2023

- P-bracket mounted cutlass bearing, replaced March 2026

- 3-blade Flex-O-Fold 20-inch right hand bronze folding propeller

- Cable operated single throttle/gear lever on the steering pedestal

- Single 12V 80A alternator

- 12V 75Ah Varta lead acid battery, replaced January 2023

- Stainless steel diesel tank, 350 litre capacity

- Engine serviced March 2026

- Engine hour meter replaced 2017, when the original showed 1,890 hours; the current meter reads 972.9 hours






Navigation Equipment




- Raymarine through-hull speed and depth transducers and masthead wind instruments (2018)

- Raymarine p70s autopilot control head with EV-1 sensor and ACU-200 unit, Type 1 linear drive and rudder position indicator

- Three Raymarine i70 customisable displays, plus i60 wind and close-hauled displays

- ShipModul Miniplex-3USB-N2K multiplexer, new 2018

- Digital Yacht Aqua Compact Pro PC with Victron stabilised power supply, i3 processor, 8GB RAM, 240GB solid state drive, new 2022

- Furuno GP-39 GPS navigator, new 2019

- Furuno 19-inch DRS radar on Scanstrut backstay mounting, new 2014

- Digital Yacht AIT1000 Class B AIS transponder with VHF antenna splitter, 2014

- Simrad VHF radio with keypad handsets at chart table and cockpit, replaced 2025, fully integrated with multiplexer

- Handheld ICOM VHF with USB charger cable

- Avtex 19-inch LED screen, TV and DVD player, fitted 2014

- NASA Clipper Navtex, installed 2011

- Timezero Navigator chart plotting software, updated August 2026, with C-MAP/Timezero digital charts

- Plastimo main and handheld compasses

- Admiralty charts and folios, chart table instruments, handheld spotlight, foghorn, torch and lead line






Electrical System




- 12V DC system with push button circuit breakers at the chart table panel

- Three 140Ah Varta Hobby Leisure batteries in parallel, replaced March 2024

- Relay operated battery isolation switch with key switch

- Programmable BEP Marine three-battery monitor

- Victron Energy Centaur AC battery charger, new 2022, three stage charging

- 40m shore power cable, 230V AC circuit with six European sockets, supplying the immersion heater

- Four 12V power sockets

- Paguro 2000 diesel generator, 2.5kVA/2.3kW continuous output, installed 2017, new water cooled exhaust March 2026






Water and Plumbing




- Pressurised hot and cold water to galley and heads mixer faucets

- Three interconnected stainless steel freshwater tanks, 400 litre combined capacity

- Foot operated galley pump for unpressurised use (currently not working)

- 20 litre hot water tank, heated by the engine or the 230V AC circuit

- Manually operated toilet pump, direct to sea or to 55 litre stainless steel holding tank

- Holding tank pumped out from starboard deck or discharged directly to sea

- Valves replaced 2017, discharge hoses replaced 2023, toilet pump replaced 2025

- Two manually operated bilge pumps and one high-capacity electric bilge pump in the keel stub

- Shower drain pump with switch above the heads basin






Domestic Equipment




- SMEV two-burner gas cooker with oven, grill and rotisserie, electric ignition

- Two 2.7kg Campingaz cylinders in the anchor locker with solenoid isolation valve, hoses replaced 2023

- Large top-loading fridge with removable baskets

- Eberspacher diesel-fired heater to all cabins and wet locker, serviced 2025

- Blaupunkt radio with USB and Bluetooth, two saloon speakers

- Overhead LED lighting (2018) and individual reading lights in all cabins (2024)

- Six place settings of crockery and cutlery

- Mosquito nets for fore, aft and main hatches, wind scoop for forward hatch






Deck Equipment




- Twin aft draining deck lockers for fenders and mooring lines

- Two Andersen 46T two-speed self-tailing primary winches

- Two Andersen 28 two-speed self-tailing secondary winches

- Two Andersen 12 single speed self-tailing mast winches

- Lewmar genoa cars with cleated adjusting lines, Lewmar mainsheet traveller

- Snatch blocks, pad eyes and turning blocks for spinnaker and cruising chute work

- Twin 1x19 lifelines with midships gate openings

- Six stainless steel mooring cleats on the gunwale cap

- Aluminium framed glass cockpit screen with grab handles

- Weathermax cockpit sprayhood, new 2015

- Tecsew cockpit enclosure, new 2024, stowed on support hoop

- Jefa cable steering with wheel lock

- Hydrovane VXA-2 self-steering, installed 2006, with various spare parts

- Port and starboard Plastimo dorade vents with protector bars

- Eight covered fenders and one uncovered buoy fender

- Six 16mm nylon mooring warps

- 3.5m Bombard Typhoon inflatable dinghy with oars, foot pump and carry bag

- Honda four-stroke 2.3hp air-cooled outboard motor






Anchoring Equipment




- Twin roller stainless steel bow fitting

- Drained anchor locker housing windlass, chain and gas cylinders

- 20kg Manson Supreme main anchor, 40m galvanised chain, 40m 8-plait warp

- 15kg folding grapnel secondary anchor, 5m galvanised chain, 40m nylon warp

- Lofrans Project 1000 vertical axis low profile windlass with clutch release handle and isolating breaker






Hull Fittings and Maintenance




- Bronze skin fittings and valve assemblies, replaced 2013

- Anodes replaced annually

- Bow thruster powered from the domestic battery system, controls on the steering pedestal

- Drop-down stainless steel boarding ladder on the bathing platform

- Coppercoat antifouling applied 2019

- Topsides polished annually with AGlaze sealant






Safety Equipment




- Ocean Safety ISAF 6-man liferaft, new 2022, overhauled 2026

- McMurdo G8 Smartfind AIS EPIRB, new 2022

- Waterproof container of pyrotechnic signal flares, replaced 2026

- Seame radar transponder and emergency VHF antenna

- Two Jonbuoy inflatable horseshoe life rings with automatic lights

- Telescopic danbuoy and bracket

- Six Avon lifejackets with Wichard lifelines (firing devices due for renewal)

- Four cockpit harness points and two side deck jackstays

- Heaving line, cockpit knife and emergency tiller

- Three fire extinguishers and a fire blanket at the galley

- Mast-fitted radar reflector

- Two manual bilge pumps

- First aid kit, updated 2025

- Sea anchor, grab bag and mast climbing kit






?Documents




- Original purchase contract, available for inspection

- Builder's Certificate

- Declaration of Conformity to Recreational Craft Directive 94/25/EC, Category A Ocean

- Germanischer Lloyd 100-A5 Sailing Yacht Construction Certificate

- Invoice and HMRC receipt showing UK VAT paid

- Certificate of United Kingdom Registry under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995

- Ocean Safety Certificate of Liferaft Packing and Conformity

- Ship Radio Licence

- Complete owner's manual and equipment handbooks





Disclaimer
Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.



- This vessel is UK VAT paid.

- As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.

- This boat is lying in Beaulieu, UK

- © 2026 Nicolle Associates

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