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1070 Marina Village Parkway
Alameda, CA, US, 94501
Tel:(562) 684-3040 or (510)522-2153
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1980 Santa Cruz 50

location icon San Diego, California
Year 1980
Length 52 ft
Builder/Manufacturer Santa Cruz Yachts
Price
$250,000

Hula Girl, the renowned Santa Cruz 50 and legendary West Coast sled is offered for sale! Hula, formerly Elusive and Gone With the Wind, is simply the best of the best. Formerly the personal boat of America’s Cup skipper and Volvo Around the World Race winner Paul Cayard, she has been modified and optimized and it truly a special boat. In the 2016 Pacific Cup she set a California to Hawaii record for any 50 footer of 7 days 20 hours, shaving nearly a day off of the previous record.


With the new keel, the boat is lighter and has less drag with the same righting moment. The new Hall rig is three feet taller than standard and has a modern swept-back spreader configuration providing more rig stiffness without the need for runners or checkstays. The new carbon chainplates are built into the boat with no chance for leakage.


Hula Girl flies masthead asymmetrical spinnakers off a long penalty pole. The grinding pedestal in the cockpit and Harken carbon three-speed winches make the long downwind legs a breeze. The large Carbonautica wheel on a Jefa pedestal runs new steering cables through oil filled idler bearings to an upgraded Edson quadrant for a wonderfully light feel. The rudder bearings were pulled and inspected in 2021 (when a new custom prop shaft strut was installed).


The boat is in excellent condition. She has recently completed the 2025 Transpac, and is ready to go again. 

Specifications

Year Built 1980
Category Sail
Length Overall 52'4 ft
Beam 12 ft
Max Draft 10'9 ft
Liferaft Capacity 10
Construction Fiberglass
Hull ID LET500091080
Keel Bulb Keel
Drive Type Direct
Engines 1
Total Engine Power 54 hp
Cruising Speed 9 kn
Fuel Tanks 1
Fuel Tank Cap. 60 gal
Water Tanks 3
Water Tank Cap. 90 gal
Holding Tanks 1
Holding Tank Cap. 10 gal
Dry Weight 18000 lb
Ballast 5200 lb
Displacement 18000 lb

Engine 1 Specifications

Make: Yanmar
Model: 4JH4AE
Fuel: Diesel
Engine Power: 54hp
Type: Inboard
Propeller Type: 2 BladeBronze
Engine Location: Center
Drive Type: Direct
Year: 2008
Vessel Notes
  • Modified and optimized in 2000 at KKMI under the direction of Nelson/Marek design team.  Added a strut and ?T? bulb keel, sugar scoop extension, taller carbon rig, etc.
  • Paul Cayard overhaul and optimization in 2008 including new engine, new watermaker, addition of carbon interior components, grinding pedestal, etc.
  • Complete refit in 2013 including new mast form Hall Spars with swept-back spreaders, new chainplates, removal of all deck hardware and rebedding, new portlights, new steering system, deck and topsides paint, replacement of much of the interior fittings with carbon, etc. 
Electronics

Cabinet installed PC computer with Expedition tactical software and two monitors

B&H H2000 with performance processor

(4) Mast mounted B&G 20/20

(4) Cockpit B&G displays

(1) Nav station B&G display

B&G Tall carbon MHU wind wand

B&G Autopilot with Simrad ram (new 2021)

Furuno NavNet radar and plotter and removable radar post

Uniden VHF with wireless remote

Emtek AIS

ICOM SSB with Pactor modem

Iridium satellite phone with ASE docking station

(2) Inverters at nav station

Battery monitor

Stereo

LED Tricolor and anchor light

Inside Equipment

Electric bilge pump (new 2023)

Manual high volume bilge pump

Marine head, Lavac, new 2017 with holding tank

Hot water heater

Cool Blue refrigeration (holding plate) - 2013

Spectra watermaker (full service 2021)

SS Double sink

Pressure water

Fresh water foot pump

Salt water foot pump

2 Burner custom propane stove

LED lighting, white and red

(4) 100ah AGM Replaced 2022

Sails

Ullman Main (excellent) 2018

Quantum main (backup)

J1 – Ullman (excellent) - 2016

J3 – Ullman (good)

J4 – Quantum (good)

Jib Top – North (good)

Blast Reacher – North (good)

A1 – Ullman (good)

A2 – Ullman (excellent)

A2 – Ullman (backup)

A3 – Evolution (new)

A3 – North (backup)

A4 – Ullman (good)

A4 – Ullman (backup)

Spin Staysail – Quantum (good)

Genoa Staysail – Quantum (good)

Strom Trysail

Storm Jib

Dacron delivery main (excellent)

Dacron delivery jib (excellent)

Winches

Primary Harken 65.3 ST (Carbon drums) (2)

Cockpit Grinding Pedestal (Carbon)

Secondary Harken 48 ST (2)

Main Sheet Harken 44 ST (2) on cabin top (new 2007)

Spin Halyard Harken 40 ST (2) Port and STb at mast

Main Halyard Harken 42 ST Stb side aft at mast

Jib Halyard Harken 42 ST Port side aft at mast

Mast, Boom, and Spars

Hall Carbon Fiber 3-Spreader tall rig – New 2013

Ohmahundro Carbon Fiber Boom

Antal Mast track with cars

Harken Ball Bearing Traveler System

Harken Ball bearing Geona track system

Aluminum mast partner collar with “Spar tight”

Full Set of Spares for Rigging

Carbon fiber spinnaker pole from Forespar

Carbon Fiber Forespar Reaching Struts (2)

Harken carbo foil on headstay

Navtec hydraulic boom vang with quick release at helm

Navtec hydraulic backstay

Sailtec hydraulic pump (new 2022)

Tri color light at masthead

Safety Gear

10 Person Liferaft Superior Life Saving, New 2021

Ditch Bag

Spare VHF antenna

(2) 406 EPIRBs

Richie 5 inch compass on pedestal

Offshore first aid kit in Pelican case

Danbuoy mounted on stern pulpit

Life sling mounted on stern pulpit

30 ft throw rope mounted on stern pulpit

Clipping points at companionway, grinding station, and helm station

Jacklines (2)

Offshore Solas flare kit

Radar reflector

Tool kit

Cockpit knife attached to main grinder pedestal

Deck knife at boom vang

Manual bilge pump in cockpit

High capacity manual bilge Edson bilge pump next to chart table

Tricolor light at top of mast

Complete Emergency Rudder Set Up for Stern Scoop

Emergency tiller

3 hand held fire extinguishers

Fireboy engine room protection system

Fortress Anchor w/Rode & Chain

Hatches and Portlights

One large opening foredeck hatch

Two small opening hatches on cabin top forward

One small opening hatch in head

Large sliding hatches on cabin top

Four opening ports in cockpit (new 2013)

Two opening ports in transom

Sliding hatches and companionway with new custom sliders

Two hull windows in aft cabins

4 large windows in main salon (replaced 2013)

1 aft deck hatch to steering gear

4 cockpit “Cubby” holes

Features and Upgfrades

Cockpit Shower

Carbon Rudder & Post

Custom two burner racing cook top

Hot water thermos mounted on galley bulkhead

Foot pump for salt water at galley

Foot pump for fresh water at galley

Pressure water system for fresh water in galley, handheld shower in head and shower in cockpit

Double SS deep sinks in galley

Interior cushions replaced 2018

Carbon table in main salon (currently not installed)

Carbon seatbacks

Carbon nave table and galley pieces

Carbon engine box

Original teak table and galley cabinets available (in storage)

Two ice boxes under raised floor in main salon

Water tanks and batteries under raised salon

Water Heater

Sink, manual water and pressure water in head

Open bow pulpit for “A” sails

Double corner stern pulpits

Double SS 1x19 uncover life lines

Gates in life lines at transom

Tack point on bow for “A” sails

Running lights on bow pulpit

Track for staysail on foredeck

Deck chock for spinnaker pole

Molded in toe rails on bow

Flat “Tee” track rails aft of shroud

New carbon chain plates

Custom SS hand rails on cabin tops

New Spinlock rope clutches for jib main and jib halyards

Adjustable jib leads for # 1 & # 2 genoas lead to cockpit

Separate # 3 jib tracks with adjustable jib leads

Harken traveler mounted on cabin top with 5 to 1 control lines

Double end main sheet

Double ended “A” sail tack lines with clutches on cabin sides at cockpit

Kelp window in hull to inspect keel

8 recess drink holder in cockpit

Disclaimer

The Company 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.