A 2002 Abeking sloop refits her interior, then lists at EUR 8.5m
What she is
LOA: 39.78 m, on an 8.38 m beam, with a maximum draught of 5.9 m and a volume of 130 GT. Hull and superstructure are aluminium, classed with Germanischer Lloyd and built at Lemwerder in 2002. She has carried two other names, Alithia and Julie Marie, and has covered tens of thousands of nautical miles on extensive ocean passages since delivery.
Her plumb bow, clean sheerline and raised coachroof were drawn well ahead of the fashion and still read as current more than two decades on. Below, a single MTU 6R 183 TE93 of 425 kW, 570 hp, drives her under power at a cruising speed of 10 knots, with 12,000 litres of fuel and 3,950 litres of fresh water aboard. The original interior was laid out to exploit an unusually large internal volume for a sloop of this length, with deck saloon glazing and hull windows carrying daylight through the living spaces.
Who drew her, and who did not
This boat has three separate design credits and they are often collapsed into one. The naval architecture and the exterior are both by Bill Tripp of Tripp Design Naval Architects. The original interior was by Winch Design.
Nauta Design's involvement is recent and is confined to the interior. The Italian studio carried out the 2025 refresh that updated the Winch scheme, which makes it the fourth name on the boat and not the author of the yacht. Reporting the refit designer as the yacht's designer is the error worth avoiding here, because the hull that makes her a serious bluewater boat is not their work.
What the refit did and did not do
The project deliberately stopped short of a structural refit. Nauta's work extended across almost every interior space, including the navigation station, the guest accommodation and the owner's suite. Loose furniture was replaced, decorative elements refined, the natural colour palette lightened and bespoke detailing introduced.
The brief was to preserve the yacht's character and not to restyle her. Nauta describes the result as an effort to enhance the qualities that had always defined her, meaning space, light and understated finish. The studio credits the outcome to the owner, the crew and the brokerage team working together, which is a reminder that a pre-sale refit is a commercial project with a deadline attached.
The number that follows
4K was listed on 1 April 2026 with Will Bishop of Superyacht Partners, asking EUR 8,500,000 and lying in Palma de Mallorca. The accommodation figure is disputed between the sources. SuperYacht Times records 6 guests and 5 crew, while BOAT International reports a flexible layout taking up to 12 guests, including a gym space convertible into an additional cabin.
That is a public figure on a boat that has just had money spent in the rooms a buyer inspects first. The pattern is familiar at this age. Buyers discount hard against a tired interior, and they discount against the owner's suite more than any other space, because it is the one room they cannot picture living with as found.
Why it matters to an owner
A targeted interior refit on a 24-year-old hull is a value decision and not a maintenance one. Spending on the suite, the saloon and the nav station addresses exactly the rooms that set an opening offer, and it does so for a fraction of a full rebuild. The asking price is public, the work is documented, and whatever she eventually trades at will tell the market what a character-preserving refit actually returns.
One number will shape the buyer pool more than the interior does. A 5.9 m draught rules out a long list of Mediterranean marinas and shallow anchorages and forces a deeper-water cruising pattern. Anyone comparing her against a lifting-keel sloop of similar length is comparing two different operating lives, and the refit does not change that.
What owners and crew report
Nauta Design on what the refit was for
The studio credited the outcome to the owner, the crew and the brokerage team working together, and described the brief as preserving the character that had always defined her rather than restyling the interior.
Nauta Design
What is good, and what to watch
Strong points
- The spend targets exactly what sets an opening offerNauta's work covered the owner's suite, the saloon and the navigation station - the rooms a buyer inspects first and discounts hardest against - on a Bill Tripp hull whose lines still read as current more than two decades after delivery, for a fraction of a full rebuild cost.
- The refit stayed disciplinedThe project deliberately stopped short of touching structure, and Nauta's own framing was to enhance the qualities that had always defined her - space, light and understated finish - rather than restyle the boat.
What to watch
- Even her own listing details disagreeSuperYacht Times records 6 guests and 5 crew; BOAT International reports a flexible layout for up to 12 guests including a convertible gym cabin. A buyer needs to verify which is current before making an offer, not take either figure on trust.
- A 5.9-metre draught is a hard limit the refit cannot touchIt rules out a long list of Mediterranean marinas and shallow anchorages and forces a deeper-water cruising pattern - a structural fact of the Tripp hull that no interior spend changes.
Practical detail
| Asking price | EUR 8,500,000, listed 1 April 2026 with Will Bishop of Superyacht Partners, lying in Palma de Mallorca. |
|---|---|
| Hull and build | 39.78m aluminium sloop, Germanischer Lloyd classed, built 2002 at Lemwerder by Abeking and Rasmussen; three names since delivery (4K, Alithia, Julie Marie). |
| Propulsion and range | Single MTU 6R 183 TE93 (425kW / 570hp), 10-knot cruise, 12,000-litre fuel and 3,950-litre fresh water capacity. |
| What is not published | No confirmed closed sale price - she is currently listed, not sold - and her accommodation count is genuinely disputed between two named sources rather than settled. |
Questions this story answers
What happened?
Nauta Design has completed an interior refresh of 4K, the 39.78-metre Abeking and Rasmussen sloop delivered in 2002, updating the original Winch Design scheme without touching her structure. She was listed on 1 April with Superyacht Partners at EUR 8.5m and lies in Palma de Mallorca. The listing is a live test of what a character-preserving refit returns at resale.
What is good about it?
The spend targets exactly what sets an opening offer. Nauta's work covered the owner's suite, the saloon and the navigation station - the rooms a buyer inspects first and discounts hardest against - on a Bill Tripp hull whose lines still read as current more than two decades after delivery, for a fraction of a full rebuild cost.
What should an owner or buyer watch?
Even her own listing details disagree. SuperYacht Times records 6 guests and 5 crew; BOAT International reports a flexible layout for up to 12 guests including a convertible gym cabin. A buyer needs to verify which is current before making an offer, not take either figure on trust.
What do owners and crew report?
The studio credited the outcome to the owner, the crew and the brokerage team working together, and described the brief as preserving the character that had always defined her rather than restyling the interior. (Nauta Design)
Who reported this?
SuperYacht Times, Megayacht News, Nauta Design, BOAT International.
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