Sigurður and Jóhannes Henningsson, who fish from the island of Grímsey off the north coast of Iceland, have taken delivery of a new Cleopatra netter built by Trefjar.
The 12.99-metre Björn has a beam of 3.8 metres and measures 20 GT and is a Cleopatra 44 which replaces the smaller vessel of the same name – also a Trefjar build – that has served the brothers well for 17 years. Sigurður Henningsson sails as Björn’s skipper.
The deck is laid out with a semi-shelterdeck, open on the starboard side, and the Beitir net hauler and sorting table on board have been lifted from the old boat. The setup is as good as new, despite having been in use since 2005. The hydraulic installation has been fitted by Danfoss and Stálorka supplied the rails and other metalwork onboard.
The fishroom is amidships and has capacity for fifteen 660-litre tubs, and the engine room is aft, with a 700hp Yanmar 6HYM driving a ZF 325IV gear, both supplied by Marás. Ásafl supplied the propeller, cutter and pump systems on board. The steering gear is from Trefjar and KN Vélsmiðja.
Björn has a heated oilskin store, accessible from the deck. Accommodation is forward, and the wheelhouse is laid out with the mess and galley area on the port side. There are three berths below.
The skipper’s control position is on the starboard side, facing the array of a 3kW JFC-180 BB echo sounder and a JLR-21 GPS compass, both from JRC. The GPS/GLONASS navigator is a Koden KGP-915. The 1kW, 3D integrated navigator is a Raymarine AXIOM 12 Pro-RVX and the radar is a Raymarine Quantum set, and the plotter is a MaxSea Time Zero unit.
Björn’s autopilot is a ComNav P4 Color, linked to the hydraulic Quick aft and bow thrusters to activate automatically as required.
The communications setup is a 6150 Mini-C and a 6215 VHF DSC from Sailor, plus a Thrane LT-3100S Iridium GMDSS system and an Em-Trak A200 Class A AIS, as well as a 3G/4G phone with integral router.
