Fishing company Heimskautssport, run by brothers Sigurður and Jóhannes Henningsson, has taken delivery of a new netter to fish from the island of Grímsey off the north coast of Iceland.
Björn EA-220 has been built by Hafnarfjörður boatbuilder Trefjar and is a Cleopatra 44, replacing a smaller Cleopatra the brothers had from the same builder seventeen years ago.
The 12.99 metre Björn has a beam of 3.80 metres and measures 20gt. Sigurður Henningsson sails as the boat’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 on board.
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.
Accommodation is forward, with a heated oilskin store, and the wheelhouse 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 an array of electronics supplied by Sónar, who oversaw the installation.
Björn has 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. The 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.
Sónar also supplied the Vision Marine IP Dome camera.
Safety equipment is from Viking and KN Vélsmiðja supplied the automatic releases for the lifeboats.
