Imvubu is a 53-foot Barens Seatrader sailing yacht.  She is built for adventure and going to out-of-the-way places with a steel hull and two masts (called Ketch rigged for those more technically minded).  In car terms she is a comfortable, heavy 4x4 rather than a dainty saloon or a sports car.  Imvubu is Zulu for hippopotamus and like her namesake she is at home in the water, fairly broad in the beam yet can be ferocious when provoked. She weighs 35 tons un-provisioned and about 40 tons with water, fuel and provisions.

She was launched in June 2009 in Durban where she was built. Building her and launching her was an adventure all of its own.