Admiral 40
Built to order
- Boat REF# · 277326
- Length · 12.19m
- Year · New
- Construction · Foam Core
- Underwater profile · Multihull
- Sleeping berths · 6
- Engine · 2 x diesel 29hp, Yanmar 3YM30
- Lying · Cape Town
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Admiral 40
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Lifestyle & Use
The Admiral 40 is perfect for short-handed sailing and provides excellent sailing performance and comfortable live-aboard experience. It boasts a surprising amount of internal volume, headroom, and convenient, comfortable flat decks. Her bright and airy salon, wider hulls, luxurious interior and a long list of equipment make for a high comfort and functionality level. Listen to "Rolf and Irene Talk about their experience of the Admiral 40" on Spreaker. Listen to "Admiral 40 - A professional sailors impression" on Spreaker.
Unique Features
Enhanced features of the Admiral 40 includes a redesigned helm station allowing for ease of short-handed sailing, a new davit platform, moulded bimini ceiling, redesigned heads, more spacious forward and aft cabins, more locker space, extended saloon seating and a larger sliding door opening. The owner’s cabin is spacious and includes a vanity table, an abundance of hanging and storage space plus a generously sized bathroom. There are additional 1, 2 or 3 double guest cabins and a large heads. Electronical systems, deck gear, rigging and sails, engine specifications are available to be upgraded to owners requirements.
Design & Build
The luxury catamaran Admiral 40 is designed by Angelo Lavranos. The Lavranos design aim: "Grace, Pace, Space” combines a unique blend of aesthetic design, engineering, and offshore experience. Designed as a bespoke open ocean blue water cruising catamaran, it is available with 2, 3 or 4 double berth cabins. The semi-custom nature of the design & build offer flexibility in layout and equipment to the owner. The yachts are in production at a purpose-designed factory in Cape Town, South Africa. With the focus on quality workmanship and attention to detail, each custom Admiral 40 catamaran is soundly built.
Prices & Process
The price for the Admiral 40 with its basic specification is US$467.000.00 Although due to the high degree of customisation and specification options, the total sales price will be quoted once the project has been specified. Sales process: Once the scope of the project has been determined the payment tranches at certain stages of the build will be presented to you. Typically, the build time would be around 10 months with 6 tranches being payable through the process. An example of this being: 5% on contract signature; 25% immediately prior to laying up the hull & deck, 20% on the completion of mouldings for the hull and deck prior to the bonding of two mouldings; 25% on completion of the bonding of the hulls, internal modules, rudders. It is at this point when the majority of the equipment would be purchased by the manufacturer. This would include hardware, engines, fridges/freezers, electric components, electronics, hatches etc: 20% prior to ordering the spars, rigging, sails etc; 5% after on water commission and hand over.
Extra Details
| Designer | Angelo Lavranos |
|---|---|
| Builder | Celtic Yachts |
| Lying | Cape Town |
| Fuel capacity | 430.0 ltr Total - 2 Tanks |
| Water capacity | 430.0 ltr Total - 2 Tanks |
| Holding tank capacity | 124.0 ltr Total - 2 Tanks |
Mechanical
| Engine | 2 x diesel 29hp |
|---|---|
| Engine make and model | Yanmar 3YM30 |
| Engine Hours | Not Recorded |
| Engine Cooled | Indirect |
| Steering | wheel |
| Drive | saildrive |
| Prop(s) | 3 blade fixed |
| Fuel consumption (approx) | Not Recorded |
| Cruising speed (approx) | 6 knots |
Various engine sizes and propeller types are available to meet owner requirement. She has bulkhead cable steering which has wonderful feedback to the helmsman allowing for precise sail trim setting.
Dimensions
| Length | 12.19m |
|---|---|
| LWL | 11.80m |
| Beam | 7.30m |
| Draft Min | 1.10m |
| Airdraft | 18.50m |
| Displacement | 9,500kg |
| Headroom | 2.00m |
Rig
Sloop rigged Spar Craft Aluminium spars with Stainless Steel standing rigging
Sails
| Reefing mainsail | Ullman or North - SlabStack Pack, Fully Battened, Lazy Jacks, 3 Reefs |
|---|---|
| Headsail | Ullman or North - Furling |
The vessel comes with a fully battened main and a genoa. All manner of extra sails & running rigging can be specified by the owner.
Electrical Systems
12 volt battery, 6 batteries charged by: engine, shore power 4 House & 2 cranking batteries. All manner of auxiliary charging systems can be specified by the owner.
Construction
| Construction | Foam Core |
|---|---|
| Underwater profile | Multihull |
| Finish | Gelcoat finish |
The hull & deck of the Admiral 40 is a vacuum bagged, hand laid GRP/foam sandwich. The Polyester resin can be upgraded to a Vinylester resin if so required. In doing so, amongst other factors, a reduction in vessel weight can be achieved.
Accommodation
| Total # of berths | 6 |
|---|---|
| No. of double berths | 3 |
| Cabin(s) | 3 |
| Sink | 2 |
| Shower | 2 |
| Heads | 2 heads (Electric) |
The boat is available with 2, 3 or 4 double cabins. It typically has 2 heads, but as these are bespoke vessels the owners requirements shape the equipment specification on board as well as the layout and furnishings of the vessel.
Accommodation
| Oven | |
|---|---|
| Sink | |
| Refrigerator | |
| Freezer | |
| Pressurised water system | |
| Hot water system |
The boat is available with 2, 3 or 4 double cabins. It typically has 2 heads, but as these are bespoke vessels the owners requirements shape the equipment specification on board as well as the layout and furnishings of the vessel.
Deck Gear
| Davits |
|---|
1 halyard winches
4 sheet winches
Electric Maxwell windlass (with remote control)
1 anchors
20.00m of chain
80.00m of rode
The deck gear can be upgraded to meet buyer requirement. This could include electric winches, extra winches, davit winches, spotlight, horn, under water lights etc
Nav Equipment
| Compass | |
|---|---|
| Speed | |
| Log | |
| Wind | |
| VHF DSC radio | |
| Chart plotter | |
| Stereo | |
| Navigation lights | |
| Depth sounder | |
| Radar Reflector |
Above is the basic electronics package. Upgrades to owner specification are welcomed.
Safety Equipment
| Fume detector | |
|---|---|
| Life jackets | |
| Danbuoy | |
| Horn | |
| Swim ladder | |
| Emergency steering |
6 bilge pumps (2 manual / 4 electric)
This is the basic list which can be significantly upgraded to meet owner requirement.
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