Red Admiral boats for sale

1-1 of 1

Sort By

1979 Red Admiral 2003

1979 Red Admiral 2003

$42,500

New Bern, North Carolina

Year 1979

Make Red Admiral

Model 2003

Category Sloop Sailboats

Length 36'

Posted Over 1 Month

1979 Red Admiral 2003 Arwen Evenstar is a limited production, semi-custom finished, Red Admiral 36 fiberglass sloop with a diesel auxiliary. She was designed in 1978 by Holman & Pye and built in Scotland in 1979 by MacGruers for performance cruising and IOR racing. Her racing days long over, she has been changed into a very easily handled 2-person long distance cruiser that can make good daily runs (130-135 mpd) with just her normal working sails and feathering propeller. While a relatively “lightweight” design, she is heavily ballasted with deep fin keel and semi-attached spade rudder design. The current owners bought her in Lymington, England, in 1984 and have continually upgraded her over the years. Maintenance is extremely easy to do as all major systems are very accessible. A proven long distance cruiser, she has sailed in many countries in Europe, crossed the Atlantic, spent many months in the Canary Islands and cruised the Caribbean Islands, Venezuela and the ABC islands over a four year period. The owners have done two additional trips back to Puerto Rico and the US / British Virgin Islands since, leaving and returning to New Bern – a off shore passage that takes about 10-1/2 days going down, about 9 days coming back. Although an excellent cruiser, she is of the older world design – not like the current “plastic floating condos”. The all teak interior has lots of lockers for storage and yet still gives off a feeling of warm. She has the expected minor dings here and there that she has rightly earned over the years and thousands of miles of sailing. Arwen Evenstar is a go anywhere cruiser, looking for a young at heart couple that want a good looking, rugged vessel that will get them anywhere they want to go in safety and comfort.