'Snowflake' is a 2014 Admiral 40 catamaran built by Celtic Yachts (Previously Admiral Yachts) in South Africa, where she was launched in 2014. Designed by Angelo Lavranos, the Admiral 40 Catamaran is a well respected and sought after design. Her wide beam and streamlined hulls offer excellent sailing capability, while her wide and open plan layout offers space and comfort while cruising.
'Snowflake' is a 2014 Admiral 40 catamaran built by Celtic Yachts (Previously Admiral Yachts) in South Africa, where she was launched in 2014. Designed by Angelo Lavranos, the Admiral 40 Catamaran is a well respected and sought after design. Her wide beam and streamlined hulls offer excellent sailing capability, while her wide and open plan layout offers space and comfort while cruising.
This Admiral 40 was kept by her first owner in a marina in South Africa and used as a weekend boat (she was never chartered) until he crossed the Atlantic in 2017 and sailed to Trinidad. Here the current owner (a former freeride world champion in snowboarding) bought the boat and equipped her for long term and long distance cruising.
In 2018 they invested 6 months of work and over € 50.000 into the the 4 year old boat to make her ready for long term family cruising in the South Pacific. Subsequently, the family then sailed her from Trinidad through the Southern Caribbean to Panama. The boat was last hauled out in March 2019 in Linton Bay Marina in Panama for a new anti-fouling.
Due to a change in family circumstances the owners have sadly had to postpone their planned circumnavigation and return home to Austria. As such Snowflake is now on the market, located in Bocas del Toro, Panama. She is available for viewing immediately.
General Information
'Snowflake' is a 2014 Admiral 40 catamaran built by Celtic Yachts (Previously Admiral Yachts) in South Africa, where she was launched in 2014. Designed by Angelo Lavranos, the Admiral 40 Catamaran is a well respected and sought after design. Her wide beam and streamlined hulls offer excellent sailing capability, while her wide and open plan layout offers space and comfort while cruising.
This Admiral 40 was kept by her first owner in a marina in South Africa and used as a weekend boat (she was never chartered) until he crossed the Atlantic in 2017 and sailed to Trinidad. Here the current owner (a former freeride world champion in snowboarding) bought the boat and equipped her for long term and long distance cruising.
In 2018 they invested 6 months of work and over € 50.000 into the the 4 year old boat to make her ready for long term family cruising in the South Pacific. Subsequently, the family then sailed her from Trinidad through the Southern Caribbean to Panama. The boat was last hauled out in March 2019 in Linton Bay Marina in Panama for a new antifouling.
Due to a change in family circumstances the owners have sadly had to postpone their planned circumnavigation and return home to Austria. As such Snowflake is now on the market, located in Bocas del Toro, Panama. She is available for viewing immediately.
Mechanical
This Admiral 40 Executive Catamaran is powered by two Yanmar 3YM30 29hp diesel engines with Yanmar SD-20 saildrives and Gori 2-blade folding propellers. Engine hours are currently, Port: 1880, Starboard:1750.
This Admiral 40 has a fuel capacity of 380l (100 US gal) in stainless steel tanks.
She is fitted with a Dual Racor filter setup to change filters while engines are running: On each engine 1 x Vetus filter & water seperator plus 1 x 500 FG Racor filter & water seperator (2018)
Recent Works (2018)
Below is a list of the recent works completed in 2018:
- Boat sanded to last epoxy layer and 3 new layers of epoxy underwater coating
- New hard antifouling
- Two new saltwater pumps on engines installed
- Saildrive oil seals changed
- Saildrive shaft rubber seal fastening plates changed
- LPG hoses replaced
- One bilge pump replaced
- Two fresh water discharge pump sensors replaced
- New watermaker membrane
- New freshwater pressure pump
- New dinghy bottom
- New exit hatch handle seals
- New cockpit speakers
- New LPG barbecue parts
- New cockpit roof window
- Complete main door sealing changed
- New main door roller bearings
- Optimized soft clear windshield
- Many new lights and bulbs, all led now
- Outboard engine: full service (oil, filters, carburetor injection tip, propeller)
- Second watermaker prefilter installed
- New single cockpit seat
- Entry grating
- Cosy cockpit light
Sails And Rigging
Standing rigging on board this Admiral 40 Executive Catamaran, includes:
- Sparcarft mast 247 x 172 cm, mast height 17.1 m / 56 ft
- Mast height above waterline 18.5 m / 60 ft 8 inches. Folding mast steps up to spreaders & 1 pair at top of mast
- Removable 4 ft bowsprit (2018)
- 2 whisker / spinnaker poles in 2 lengths (2018)
- Sail protectors and end of spreaders
Her sail inventory includes the following:
- 1 x Main sail 69m² / 742 sq ft with lazy jacks and zipper cover. Condition: very good
- 1 x Genoa 38m² / 415 sq ft on Harken roller furling. Condition: very good
- 1 x Genoa (spare) 35 m². Condition: very good
- 1 x Gennakerm² on Pro Furl endless roller furling on bowsprit. Condition: very good
- 1 x Asymmetrical spinnaker 117m² with sock, Condition: very good (our favourite sail)
- 1 x Asymmetrical spinnaker 150m² with sock, Condition: restitched, good. (Both Spinnakers can be hoisted and taken down with sock & anchor winch by 1 person)
- 2 x whisker/ spinnaker poles for tradewind sailing for genoa and gennaker in different length. When going downwind using gennaker and genoa each on one side with the 2 whisker poles up, both headsails can be furled away with poles in place
Deck gear includes:
- All sheets lead to cockpit
- All sheet jammers upgraded to Lewmar D2 high load jammers
- One 2-speed self-tailing electric winch at helm
- Two 2-speed self-tailing Spinnaker / Gennaker winches at cockpit
- One 2-speed self-tailing winch at mast
- One Dinghy winch
- Stanchions: decored and through-bolted
- Steeringwheel to chain to stainless steel cable with connection pole between rudder shafts
- Pre-balanced rudders
- Fiber-reinforced trampoline nets
- 4x rod holders
Anchoring And Mooring
- 1st anchor: Mantus 65lbs / 30 kg with S2 anchor swivel & 100 meters (330ft) 10mm chain and 10m / 35 ft bridle with chain claw
- 2nd anchor: CQR 50 lbs / 23 kg on 30 meters (80 ft) 8 mm chain & 60 meters (200 ft) anchor rode
- 3rd anchor: Danforth 18 lbs / 8 kg on 5 meters (20 ft) 10 mm chain and 60 meters (200 ft) anchor rode
- Lewmar EVO electric windlass with foot switches at winch and remote switch at helm
- Resetable breaker for anchor winch (2018)
- Double cleat & chain claw setup at anchor winch to set anchor & to protect winch (2018)
- 8 normal fenders, 1 extra large fender
- 6 long and 4 short mooring lines
- 3 solid polypropylene lines of 30, 50 and 100 meters (100 / 150 / 350 feet)
Electrical Systems
This Admiral 40 Catamaran is wired for 12 and 220 volts, her electrical system includes:
- 2 rigid solar panels with total 530 watts on cockpit roof with Victron Blue Power MPPT 100/50 charge controller (2018)
- 2 flexible solar panels with total 300 watt on cockpit roof with Sunsaver SS-20L charge controller
- 2 x 80 amps alternator on engines
- 900 amps house bank - heavy duty Trojan Golf Cart batteries (July 2018)
- Tank sensors in fuel tank, water tank, holding tank
- BEP 600-DCSM monitor showing all important data from fuel tank, water tank, holding tank, house battery bank, port stater battery, stb. starter battery
- Victron Energy 3000 watt shore power charger / 12 to 220 volts inverter
- 2 x 15 meter 220 volts cable
- 400 watts 12 to 110 volts inverter with 15 meter cable (2018)
- Dockside 220 volts plug & cable
- FA 400 wind turbine generator (to be installed....but there is enough solar anyway)
- Each room has 220 and 12 volt outlets, total 12xAC and 10x12V outlets
- Dedicated fuse box for each part of the boat
- All lights on board are LED
Navigation And Communication
Navigation equipment on board this Admiral 40 includes the following:
- Raymarine E70 (model no: E70011) chart plotter with 9,5 inch / 24 cm colour display
- Charts: Navionics+ South America & Caribbean, Navionics Gold Africa and Middle East
- Raymarine Quantum digital radar
- Raymarine autopilot Smartpilot X10 with p70r controller
- Raymarine backup autopilot: Raymarine MK2 Wheeldrive with p70s controller (2018)
- Ramarine ST60+ Tridata speed / depth / water temperature
- Raymarine i60 wind
- Raymarine i60 wind sister unit - inside facing the couch for night watches (2018)
- Plastimo Offshore 95 compass
- Raymarine AIS650 Class B Transceiver
- Raymarine AIS 100 VHF/AIS Antenna splitter
- 12 volt outlet at helm to connect ipad, outside searchlight etc.
Communication equipment:
- VHF ICOM ICM 423 with external microphone/speaker unit at helm
- VHF ICOM IC-M506 EURO floating portable with spare battery (2018)
- SSB ICOM HF-VHF Transceiver M802, DSC Version (all 2018):
- Antenna Tuner AT140 with Lightning Arrestor Diamond CA-35RS Surge Protector. Dyneema Up-rigging Antenna. Two copper grounding plates and KISS grounding
- Pactor P4 dragon DR-7400 with bluetooth to notebook
- Notebook NTB Acer Travelmate B117-M-P6FJ N3710, 4GB RAM 500GB, Win10 Pro
- Satellite phone Iridium Extreme 9575 with spare battery (2018) with different docking stations and WLAN access point, with internal and external antenna
- LunaWLANnet M2 WiFi masthead antenna, 5km range with lightning protection (2018). Connected to Luna4G-WLANmax router for WiFi on board with external SIM card reader for connection to mobile networks at sea
Cockpit
The spacious cockpit of this Admiral 40 Catamaran features:
- Solid roof with Surfboard / SUP / Kitegear racks (2018) on underside
- Heavy weather all around cockpit enclosure (2018)
- Strata glass windows on sides and front screen
- Sun net shades for back (2018)
- Custom made Sunbrella cover for instruments (2018)
- Table with included icebox sits 8 persons comfortably, 12 can fit
- Grey Sunbrella upholstery with waterproof foam filling & cushions
- 2 large specially cut Sunbrella mattresses for chill areas
- Helmsman seat sits 2 comfortably and turns 360 degrees, great at the anchorage
Accommodations
Accommodation for six is provided within three double cabins on board this Admiral 40 Catamaran:
- 2 double cabins aft 220 x 205 cm / 7ft 3 inches x 6ft 7 inches
- 1 double cabin port fwd 220 x 140 cm / 7ft 3 inches x 4ft 7 inches
- All mattresses split for easy engine room access (2018)
- All cabins have ceiling light & two separate reading lights
- All beds have custom made wooden grids for ventilation under mattresses (2018)
- All cabin windows have inside window covers to keep them dark if needed (2018)
- All boat windows and hatches have mosquito nets, rear cabin doors have nets as well (2018)
- Aft cabin rear windows have rain covers and can stay open 24/7. (2018)
- Lots of linen, besheets, pillows, blankets
There are two bathrooms, one located at midships and the other located forward in the starboard hull:
- 1 bathroom midship port with shower, basin, electric head (discharges overboard)
- 1 forward starboard with bathtub, shower, basin, electric head (discharges into 140l / 35gal holding tank or overboard)
- Both electric heads are Gulper 320 salt water flushed with electric macerator discharge pump
- 1 Whale grey water pump with quantity sensor initiated discharge pump in each hull to drain basin / shower / floor
Saloon And Galley
The raised saloon and galley area of this Admiral 40 connects both hulls and provides a spacious, open-plan area for relaxing and entertaining.
- Very large saloon seating area with dining table
- Salon table converts into double bed 220 x 220 cm 7ft 3 inches x 7ft 3 inches (sleeps 2 or more and great for night watches) (2018)
- Sliding mosquito net door from saloon to cockpit (2018)
- Saloon upholstery in grey leather
The galley benefits from an extremely practical layout and is well equipped with:
- Large Corian counter-top work space
- 1 x front load stainless Isotherm fridge
- 1 x front load stainless Isotherm freezer
- Double stainless steel sink
- 3-burner build-in stove, oven with rotating grill plate
- Two 10 kg / 20 lbs LPG bottles in dedicated storage place in front lockers near water tank
- BEP 600 GDL Propane gas detector with with remote switch for solenoid at LPG bottle, keeps gas completely outside the boat when not cooking
- Lots of pots, pans, cutlery, dishes, baking equipment etc.
- Electric mixer & electric smoothie maker
Leisure Features
- A/C Dometic Cruisair with outlets in saloon and both aft cabins (needs shore power)
- Captain`s work station & chart table down in stb hull midships (away from busy saloon) with SSB, satphone and main switchboard
- Dimmable LED lightning in saloon
- Large flat screen TV with Antenna and HDMI connections to ipad / Mac / PC
- UKW Sinotec Hifi stereo in saloon with USB -in and audio-in for iphone etc.
- UKW stereo and TV antenna splitter
- Marine speakers in saloon and cockpit
- Three additional Pioneer stereos with 2 speakers each, one in each cabin
- Courtesy lights on internal stairways
- Courtesy lights in sugar scoop steps outside
- Wired for 2 x underwater lighting
- Fold down bathing ladder
- Magma stainless steel BBQ connected to propane tank
- Sunbrella covers on ALL hatches and winches (2018)
- About 100 plastic boxes for clothing, tools, gear, food etc to keep moisture out (2018)
Tender, Outboard And Additional Equipment
This Admiral 40 Catamaran is also equipped with a 3.5m RIB tender with rigid floor (2018) and a 15 HP Suzuki DF15 fourstroke outboard (2014) serviced regularly. Associated equipment includes:
- Extra high & strong fiberglass davits
- Wooden grid on Dinghy floor for dry transportation of goods (2018)
- Red sunbrella leather reinforced dinghy cover (2018)
- Stainless steel engine lock (2018)
- Fuel filter between tank and outboard (2018)
- Extra fuel filter for filling tank (2018)
- 12 mm SS wire with SS dinghy lock (2018)
- Dinghy anchor & chain (2018)
- PVC rain cover for long term storage
- Pump
Additional equipment included on this Admiral 40:
- 1 set scuba dive gear including various weights (2018)
- Tons of fishing gear for trolling plus several rods (2018)
- Several set of snorkeling gear with spares (2018)
- Diving platform on top of dinghy davits (2018)
- Underwater digital camera Canon power Shot D10
- Bosun's chair
- 8 x 25 l / 6 gal jugs for water
- 3 x 25 l / 6 gal jugs for diesel
- 2 x 25 l / 6 gal jugs for dinghy fuels
- Foul weather clothing (2018)
- Oil extractor pump
- Singer sewing machine (2018)
- Cooler box with sunbrella cushion, also functions as extra saloon seat (2018)
- 1 adult mountain bike, 1 foldable adult bike, 2 kids bikes (2018)
- Kids water skis, water ski handles (2018)
- Headlamps, torches (2018)
- Rechargable batteries and charger (2018)
- Lots more ......
Safety Equipment
- Forward compartments completely separated & sealed from rest of boat
- Sealed and foam filled collision compartments in lower forward hull compartments
- Safe Sea E100G 406 MHz Epirb (2018)
- Viking Life-raft: 6-person, due to be checked 09 / 2018
- Life jackets: adults - 4 inflatables, 8 foam, kids - 2 inflatable, 2 foam (2018)
- 2 life rings
- MOB indicator pole with flag gravity activated flashlight
- Life sling rescue system (2018)
- Electric horn on mast (2018)
- Barometer (2018)
- Safety net all around boat at lifeline (2018)
- Flares: complete kit
- High lumen 12 volt torch on 5m 12 volt cable (2018)
- Cordless angle grinder to cut stays in case of emergency (2018)
- Waterproof emergency bags: 2 large, 3 small (2018)
- Waterproof emergency box:
- Paratech Delta Drogue to control boat speed in severe conditions with 2 dedicated extra cleats with reinforced backing plates (2018)
- Escape hatch at bottom of saloon floor
- Bilge pumps: 4 electric & automatic with audio alarm (2018) plus 2 manual
- Fire extinguishers: 6
- Set of signal flags
- Foldable anchor ball
- Extended First aid kit (2018)
