SLIP AWEIGH - 1986 50' BILL LEE YACHTS, INC. SAnta Cruz 50
Moss Landing California United States
$79,000 USD

Starting forward, there is a watertight bulkhead followed by a double berth to starboard and stowage under and to port.  Next aft are settees port and starboard with a pilot berth to starboard. The generous galley is aft to starboard and the nav station is to port. The enclosed head is aft of the nav station. The water ballast tanks are 14 feet long and run aft.  There are quarter berths aft port and starboard.

Dometic 12V refrigerator / freezer

Propane stove top

Manual water system

Double deep stainless steel sink

25 gallon plastic water tank

(4) 12V cabin fans

Datamarine depth sounder with cockpit display

Alpha 3000 autopilot

Spare Alpha 3000 autopilot

Garmin Chartdrive GPS

Sailcomp 103AC

Furuno radar

Standard Horizon VHF radio

(4) Group 27 lead acid batteries

(1) Group 27 lead acid deep cycle starter battery

Statpower AC/DC inverter

Ample Power voltage regulator

Extra tall, 3-tier lifelines and stanchions

Navtec hydraulic bang and back stay

Ballenger 63 foot mast (B9052 section) with rod rigging & running backs & check stays

Retractable carbon bowsprit

Harken genoa tracks

Spinnaker Pole and Reaching Strut (stored off boat, sprit works better)

Winches:

 (2) #55 - Primary

 (2) #43 - Secondary

 (2) #43 – Runner

 (2) #43 - Cabin top 

 (1) #43 - Main sheet 

 (1) #52 - Halyard and reef 

 (2) #43 - Halyard on mast 

Sails:

 (1) Mainsail

 (1) Jib on furler

 (3) Asymmetric Spinnakers

 (1) Code 0 furler

1986 Yanmar 3GM30 27hp diesel engine with 2494 hrs

Raw water cooled engine

Fuel filter

(2) manual and (1) electric bilge pumps

Edson manual bilge pump below, manual bilge pump in cockpit

Additional Options/Upgrades:

Custom Features/Modifications By Years

From Factory;

Built Using more modern Hull laminates, knit cloths that were stronger and lighter than the conventional woven/roven material common to that era.

(2) Watertight bulkheads fore and aft

Full head room at forward bulkhead

Low profile hard dodger built into cabin top

Small opening cabin side ports instead of the large Lexan windows

Watertight Submarine door in cabin

Hard dodger

A deeper cockpit

Updated deep carbon fiber rudder and post

Modifications before 1990 B.O.C race

Rodger Martin designed water ballast system, tank capacity of 350 gallons per side giving the boat 3,000 lbs of movable ballast per side

SS grid system to strengthen the keel attachment

Stronger chain plates

Interior redesigned

Modifications Early 1990's

Getz Marine retractable carbon fiber asymmetrical sprit

Advanced Composites carbon fiber rudder

Reduced weight bow and stern pulpits

Rebuilt interior furniture, table, steps, and floorboards, with Deco Lite divinycell core.

Lowered center raised settee section to one level walk thru

Modifications late 1990's before 2000 Trans Pac race

New, taller Ballenger 63' mast and rod rigging

Wheel and binnacle with compass installed to replace the tiller

Getz Marine carbon emergency tiller with aluminum emergency rudder and mount

All seller’s personal effects on board are excluded from the sale of this vessel.

This boat was custom built in 1986 for Hal Roth to race single-handed around the world in what was then known as the BOC challenge and later became the “Vendee Globe” around the world race. Raced in the round-the-world single-handed BOC Challenge in 1986-1987 as AMERICAN FLAG, logging 27,597 miles in 171 days, and came in fourth. For the 1990 BOC race Hal Roth sailed the boat as SEBAGO. Before the race he incorporated a water ballast system of 350 gallons giving the boat an additional 3,000 lbs of movable ballast. This modification gave the boat an increase in up wind performance of 0.75 knots. Hal Roth wrote a book called “Chasing the Long Rainbow” which depicted his adventures in racing solo in the BOC race. The boat gained further notoriety when in 1999, a woman by the name of Anna Stockel purchased the boat, did a major refit including further modifications such as a taller mast and wheel steering and then very successfully sailed her, single-handedly to the “First to Finish” honors in the 2000 Trans Pac race. This boat has many custom construction and design features that make her truly one of a kind. Great opportunity to own a boat that will get you there fast and safely. SLIP AWEIGH is a proven racer and performance cruiser.

She is highly recommended for anyone considering serious shorthanded sailing.