Blue Moon is a Pearson 365 Ketch rigged yacht, designed by William H. Shaw and built in December of 1979 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island on the East coast of the USA. She is hull number 264 and made out of Fiber Glass.
BLUE MOON SPECIFICATIONS:
L.O.A ~ 36'5" (11,10m)
D.W.A ~ 30'0" (9,14m)
BEAM ~ 11'5 1/2" (3,49m)
DRAFT ~ 4'6" (1,37m)
DISPLACEMENT ~ 17,700 lbs. (8,03 tonnes)
BALLAST ~ 7,300 lbs. (3,31 tonnes)
SAIL AREA
(including mizzen) ~ 615 sq.ft. (57,14 m2)
MAST HEIGHT
ABOVE D.W.L. ~ 46' (14,02m)
HEADROOM ~ 6'3" (1,91m)
COCKPIT LENGTH ~ 8' (2,44m)
POWER ~ Diesel
FRESH WATER CAPACITY ~ 150 gals. (567,80 litres)
FUEL CAPACITY ~ 50 gals. (189,27 litres)
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
~ 1 Winslow 6 person Offshore Life Raft.
~ 1 ACR 406 EPIRB, Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon.
~ 3 Sterns Inflatable life vests & 3 standard life vests.
~ 1 Para Anchor, acts as an emergency sea anchor.
~ 1 Drogue, Slows the boat down in big seas.
~ 4 Parachute Flares, 6 hand held Flares & 12 Pistol flares with Pistol.
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT:
~ Raymarine Chart plotter/Rader units – RL80C at Navigation Station below & RL70C at Helm in Cockpit.
~ Garmin 185 Chart plotter at Nav. Station.
~ Garmin 210 Handheld Chart plotter, Colour – emergency back-up.
~ Full Paper Charts and Cruising guides for our world route.
OTHER EQUIPMENT:
~ 1 Dinghy: 10.6 ft AB with aluminium flooring and Hypalon inflatable tubing.
~ 1 Dinghy Engine: 15 hp Yamaha Enduro outboard.
~ 1 Honda 2000 watt Generator.
~ 1 Air X Wind Generator.
~ 2 Siemens 85 Watt Solar Panels.
~ 1 CQR 35 pound Anchor, 1 Bruce 15 kilo Anchor and 1 Danforth 30 pound Anchor.
~ Deck Jerry Cans: 6 x 5 gallon for Water, 3 x 5 gallon for Diesel, 2 x 5 gallon for Petrol and 1 x 6 gallon Petrol for Dingy engine.
~ Full Dive Gear including Tanks.
~ 2 Sterns inflatable Kayaks.
