Particulars
- See This Boat's Main Listing on the Web
- Length:
- 23 ft
- Type:
- Sail
- Hull Material:
- Wood
- Designer:
- Thomas Gilmer
- Builder:
- The Apprenticeshop
- Year Built:
- 2008
- Power:
- 14hp Yanmar Diesel
- Asking Price:
- $48,500
- Name:
- TIME
- Location:
- Rock Hall, MD, US
- Contact Name:
- Alec Brainerd - Artisan Boatworks
- Contact Phone:
- (207) 542-0372
- Contact Email:
- info@artisanboatworks.com
Off Center Harbor's Remarks
O.K., let’s admit it; we have a soft spot for stubby, muscular little sailboats like the Blue Moon Yawl, TIME. Designed by Thomas Gilmore and built by the Apprenticeshop in Rockland, Maine, she has a “go anywhere” allure yet, at the same time, an unmistakable coziness.
Description from Boat's Main Listing
TIME is a “pocket cruiser” in the truest sense of the term. A perfect combination of manageable size and considerable capacity. She can be easily trailered and parked in the backyard, and yet cruise offshore in relative comfort with her cozy cabin and inboard diesel engine.
Having been built new in 2008 by the Apprenticeshop in Rockland, Maine, TIME remains in “as new” structural condition. The Blue Moon Yawl was designed by Thomas Gilmer, who also designed the PRIDE OF BALTIMORE, PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II and the KALMAR NYCKEL.
For a full description of the story behind her construction, please see the article from Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors (2009:106).
Built of cedar planking on steam bent oak frames, she is 23′ on deck and 30′ overall. She displaces approximately 8,000 lbs. Her teak decks, bright coachwork and bronze fittings are of quality and beauty. Her tanbark sails, made by Gambell and Hunter of Camden, Maine, are in excellent condition, and include gaff-rigged mainsail, club staysail, roller furling jib, topsail and mizzen. She has a Yanmar 2YM15 14 hp diesel engine with low hours. TIME has just had her topsides painted and brightwork fully refinished. Electronics include VHF, Garmin GPS, depth sounder and compass.
In 2012 TIME was awarded 1st Place for Professionally Built Sailboat in the 21st annual WoodenBoat Show in Mystic, CT. She is currently rigged and sailing in Rock Hall, Maryland.
Excerpt From Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors article:
“TIME is seaworthy and tough . . . The design, called Blue Moon, is by naval architect, Thomas Gilmer, perhaps best known as the designer of APOGEE, the first fiberglass boat to circumnavigate the globe. The Blue Moon design was inspired by the oyster boats of the Falmouth Estuary. These boats were all weather boats, very handy under sail, averaging 23 to 25 feet between graceful transoms and plumb stems, and could drive to windward under short sail in a nasty chop.”
Quote from a former owner after his first voyage on TIME in 2012 from Maine to Connecticut:
“Our first destination was Provincetown, MA, with a course set offshore, clear across the Gulf of Maine. Not a voyage I would recommend for most 23′ sailboats, though TIME is not a typical 23′ sailboat. After 37 hours sailing offshore with high winds and large following seas, cold and exhausted, we reached Provincetown Harbor at 3:00 AM. During the entire voyage, TIME performed as a stoutly built little ship.”
Builder: Apprenticeshop, Rockland, Maine
Year Built: 2008
Hull ID Number: ASF42201F808
Hull: Cedar planking on oak frames
LOA: 30’
Hull Length: 23’
Beam: 8’7”
Draws: 4’1”
Displacement: 7,955 pounds
Propulsion: Sail and auxilary diesel
Sail: Gaff rigged mainsail, club footed staysail, roller furling jib, topsail and gaff rigged mizzen
DC power: 12 volts, 2 banks, ProMariner, ProSport charger
Engine: Yanmar 14 hp diesel
Fuel capacity: 10 gallons
Fresh water: 6 gallons
Holding tank: 6 gallons
Stove: Thunder Range Model:CL-201 Butane
VHF Radio: Standard Horizon GX1500
Navigation: Garmin GPSMAP 420sx