Oh the Places You’ll Go: This meticulously-maintained, fully-equipped and highly-customized
catamaran can take you –or host you -- anywhere in the world in
safety, style, and comfort. Built by Fountaine-Pajot and upgraded by the original/current owners for their recently-completed
circumnavigation, this 2008
Orana 440 Maestro – 1 owner’s suite, and 2 bedrooms each with their own head/shower, and a roomy forward workroom in the starboard bow -- offers the discerning cruiser/voyager a ready-to-cast-off vessel able to navigate the shallow waters of the
Chesapeake Bay, the
coral atolls of the
South Pacific, and the boisterous
trade winds of the
Indian Ocean.
Newly available after her successful 2010-2012
circumnavigation, and fresh from a complete post-arrival
refit,
ile de Grace is available for viewing and a test sail at her owner’s private
dock north of
Annapolis. Customized for
blue water voyaging
safety, she sports reinforced battens, strengthened luffs,
solar panels, a
wind generator, a multi-purpose stern arch, customized reefing
gear, extra safety handles, reinforced
anchor lockers and
docking cleats, redundant
NavNet 3D
navigation and
autopilot systems, a Spectra 12V
watermaker, ham
radio, and a full suite of heavy
weather gear, including drogues, sea anchors, survival gear, and a life raft. For calmer waters and for the majority of time spent on the hook or at the
dock, her 4-zone
air conditioning, customized cabinetry,
freezer,
washing machine, 10kW
generator, chaise lounges, foredeck sunshades, and a spacious, bright and airy
saloon make living on the
boat more like staying in an upscale condominium. The master
cabin has a customized mattress and a large separate stand-alone
shower with an
electric fresh
water toilet, and ample
storage for
clothing,
books, and office supplies.
Able to be sailed single-handedly, with
helm station sail management, reefing and
anchoring controls, the Orana’s open layout can accommodate 6-8 sleeping guests, seat up to a dozen dinner guests, and host up to 20 daysailing guests. She’s been maintained throughout her life with a meticulous eye to cleanliness, safety, and quality, and she looks and
sails almost new. Just add some
diesel, top off the
water tanks, and she’s ready for another circumnavigation, a winter in the
Caribbean, or lying dockside as a
live-aboard or weekend retreat. Offered at $385,000, US.