Antares
Antares
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$ 744,900 USD
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Global-Ready |
Solar |
Watermaker |
Air Conditioning |
Cockpit Enclosure |
Notable Upgrades: Engines replaced 200 hours ago. Newer sails & rigging |
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Date Listed: 11/16/2023 |
Amazing global-ready sail cat in excellent condition. Extensively outfitted to be 'The Best Liveaboard Cruising Catamaran'. When only the best will do.
Antares catamaran owners uniformly love their boats. Consequently, there's not a lot of turnover in ownership. When a well-equipped Antares 44i in excellent condition does come on the market, it presents a cruising family with the rare opportunity to buy the world's best live-aboard global cruiser.
Contact the listing broker for access to a larger library of photos and to schedule your inspection of this exquisite global-ready cruiser. You'll see why Antares catamaran owners love their boats.
LOA: 44' 4'' (13.51 Meters)
Type: Sail- Used
Year: 2014
Documented Year: 2014
Beam: 21' 9''
LWL: 43' 4''
Draft Max: 4'
Cabins: 3
Sleeps: 6
Double Berths: 1
Queen Berths: 2
Heads: 2
Head Room: 6' 7''
Maximum Speed: 10 Knots
Cruise Speed: 8 Knots
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Hull Shape: Catamaran
Air Conditioning: Yes
Tower: No
Bridge Clearance: 62'
Fuel Tank: 150 Gallons (567.81 Liters)
Fresh Water: 120 Gallons (454.25 Liters)
Holding Tank: 60 Gallons (227.12 Liters)
Displacement: 21500
Dry Weight: 19500
Imported: Yes
Designer: Ted Clement
Builder: Antares
Exterior Color: White
Antares yachts are built in Argentina to Ted Clement designs. They are built for one purpose, to provide their owners with a safe, performance-oriented global cruiser that sets the standard for an exquisite, fast, global circumnavigator.
Performance is dependent on a lot of variables. Sea conditions and how the vessel is outfitted can greatly influence the outcome. The Antares 44 is designed and built with those variables in mind. Even when fully loaded for circumnavigation, the Antares 44 continues to perform. Proper bridge-deck clearance, narrow hulls and light-weight interior all contribute to great bluewater performance. And while the luxurious hand finished interior is designed for beauty and comfort, its light-weight construction means there's no performance compromise and it's consequently unnecessary to overcompensate with the size of the rigging.
The hull and deck are constructed of Isophathalic acid resin and tri-axial knitted fiberglass fabric. The skinning layer is 100% vinylester on the exterior, and polyester on the interior. Above the water line, the hulls and deck are cored with Corecell foam, except for hardware attachment points. All coring is vacuum bagged to ensure 100% adhesion. Below the water line, hulls are solid fiberglass. There are 2 forward watertight compartments, one inside each bow locker, as well as 4 watertight bulkheads, 2 forward and 2 aft. Standard fin keels have a sacrificial section allowing for substantial damage to keels without affecting hull integrity.
There are many thoughtful details aboard Exit Strategy that are often overlooked in the development of cruising vessels. One of these is the ease and safety of moving around the vessel underway. The Antares 44 has mostly curved surfaces that minimize dangerous hard knocks, and sturdy grab-holds intuitively placed throughout.
'Exit Stategy' is an 'Owner's Model', meaning there are three staterooms, with the entire starboard hull being given over to the owner's suite with private, spacious bath. The Port side is comprised of a spacious galley and two private cabins which share a single bath.
By keeping the hull floors within 30 inches of the bridge deck height, the builders were able to maintain a feeling of airiness in the hulls as well as providing an integrated and open layout arrangement.
The opportunities for light and air in this vessel have been given full rein. There is a view forward from the dining table, while those in the aft cabins have a view aft from their beds.
Among the many ‘comforts of home’ are a combo washer / dryer unit
Cockpit
As live-aboard cruisers come to understand, most sailors live primarily on a boat, rather than in a boat. It's apparent that the Antares designers devoted considerable energy to the design of the Antares catamaran's upper works. Antares cockpit has a hard bimini that mounts the main traveler and four integrated solar panels and three additional (enough to supply a large portion of the vessel's electrical requirements). The boat is fitted with a full canvas enclosure that protects the entire coach: front, sides and cockpit. The cockpit seats flank a removable 6-place dining table.
Access to the boat is through a sliding, tempered-glass door. The cockpit sole continues at one level to the aft deck; steps descend the transoms to an oversize step for swimming and dinghy boarding.
Hull
The hull has a narrow waterline beam to maximize performance. The sections aft are designed to support the full aft cabin configuration with buttock lines that run out at a milder angle. This produces a faster, better-supported hull. The resultant slight submergence of the very narrow transoms is not a significant drag factor, especially as the water leaves cleanly at moderate speeds. The stem has been given only a mild rake angle to maximize waterline length and useful interior space within the length parameter.
From a fine entry at the waterline, the bows are mildly flared upward to provide wider drier deck areas forward. The keel and rudder are designed using N.A.C.A. sections selected for their stall and drag characteristics. The chosen draft gives a good balance of windward ability with the freedom to explore relatively shallow anchorages.
Cockpit
New Seadeck decking was installed in 2023. Also new in 23 is a full cockpit enclosure that protects 360 degrees around.
The cockpit layout is very spacious and comfortable. A large volume of stowage is provided under the cockpit and the aft deck for bicycles, outboard motors, and a life raft.
Other key features include:
Tender & Toys
Hardtop
Anchoring System
The anchoring system aboard is a configuration of the absolute finest components, arrived at after many years of experience cruising the Antares 44i. Components include:
Deck Hardware
Windows/Ports
Deck Lockers
Chain Plates
Front Beam
Running rigging is led from the mast, under the bridge deck, and back up to winch pedestals at the helm (self-tacking jib and main sheets) and on the aft deck (halyards). The pedestals have mounted electric winches for ease of sailing in light-handed operations. This layout is very convenient to access, and clears the deck of lines, increasing safety for those on deck.
Other key features include:
Mainsail (new in 17)
130% Genoa (new 17)
Furling Screecher (new 17)
Parasails (new 17)
Batteries / Charging
Victron Inverter
2 X Victron MultiPlus 3000-watt power inverter and battery charger located under the main settee with a control panel at the main distribution panel
Victron Converter / Transformer
1 x Victron 120 VAC / 240 VAC converter for connection to any dockside power source.
Shore Power
2 shore power inlets c/w shore power cords for 120v and 240v shore power
DC Distribution (12V)
Dual AC Voltage (110/220V AC)
Lights (All lights premium LED except for spreader lights and fwd head)
Navigation
Entertainment
The full engine instrumentation panel includes push-button engine start and individual gauges for engine temperature, water temperature, oil pressure, and tachometer/hour meter
Primary Mechanical Systems
Steering
2 independent 60-gallon (227-liter) water tanks installed amidships below the water-line with 2 freshwater deck inlets located in the anchor locker. Ability to designate draw from either port/starboard tank. The water system is pressurized by a water pump, flow rate of 4.5 gal/min (17 l/min). A tank monitoring system is installed on the tanks
Other features include:
Performance is dependent on a lot of variables. Sea conditions and how the vessel is outfitted can greatly influence the outcome. The Antares 44 is designed and built with those variables in mind. Even when fully loaded for circumnavigation, the Antares 44 continues to perform. Proper bridge-deck clearance, narrow hulls and light-weight interior all contribute to great blue water performance.
And while the luxurious hand finished interior is designed for beauty and comfort, its light-weight construction means there's no performance compromise and it's completely unnecessary to overcompensate with the size of the rigging.
The upgraded electrical system is everything you’d hope for in a circumnavigator cat. Her seven solar panels and 1200 ah of lithium batteries will permit you to swing on the hook for a month or until the Black Label somehow evaporates. Under normal usage, the genset consumes only 1 gallon of diesel in generating 40 gallons of water.
The inverter will easily power the owners’ stateroom air conditioner or the watermaker, further reducing the need to run the generator.
As the Antares website videos (https://www.antarescatamarans.com/featured-videos/ ) indicate, Antares catamaran owners uniformly love their boats. Consequently, there's not a lot of turnover in ownership. When a well-equipped Antares 44i in excellent condition does come on the market, it presents a cruising family with the rare opportunity to buy the world's best live-aboard global cruiser. Because the boats are so highly regarded by their owners, they hold their value very well. That's something that will matter to you when you're ready to move back ashore.
The current owners purchased the vessel from the original owner, whose only cruising was from Buenos Aires, where he bought the boat, to Miami. Now, after seven years of living aboard, due to unfortunate circumstances, the current owners are forced to curtail their extended cruising plans and move ashore.
'Exit Strategy' is a best-in-class Bluewater cruising catamaran. It is easily distinguished from a typical charter / island-hopping cat by the many, many details, intended to withstand the scrutiny of the most educated and discerning sailing family. The Antares 44i was designed and built from the ground up to be the ultimate trans-oceanic cruising machine.
The success in this endeavor has been borne out through circumnavigations, including 20,000 miles traversed by the current owner. It is now presented in excellent condition, with nearly new engines, sails, rigging and a complete outfitting for her next bluewater bound owner.
The vessel inventory of spares is EXTENSIVE.
Contact the listing broker for access to a larger library of photos and videos, and to schedule a time for your inspection aboard.
For more information about this yacht please contact Daniel S Voorhees
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