'Civil Twilight' is a 47 foot Passport, built in Xaimen, China in 2004, by Wagner Stevens. She is a semi-custom boat designed by Bob Perry.
A center c
ockpit makes it very comfortable below, and with a cutter-rig, rough conditions are much easier to deal with. She has a full enclosure for the cockpit, so on those cold or rainy days we can get out of the weather. There is also forced hot air heat, as well as A/C, so we'll be warm when we leave Maine, and cool when we get to the Bahamas.
Tankage consists of 4 water tanks, holding about 150 gallons of water, and 2 fuel tanks, holding about 130 gallons of diesel. There are also two holding tanks...each 30 gallons. Three solar panels help to keep the batteries topped-off. She drafts a little over 6 feet, so navigating the ICW and the Bahamas could be a challenge. Her mast is 64 feet, so we'll just be squeeking by, under the 65 foot fixed bridges!
The name 'Civil Twilight' is a nautical term. It refers to that time of day when the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon...making it dark enough to see the brightest stars, but light enough to still see the horizon. At this time of day, if you happen to be a celestial navigator, you are still able to take a sun/star shot with your sextant. It can be at dawn or sunset.
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