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S/V BLUE TORTUGA is a St Augustine, FL based 2023 Admiral 40 Celtic For Sale By Owner. This owner requires financial settlement only. No trades.
BLUE TORTUGA is a 2023 Admiral 40 built by Celtic Yachts in Cape Town, South Africa.
This bluewater catamaran is designed to be truly off-grid and has everything you need to go cruising tomorrow.
This is a one-owner vessel and has never been chartered.
A recent valuation done June 2025 has valued this vessel at over $500,000.
US import taxes have been paid.
This is a newer model that features an extended bimini, and provides more room in the cockpit including a large sunpad.
Easy to handle by a cruising couple, this is a 3 cabin, 2 head boat. This boat is set up with the starboard hull as an “owner’s” side with the cabin aft and the head forward, with lots of storage. Port aft cabin is a mirror of the starboard side, with a 3rd cabin forward “V” berth which can be used as a utility room. There is a 2nd head in the port hull as well. Both “dry heads” feature separate showers with plenty of headroom and electric flush heads.
This boat is set up with 1800W of solar and over 1100aH of battery power coming from a LiFePO4 house bank – everything you need on anchor and more. The air conditioning is DC powered and can run off the battery bank without needing to run a generator. The watermaker is also DC powered and is very power efficient. There is a washer/dryer as well, so you won’t need to go ashore for laundry.
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Specifications
| Name | S/V BLUE TORTUGA |
| Make | Admiral |
| Model | 40 Celtic |
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Multihull Sailboat |
| Builder | Celtic Yacht Mfg. (Cape Town, South Africa) |
| Designer | Angelo Lavranos |
| Construction | GRP |
| Cabins | 3 |
| Heads | 2 |
| Galley | UP |
Dimensions
| Loa | 40 ft 0 in / 12.2m |
| Beam | 24 ft 1 in / 7.35m |
| Draft | 3 ft 3 in / 1.0m |
| Mast Height | 63.5 ft |
Tankage
| Fuel Tanks | 100 gallons (380 liter) |
| Water Tanks | 100 gallons (380 liter) |
| Holding Tanks | 35 gallons (132 liter) |
Performance
| Engines | YANMAR 3YM30AE / SD25 |
| Engine Hours | 900 |
| Fuel Consumption | .5 per hour @ 1800 RPM |
| Generator | NONE |
| Gen Hours | N/A |
| Wiring | 110V |
| Displacement | 18,078 lbs / 8200kg |
| Sails | NORTHSAILS Crosscut mainsail with full battens and 3 reefing points NORTHSAILS Radial genoa with UV protection Full Stack Pack with zipper for main FX Sails Asymmetrical Spinnaker FX-11 (new 2024) |
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Inventory
Construction
- Resin approved by Lloyds, SABS and ISO 9002
- Gelcoat approved by Lloyds, SABS and ISO 9002
- A tissue layer is applied to the gelcoat throughout to prevent osmosis
- Lloyds approved 20mm Foam 80kg/sqm in sandwich construction vacuum bagged onto glass layer.
- Chop strand mat and a stitched quad axil mat approved by Lloyds SABS and ISO 9002
- Deck specifications are the same as the hull
- All reinforcing around chain plates and cross beam
- All reinforcing around winches and blocks
- 2 Coats of International water-proofing epoxy is rolled over gelcoat below the waterline
- 2 Coats of International Anti Fouling below the waterline
Accommodations
- 3 cabins - 2 aft, 1 port forward
- 2 heads
Galley
- ISOTHERM 90 liter front loading freezer
- ISOTHERM 130 liter front loading fridge
- DOMETIC Smev gas stove top - 3 burners
- Stainless steel double sink with overhead faucet
Electronics
- B&G Zeus S9 Chartplotter
- B&G Halo20 Radar
- B&G NAC-3 Autopilot Core Pack (NAC Autopilot Computer, Precision-9 Compass and RF-25N Rudder sensor)
- B>riton Autopilot Controller and Triton Display Pack
- B&G RAM-T1-12V Hydraulic Ram T1 12V High Power
- B&G Triton Speed / Depth / Wind Instrument Pack
- EM-TRAK B900 Class B AIS Transceiver
- ICOM VHF radio
- Weems & Plath 4003 Electronic Barometer
- Pioneer stereo in salon with 4 speakers (2 salon, 2 cockpit)
- 32” TV/display at nav station
- Soundbar for tv/display
- Wireless alarm system
Electrical
- System is designed as 12V DC/120V AC(60hz) for simplicity
- Engine alternators charge house battery bank directly
- DC-DC chargers charge start batteries
- House bank: 1120 LiFePO4
- Solar: 1820W
- 120V AC plugs throughout
- USB charging ports in aft cabins, nav station and helm station
- Gas/Propane solenoid cut off regulator
- MABRU 12V DC Marine AC unit 12,000 BTU x 1 (salon)
- MABRU 12V DC Marine AC unit 7000 BTU x 2 (both aft cabins)
- HELLA / CAFRAMO cabin fans throughout
- 2 x 125 amp Alternators standard YANMAR
- 2 x BALMAR MC-618external regulators
- 2 x BALMAR APM-12 Alternator Protection Module
- VICTRON Autotransformer 120/240V - 32A
- (Allows you to plug in to 120V or 240V shore power)
- VICTRON MultiPlus Inverter/Charger 3000W (12/3000/120)
- VICTRON Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC Charger Isolated 12/12-18 x 2
- VICTRON BMV-700 battery monitor with Smart Shunt
- VICTRON Cerob GX
- 4 x VICTRON SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 charge controllers
- 4 x JA Solar (JAM72S20-455/MR) 455W solar panel
- 2 x BLUE NOVA BN13V-560-7.3k HC LiFePO4 high performance battery (560aH)
- 2 x AGM 875 MCA start batteries (replaced Oct. 2025)
- All lighting on vessel is LED
- Tri-color/anchor mast light
- Running/steaming lights
- Deck light
- HELLA lighting on spreaders
- Underwater lights on both hulls at stern
- Blue LED lights on sugar scoops and forward of mast step
Deck & Hull
- DECK FITTINGS
- Main sheet system fitted on coachroof
- HARKEN Traveler control fitted on bimini and accessible from cockpit
- Main sheet ends at winch in front of helm station
- HARKEN Adjustable genoa cars with stoppers
- 6 x SPINLOCK jammers
- Winches – 1 x HARKEN 42 manual on mast
- Winches – 2 x HARKEN 46 at helm - 1 manual + 1 electric
- Winches – 2 x HARKEN 40 manual in cockpit
- Winches – 1 x HARKEN 40 manual on davit
- MISC. DECK FITTINGS
- 6 x Cleats
- 2 x Trampolines
- 3 x Lockable winch handles
- 1 x Compass
- Solid bimini covering entire cockpit area
- LEWMAR Portlights x 10
- LEWMAR Hatches x 9
- Screens included for hatches and portlights
- 1 x Fully anodized lockable sliding door
- 6 x 10mm acridite windows
- 1 x Cockpit table with bench seating
- 2 x storage lockers in cockpit
- 2 x Exterior lockers - sails
- 2 x Exterior lockers - fuel + water
Plumbing
- 430 liter (113gal) freshwater tank
- 60 liter (15.8 gal) holding tanks x 2
- Schenker Zen 30 watermaker
- Hot and cold running water
- 11 gal. hot water tank (new 2025)
- VETUS electric flush heads (saltwater flush)
- Both heads are “dry” heads
- Each head has a separate stand up shower
- Hot/Cold shower/wash down on port sugar scoop
Sails & Rigging
- SAILS and CANVAS
- NORTHSAILS Crosscut mainsail with full battens and 3 reefing points
- NORTHSAILS Radial genoa with UV protection
- Full Stack Pack with zipper for main
- FX Sails Asymmetrical Spinnaker FX-11 (new 2024)
- Full canvas enclosure with screens
- Canvas Spray Dodger with 2 zip out windows
- Windlass cover
- Winch covers
- Sunpad and cockpit cushions
- RUNNING RIGGING
- 12 mm Polyester braid main halyard
- 12 mm Polyester braid genoa halyard
- 12 mm Polyester braid main sheet
- 12 mm Polyester braid genoa sheets
- 10 mm Polyester braid topping lift
- 10 mm Polyester braid roller furl line
- 12 mm Polyester braid reefing lines x 3
- 10 mm Polyester braid traveler lines x 2
Engines & Mechanical
- YANMAR 3YM30AE x 2
- (Approx. 900 hours on both engines)
- New raw water pumps installed Oct. 2025
- YANMAR SD25 SAIL DRIVES x 2
- GORI 2-blade folding props x 2
Tender
- 3.4M (11’) WILDCAT RIB with fiberglass bottom. Built in South Africa
- Chaps
- Anchor locker + dry locker
- 2 anchors
- Retractable wheels on transom
- SUZUKI 20hp DF20A with direct injection, which means NO CARBURETOR.
Safety
- ACR GlobalFix V4 Cat 2 EPIRB
- 6 man life raft
- Fire exitinguishers x 3
- Fire blanket x 1
- Smoke/Carbon Monoxide detector
- Floating cannister with flares/signaling equipment
- Forward sail lockers have watertight bulkheads
- Engine compartments designed for flood containment
Anchor & Docking
- 1 x Single bow roller
- MAXWELL RC8 Windlass with deck switches
- ROCNA 25kg
- FORTRESS (model#)
- 60Mx10mm galvanized chain
- 40M 16MM rode with braided eyelet
- MANTUS M2 chain hook with extra replacement straps
- Customized bridal system for anchoring
- 6 x Fenders
- Misc. dock lines
Miscellaneous
- Custom retractable folding table in salon
- Beds in both aft cabins are queen size
- Sump pumps + switches replaced/upgraded 2025
- Bilge pumps + switches replaced/upgraded 2025
- New LifeSling throwable 2024
- Starlink sat cable installed
- Extra cabinets added to galley
- Equator washer/dryer installed 2024
- Outboard motor mount on back stanchion
- Various spares and parts
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