2017 Voyage 480 (BVI)

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$349,000 (USD) $375,000 (USD) Soper’s Hole, Voyage Charters, Virgin Islands (British) (BVI)

S/V After Glow — a 2017 Voyage 480 located in Soper’s Hole, Voyage Charters, Virgin Islands (British), for sale by broker. Responses to inquiries may come from a broker who is representing the owner as a fiduciary.

“After Glow” is as advertised and truly ready to splash, provision, and go sailing!

Another price reduction (10/7/2026) – now just $349k, $120k under her closest sister ship listed for sale, simply due to the seller’s motivation to secure a sale.

Currently in summer storage at Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour, BVI, with storage paid through the end of November. All photos and videos are recent and up to date. Happy to offer a live virtual tour so you can see for yourself. She’s truly turn-key.

Built in Cape Town and launched in 2018, After Glow is a Voyage 480 that perfectly embodies South African yacht craftsmanship, blending superior build quality with the ideal balance of performance, comfort, and simplicity, earning the reputation of truly “solid boats for the money.”

The Voyage 480 offers four spacious, air-conditioned ensuite cabins and two crew berths in the forepeaks to comfortably accommodate 10 people. The fully equipped galley features a double-drawer fridge and a large deep freezer, as well as the luxury of an ice maker. A seamless saloon-to-cockpit flow creates an inviting, sociable living space with plenty of room to relax under way or at anchor.

The thoughtfully engineered helm station with windlass control and all lines led aft to the cockpit allows the captain to remain engaged with guests while navigating and trimming sails effortlessly using the Andersen electric winches. Expect a comfortable 9 knots on a beam reach, while the fractional rig and easy-to-handle sail plan make short- or single-handed sailing safe, smooth, and enjoyable.

Everything on board is intelligently designed with practicality in mind—from easily accessible inspection hatches that simplify routine maintenance, to abundant storage throughout the vessel, to the ergonomic cockpit featuring a large table, ample seating, and a hard-top bimini. It connects seamlessly to a clean, uncluttered foredeck layout. Everything just seems to be in the right place.

Recently phased out of charter service and maintained with an open checkbook by the owner and the crew at Voyage Yacht Charters in Tortola, BVI, “After Glow” is in truly turn-key condition with no damage history and all systems in good, clean working order, as seen in the listing photos taken Feb. 2026 (inquire for many more photos). From the Northern Lights generator, watermaker, navigation electronics, and air conditioning to the ice maker, “After Glow” is immediately ready for continued charter operation or to set sail and chase the sunset.

Currently located in Tortola, BVI, and offered well below market value for a timely sale, this 100% ready-to-sail Voyage 480 represents a rare opportunity to own a dependable blue-water cruiser already positioned in one of the world’s premier cruising grounds.

Whether your vision is a successful charter program or an unforgettable private sailing adventure, After Glow delivers the perfect blend of performance, comfort, and peace of mind at sea.

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Specifications

NameS/V After Glow
MakeVoyage
Model480
Year2017
TypeMultihull Sailboat
BuilderVoyage
ConstructionFiberglass
Cabins4
Heads4
GalleyUp

Dimensions

Loa49ft 5in / 15.06m
Lwl44ft 5in / 13.54m
Beam25ft 1in / 7.65m
Headroom6 ft 3 in
Draft3ft 5in / 1.04m
Mast Height68ft 2in

Tankage

Fuel Tanks105 gallons
Water Tanks105 gallons
Holding Tanks112

Performance

Engines2 x 45HP Yanmar 4JH45 2017
Engine Hours3000 / 3000
GeneratorNorthern Lights 6 kW
Gen Hours15400
Wiring110V / 60Hz US spec.
Displacement22990 lbs
Speed7 kts cruise; 9 kts max
SailsUllman fully battened mainsail (2 reefs), Ullman self-tacking furling genoa, mainsail stack pack with lazy jacks, ~125 m2 total

Layout Diagram

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Accommodation

  • The Voyage 480 offers an impressive sense of volume and comfort within her 49.5-foot overall length and expansive 25.1-foot beam, providing seating for up to 12 guests and comfortable sleeping accommodations for 10 with four private en-suite guest cabins.
  • Each that feature generously sized double berths—two forward king berths and two aft queen berths—ensuring exceptional comfort for extended cruising.
  • Additional single V-berths in the forward bows are ideal for crew or children.
  • Every cabin is fully air-conditioned and thoughtfully equipped with ample storage, reading lights, ventilation through opening hatches and portlights, and upgraded electric silent-flush heads with separate hot-and-cold showers, delivering true residential-style privacy and convenience onboard.
  • At the heart of the yacht, the bright and spacious salon creates an inviting central living area with leather seating, excellent 6’4” headroom, and integrated entertainment, all enhanced by refined finishes and durable flooring.
  • This comfortable interior living space flows seamlessly aft into the open cockpit, where a large dining table and social seating sit just steps from the skipper’s helm, allowing easy interaction between guests and skipper while underway or at anchor.
  • A fully equipped galley—complete with plenty refrigeration and freezer capacity, ample storage. propane cooking appliances, microwave, ice maker, and full complement of galley essentials all going with the sale of the vessel for a truly turn-key experience.
  • Provision and go sailing!

Interior comforts and amenities

  • Interior Features
  • Fully air-conditioned throughout all cabins & salon: (2) 6,000 BTU & (2) 8,000 BTU Dometic AC units with onboard compressor and air handlers
  • Watermaker: 110V – 800 gpd “Sea-R-O”
  • Fans: Black HELLA Turbo (1 in each cabin, 1 in salon, 1 in galley; total 6 optional)
  • Leather interior upholstery
  • Corian counter surfaces with stainless steel railing and teak trim accents
  • (4) Overhead opening hatches for breeze at anchor
  • Salon
  • Acrylic work surfaces
  • Leather upholstered settee
  • Breakfast bar with seating for two
  • Coffee table
  • GRP molded storage throughout
  • Standing headroom: 1.9 m/6’3”
  • (4) Overhead hatches with screen & sun shades
  • (2) Small opening hatches in the forward salon windows
  • Hard-wearing vinyl flooring
  • Galley
  • Corian countertops with stainless steel rails and accents
  • Ample storage
  • Double stainless steel sink & large recessed drain tray
  • Pressurized hot & cold water supply
  • 4-burner propane stove
  • Faber propane oven
  • Stainless steel waste chute with cover
  • Refrigeration: Vitrifrigo 12V double drawer fridge
  • Freezer: Sea Frost top-opening 12V
  • Microwave
  • Ice maker
  • Fully air-conditioned
  • Coffee maker
  • Toaster
  • Blender
  • Galley essentials: Pots, pans, plates, cutlery etc.
  • Cabins
  • Aft guest cabins: Two double gust cabins with queen sized berth, ensuite heads, AC control, reading lights, washbasins, hanging storage, laundry locker, towel rails, ventilation via opening overhead hatch and port hole, side windows with shades.
  • Forward guest cabins: Two double gust cabins with king sized berths, ensuite heads, AC control, reading lights, washbasins, hanging storage, laundry locker, towel rails, ventilation via opening overhead hatch and port hole, side windows with shades.
  • Forward bow cabins: V-berth with single mattresses, lights, fan, storage shelves, overhead hatch & port light. Access through door from forward cabins or overhead deck hatch.
  • (4) Ensuite head compartments w/ electric fresh OR salt water toilet, separate shower w/ hot & cold water for a “dry head” & port hole for ventilation
  • All cabins including V-berths fully air-conditioned
  • Navigation Station & Entertainment
  • Navigation center with chart table
  • AC/DC distribution panel
  • Inverter/Charger display
  • Generator display
  • USB & 110V outlets
  • Water & fuel tank gauges
  • Audio: Fusion AV750i DVD/CD stereo with Bluetooth & remote at helm. Speakers in saloon, cockpit, spreaders aiming down a fore-deck
  • Flatscreen TV w/Roku
  • Plumbing & Water Systems
  • Watermaker: 110V – 800 gpd “Sea-R-O”
  • Water tanks: (2) 105 gal. integral with hull
  • Integrated shower grates and sumps
  • (4) Electric flush marine toilets
  • (4) Separate shower compartments with hot & cold water
  • (4) Automatic electric bilge pumps with alarms
  • (2) Black water systems and (2) 56 gal. holding tanks
  • (2) Calorifiers 40 liters each (hot water system)
  • (2) Grey water systems
  • (2) Manual bilge pumps

Electronics and navigation

  • Raymarine Axiom Pro 12” Hybrid touch (new 2022)
  • Raymarine autopilot P70 control
  • ICOM M-323 VHF with antenna on mast
  • Raymarine tri-data & wind instruments. Raymarine tri-data Depth, Wind direction, Wind speed
  • Remote windlass control
  • Compass
  • Chart table with recessed chart stowage
  • Instrument console with circuit breaker, monitoring panels AC, DC and USB outlets
  • Navigation seat

Electrical systems

  • 110V / 60Hz US spec.
  • Batteries
  • House bank: (2) Lifeline GPL-8DA 12V, 255 Ah deep-cycle AGM batteries
  • Engines & gen. start batteries: (2) 12V Group 24 lead acid batteries
  • Charging systems
  • Generator: 6 kW NORTHERN LIGHTS generator
  • Inverter/Charger: VICTRON MultiPlus 12V/3000VA/120Amp
  • (2) 80 amp engine alternators
  • 50 amp shore power cable
  • Battery isolation switches
  • Electrical equipment & monitoring
  • (10) Interior 110V AC outlets
  • DC outlets & USB ports (2 in saloon, 1 at helm)
  • AC, DC & USB outlets at nav station
  • Water & fuel tank gauges
  • (2) Quick water heaters (110V or engine driven)
  • (4) Automatic electric bilge pumps with alarms
  • Lighting
  • Ceiling lights with dimmers
  • Courtesy lights (Blue)
  • Deck lights
  • Spreader & downlights from mast (Electric Blue)
  • Cockpit lights
  • Underwater lights
  • Lazarette & engine compartment lighting
  • Mast top tri-color and deck level navigation lights

Deck and hull equipment

  • Hull construction
  • Hull: GRP hand-laid hull with multi-layer Quadraxial glass, isophthalic and orthophthalic polyester resin
  • Deck: Fiberglass sandwich with foam core; gelcoat with in-molded nonskid; interior covered by soft liners
  • Hull to deck join: Internally/externally flanged, glued/mechanically fastened; alloy toe rail
  • Closed-cell PVC foam core for stiffness and reduced weight
  • Antifouling over epoxy based osmosis barrier
  • Forward watertight compartments with horizontal bulkheads
  • Reinforced low-aspect keels
  • Marine ply and balsa cores in high-stress areas
  • Reinforced fitting areas for cleats & chain plates
  • Skeg-supported rudders
  • Deck & cockpit equipment
  • Telescopic boom derrick for hauling dinghy on to dive platform, w/ dedicated single purchase dinghy halyard
  • (2) Dedicated dive tank lockers
  • Hard top bimini with forward spray dodger, and roll-away privacy / sun screen aft
  • Double helmsman’s seat
  • Webbing trampolines
  • (2) Pressurized deck showers (hot & cold, port & starboard transoms)
  • Deck wash system with fresh & salt water taps
  • Self-draining cockpit
  • (7) In-deck storage lockers
  • Insulated ice chest locker
  • Stainless steel 316 bow pulpit with teak seats
  • Double guard wires with gates
  • Grab rails on coach roof
  • Stanchions & bases
  • Stern push-pits with life ring and overboard light brackets
  • Oversize stainless steel swim ladders on both transoms
  • Teak dive platform and dinghy storage platform
  • Aluminum toe rail integrated with stanchion bases
  • Magma stainless steel BBQ on pivoting stainless steel base in cockpit w/ with propane gas supply & solenoid switch
  • Vented propane locker with room for 2 tanks
  • Blue courtesy lights
  • Blue underwater lights
  • Mooring & anchoring
  • Quick electric windlass with remote control at helm
  • Delta 50 kg primary anchor with 67 m stainless steel chain
  • Anchor bridle with thimbles
  • (10) Stainless steel mooring cleats
  • Internal anchor chain lead through compression post
  • Secondary ‘Fortress’ danforth style anchor with approx. 10’ chain & 230’ nylon rode
  • Dock lines and fenders
  • Anchor roller
  • Hatches & windows
  • Anodized aluminum framed sliding doors in cockpit with safety glass
  • GRP locker compartments: 7 cockpit, 1 foredeck
  • (12) Lewmar hatches and (8) port lights
  • (8) Reflective laminated safety glass windows
  • Escape hatch with teak grid in galley

Sails and rigging

  • Sails
  • Mainsail: ‘Ullman’ fully battened main, 2 reef points, cross-cut Dacron w/ 2 reef points with 2-line system (Good Condition)
  • Head sail: Self tacking ‘Ullman’ furling genoa w/ UV cover, cross-cut Dacron (Good Condition)
  • Total sail area 125 m2
  • Rigging & equipment
  • 7/8 fractional rig
  • Aluminum 68’ mast, boom, crossbeam, double compression posts supported by double spreaders, forestay & inner forestay
  • Sheets & control lines
  • (3) Anderson 46ST electric winches (1 port, 2 starboard)
  • (12) Spinlock line jammers
  • Harken blocks, tracks & cars
  • Harken Battcar mainsail track system
  • Mainsail stack pack with lazy jacks
  • Profurl C430 genoa furler and foil on forestay
  • Genoa furler line run under the deck and out of the way
  • Double purchase main halyard
  • Flag halyards
  • Telescopic boom derrick for dinghy hoisting
  • Sheet pouches and utility pouch

Mechanical equipment

  • Engines & generators
  • (2) Yanmar 4JH45, 45 HP common rail diesel engines, sail drive, fresh water cooled (port S/N: E13179, starboard S/N: E11278)
  • Engine hours: Approx. 3k (2/2026)
  • (2) 3 blade fixed propellers
  • Fuel tank: (1) Aluminum 105 gal.
  • 80A alternators per engine
  • High-pressure fuel lines
  • (2) Engine room blowers
  • (2) Instrument panels with hour meters
  • 6 kW Northern Lights generator
  • Steering mechanism: Single helm station with roller chain to 7x19 cable over sheaves to quadrants.
  • Plumbing & fresh water systems
  • Watermaker: 110V, 800 GPD “Sea-R-O”
  • 12VDC Jabsco pressure pump
  • (2) “Quick” water heaters
  • (4) Automatic electric bilge pumps with alarms
  • (2) Manual bilge pumps
  • (2) Blackwater holding tanks w/ discharge and pump out fittings
  • (2) Calorifiers (hot water, 40L each)
  • (2) Grey water systems

Dinghy

  • 12’ rigid inflatable AB dinghy with 15 HP 2-stroke Yamaha outboard
  • Manufacturer: AB, Model: 12VS, Length: 12 feet, Year: 2017
  • Serial#: COABM49013H718
  • Motor: Yamaha, Model: 15 FMH, 15HP, Year: 2021
  • Serial#: 684KS1188027

Tankage

  • Water: 105 US gallons
  • Fuel: 105 gallons
  • Holding tanks: (2) 56 gallon

Owners comments and boat history

  • AfterGlow is a joy to sail and I have found her faster than the typical boats on charter (Lagoons and monohulls).
  • We enjoy fishing for pelagic species (marlin, tuna, Dorado, Wahoo, Mackerel) off the back of the boat.
  • We have been in some rough seas and the boat manages the waves very well while we are able to fish off the back.
  • We had two rod holders installed for trolling.
  • I will be happy to convey the two Penn 50 reels, rods and lures with boat.
  • We decided to take our adventures inland to the mountains, so we are selling AfterGlow.
  • The boat layout is great for family and friends to sail with us.
  • We especially like the aft area.
  • The Dinghy rests on a wood deck at the back of the boat.
  • When the Dinghy is launched which is simple to do, the back deck becomes a great swim platform and activity location for exercise and Yoga.
  • The layout of the galley is perfect for two people to be able to prepare meals.
  • The freezer is able to hold a lot.
  • We do not use the ice maker too much due to power needs, but it is really nice for those occasions where ice is super nice to have.
  • The boat is very easy to sail with 2 persons.
  • We have created some great memories on AfterGlow and know she will be a great cruising boat for the next owners.
  • AfterGlow has been part of Voyage Charter fleet from date of delivery 12/2017 through 1/2026.
  • All maintenance performed by Voyage Charters and records are available.
  • Boat is in excellent condition.
Chesnee Cogswell

By Chesnee Cogswell

Chesnee Cogswell was born on Tortola, BVI and raised on the water sailing throughout the Caribbean with his family as well as in Cocoa Beach, Florida where he caught the fishing bug. He has lived aboard many boats over his lifetime and has been involved in extensive refit projects of varying scope and complexity. Now back living full time in the BVI for over a decade, Chesnee is raising a family of his own.

He joined the team in 2018 as BVI Yacht Sales re-expanded its sales force following Hurricane Irma in 2017. Before joining the company, Chesnee was a very active charter captain for numerous charter operators in the BVI, giving him firsthand experience sailing a wide range of charter yachts across many makes and models. His experience also extends into the sportfishing world, having participated in numerous sportfishing tournaments as well as private and charter fishing programs over the years. These experiences have given him a strong advantage in the powerboat market.

Since joining BVI Yacht Sales, Chesnee has fully committed himself to his role, and his results reflect that dedication. He has consistently outperformed other brokerages in the Caribbean as an individual broker and, in 2025, acted as buyer's broker on the largest sale in BVI Yacht Sales history to date. His hard work and long-term commitment have placed him among the top-performing yacht brokers in the Caribbean year after year. This track record, combined with his leadership and experience, earned him the role of Yacht Sales Director, where he now shares his knowledge and helps guide the team in serving clients and selling more boats!

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