Asking PriceBroker
$329,000 USD
+70 moreMakeAble
ModelApogee 50
Length100.3m
Draft100.3m
Overview
About this vessel
BITTERSWEET is an Able Apogee 50, a Chuck Paine design that epitomizes Maine boatbuilding craftsmanship and bluewater pedigree. Built by Able Marine in Southwest Harbor, Maine, the Apogee 50 combines performance, strength, and timeless beauty. With her powerful rig, balanced hull form, deep fin keel and water ballast, she is a sailor's yacht—capable of crossing oceans swiftly and safely, while offering the comfort and elegance of a finely finished cruising yacht.
The Apogee 50 was conceived as a performance cruiser with the heart of a racer and the soul of a passagemaker. BITTERSWEET carries that spirit with a warm, inviting interior of satin varnished cherry, robust offshore systems, and a deck layout optimized for shorthanded sailing. She has received a high level of care and attention over recent years and shows as a far newer boat. From the exterior, her hull, deck and spars are shiny. Portlights and hatch lenses are clear. Sail handling systems are updated and operate well, including recent Harken deck hardware. Electronics have recently been replaced, and she features a full Victron energy package including lithium batteries. Her interior has been refinished and is in beautiful condition. The engine room and mechanical space are clean and well organized and systems throughout show true pride of ownership. BITTERSWEET represents a rare opportunity to acquire a Maine-built yacht of this caliber.
Interior Accommodations
The interior of BITTERSWEET reflects the high standards of Maine craftsmanship. Her beautiful cherry joinery is finished in satin varnish and was recently refinished. Numerous opening hatches and ports ensure excellent ventilation and natural light throughout. Her interior features two staterooms and two heads and sleeps six including her two salon berths. Watertight doors separate the forward cabin and the engine room/garage space aft, adding an extra measure of safety.
Forward Cabin: Spacious V-berth with drawers, lockers, and private access to the forward head and shower.
Main Saloon: Port and starboard settees (L-shaped settee to port and two straight settees to starboard) flank a centerline drop-leaf dining table, creating a comfortable gathering space. There is ample storage and good ventilation. Lee cloths are fitted on the salon berths.
Navigation Station: To starboard aft, with full-size chart table, electrical panel, and space for navigation electronics plus bookshelves and storage lockers.
Galley: C-shaped to port, ideal for use underway. Features a deep stainless sink, gimbaled stove/oven, large separate refrigeration and freezer, and abundant counter and locker storage. Large hatch overhead for good ventilation.
Owner's Cabin: Aft master stateroom with large berth, hanging lockers, and drawers.
Aft Head: Accessed aft of the galley. Large separate shower stall.
Garage/Engine Room: Watertight door with work bench and storage space, excellent access to engine and steering gear.
Deck and Hull
The Apogee 50's hull is constructed with Airex foam-cored fiberglass with Kevlar weave, providing strength, stiffness, and insulation. Her deep fin keel and carbon fiber spade rudder provide stability and control. Her hull and deck were painted in Awlgrip in 2022.
On deck, the Apogee is designed for safe offshore sailing. Wide side decks, robust stainless stanchions and pulpits, and high coamings in the cockpit give excellent security. The cockpit is deep and protected by a hard dodger, with comfortable seating for both passagemaking and harbor lounging. There is an opening window at the front of the dodger and lights beneath. The mainsail is sheeted to the traveller on the dodger top, providing the benefits of end-boom sheeting without the traveller interfering with the cockpit. A drop curtain can be installed at the aft end of the dodger, turning the forward end of the cockpit into an enclosed pilothouse. Halyards are controlled on deck amidships, with an electric winch making BITTERSWEET manageable for a couple or small crew.
Sails and Rigging
Bittersweet carries a powerful sailplan with high-aspect carbon fiber mast. Headsails are non-overlapping and there is a removable inner forestay for a hank-on staysail. Off-the-wind sails are flown from her fixed composite bowsprit. This configuration balances performance with flexibility for heavy weather.
Specifications
The details
Vessel
MakeAble
ModelApogee 50
Dimensions
Length overall100.3m
Draft100.3m
Features
On board
B&G instruments and autopilot
Victron lithium batteries and charging system
Solar panels on dodger hard top
Dual alternators on main engine
Composite bowsprit and anchor platform
Carbon fiber mast and boom
Recent UK X Drive sails
Liferaft and EPIRB
Espar diesel cabin heat
Frigoboat 12v refrigerator and freezer
Watertight bulkheads forward and aft
Force 10 propane three-burner stove/oven
Xintex propane solenoid control panel
Ideal vertical capstan anchor windlass
Rocna Vulcan anchors
Dorade vents
Marelon thru-hull fittings
Carbon fiber five-spreader mast
Carbon fiber boom with wings
Rod standing rigging with composite backstay
Composite removable inner forestay with hydraulic tensioner
Antal mainsail track
Harken MKIV headsail furler
Harken blocks and deck hardware
Navtex hydraulic boom vang, backstay, and main outhaul
Lewmar mainsheet and jib sheet winches
Lewmar electric halyard winch
B&G radar
NAIS 400 AIS receiver/transponder
Starlink high performance
Pepwave 5G antenna
B&G Zeus 2 MFD display
B&G H5000 display
Icom SSB radio
Icom VHF radio
Icom handheld VHF radio
Bass AC/DC electrical distribution panel
Solbian solar panels
Victron MPPT solar controllers
Victron Multiplus inverter/battery charger
Victron GX Touch system display
Yanmar 4JH2-DTE 88 hp diesel engine
ZF68IV V-drive transmission
PYI dripless shaft seal
Max Prop feathering propeller
Dual Racor fuel filters with electric priming pump
Allcraft stainless steel water heater
Engine-driven fire pump
Hand and electric bilge pumps
Tank Tender tank level gauge
Wilcox Crittenden Skipper heads
Jabsco shower pumps
Globalfix V4 EPIRB
4-man Viking liferaft
SOS Danbuoy inflatable MOB pole
SOS Reelsling MOB recovery device
Aqua Meter CO Sentry
Avon folding transom dinghy
8 hp Yamaha outboard engine
Outboard motor lift
Aere inflatable fenders
Plastimo radar reflectors
