Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project

Moondance



Moondance is our 1990 Hunter 28' sloop. We purchased her in August 1997 and her home port is Deale, Maryland, east of Washington DC on the Chesapeake Bay. She was named after the Van Morrison song we danced to at our wedding.

Sloop - fractional rig

Years built:  1989-94

LOA:  28’

LWA:  24’  2”

Beam:  10’  6”

Draft:  3’  9”

Displacement:  7,400 lbs.

Ballast:  2,800 lbs.

Sail area:  399 sq. feet

Mast height:  46’  7”

Head room:  6’  2”

Auxiliary power:  18 hp diesel

Water capacity:  30 gallons

Fuel capacity:  18 gallons

Hull Speed:  6.6 knots





Moondance at Anchor     Moondance at Anchor

At anchor, June 1999
(In a small cove off Smith Creek)


The Aqua-lass



A three hour cruise . . .

30-knot winds & 5-foot swells, north of the Bay Bridge
(Our tender, Moondink, is being towed behind)



Balls of Steel

Top of the mast



Moondance in the travel lift

In the travel-lift at time of purchase
(Gail is standing by the stern)



Hunter 28 - Interior plan     Hunter 28 salon

The Interior
(These are brochure shots. However, Moondance looks very much like this.)