Our Boat
About SV Nara
Nara is our 2001 Hunter 460 and the boat that turned our dream into reality.
When we bought her in 2023, we imagined exploring the East Coast, the Bahamas, and someday the Caribbean. Since then, she has carried us nearly 9,000 nautical miles through some of the most beautiful waters in the world - from Nova Scotia to the Florida Keys, through the Bahamas multiple times, and throughout the Caribbean.
Along the way, Nara became far more than a sailboat. She became our home away from home.
Over the past several years, we've transformed her from a marina-dependent cruising boat into a self-sufficient floating home capable of spending months away from the dock.
What we love about Nara is that she strikes a great balance between comfort, capability, and practicality. Her spacious three-cabin layout provides room for family and guests, while her systems make long-term cruising comfortable and sustainable. She has carried us safely through thousands of miles of coastal exploring, island hopping adventures, and offshore passages while serving as both our home and office.
This page is a collection of the upgrades, systems, and features that make Nara uniquely suited to the lifestyle we love. A lifestyle built around freedom, self-sufficiency, and the ability to wake up in a different anchorage whenever the mood strikes.
She's not just a boat to us.
She's the reason we've been able to live this adventure.
Our 2001 Hunter 460
The Specs
Propulsion
- 75HP Yanmar Diesel Engine
- Max-Prop 4-Blade Feathering Propeller
- Bow Thruster
- Line Cutter
- 100 Gallon Fuel Capacity
Rigging & Sails
- Doyle Laminate Mainsail
- Doyle Laminate Genoa with Vertical Battens
- Spinnaker
- Selden In-Mast Furling
- 4 x Lewmar Stainless Winches (2 electric, 2 manual)
- All Sail Controls Lead to the Cockpit
Power & Energy
- 540Ah Lithium House Bank
- 1,230 Watts Solar
- Wind Generator
- 3000W Inverter/Charger
- Victron Battery Monitoring & Solar Charging
Water
- 200 Gallons Fresh Water Capacity
- 40 GPH Seawater Pro Watermaker
- Water Filtration System
Navigation & Electronics
- Raymarine Axiom Pro 12" Chartplotter
- Quantum 2 Doppler Radar
- AIS
- Raymarine Autopilot
- Wireless Autopilot Remote
- Digital Wind, Depth & Speed Instruments
Liveaboard Comforts
- 3 Cabin / 2 Head Layout
- Dedicated Shower
- 2 x Reverse Cycle Heat & AC Units
- 12v Frigoboat Refrigerator
- 12v Frigoboat Freezer
- Daewoo Washer/Dryer Combo
- Full Cockpit Enclosure with Strataglass
- Fusion Stereo System with JL Audio Speakers
Ground Tackle
- 65lb Mantus M1 Anchor
- 200' G4 Chain + 200' Rode
- Fresh Water Anchor Washdown
- Electric Windlass with Wireless Remote
Sailboat Data
- LOA: 46' 1"
- Beam: 14'
- Draft: 5.5'
- Bridge Clearance: 63' (ICW Friendly)
- Displacement: 26,180 lbs
- Headroom: 6'6"
Why Nara?
Nara Inlet is the location of our first overnight stay on anchor. It is a beautiful bay at Hook Island in the Whitsundays, Australia.
We were nervous wrecks chartering a boat for the first time. We underwent hours of training with the charter company and had to both past a test before they handed the boat over to us.
By the time we got to the anchorage we were exhausted. We took a hike on the island, enjoyed grilled prawns (shrimp), and marveled at the bioluminescence. When recounting the story of the first night we slept on anchor, Jeff always laughs about how even the toilet water lit up from the bioluminescence.
Nara Inlet is an absolutely tranquil and quiet anchorage and will forever be one of our most memorable nights on a boat, making the decision to name our boat Nara an easy choice.
