About our Sailing Vessel: Mi Gitana
Sadly...MI GITANA IS CURRENTLY FOR SALE
Make/Model: Hans Christian 48 Traditional, built in Taiwan (link to Hans Christian Website)
Boat Designer: Scott Sprague
Rigging/Design: Custom Ketch/Cutter with a Center Cockpit (only one built of this design)
Length Overall: 57 Feet
Length On Deck: 48 Feet
Beam: 14' 3"
Draft: 6' 6"
Weight (displacement): (Empty) 44,000 pounds (22 tons), (Loaded) approximately 50,000 pounds (25 tons)
Fuel Tankage: 150 gallons (plus extra 50 gallons carried on deck for a total of 200 gallons)
Water Tankage: 200 gallons
Maximum Speed: 8.6 knots
Year Built: 1986
Date Michele and Joe assumed Ownership: October 31st, 1997
Previously: 1 owner, boat Commissioned with name: 7 Won Ton
Engine: 300D 88hp Mercedes Diesel
Sail Inventory: 8 sails (100% jib, 120% jib, 150% jib, Cruising Spinnaker, Staysail, Storm sail, Full Battened Main, Mizzen plus spare main), Plus Gale Rider
Storm Drogue
Exterior Description: 2 Masts, Fiberglass Hull, Golden Burmese Teak decks, 3/4 full keel, White with Burgundy accents
Interior Description: Custom hand-crafted solid Golden Burmese Teak interior, 2 private berthing cabins (both with 2 full heads and tiled showers), galley, and
main salon with dining table that accommodates 6; sleeps 5 in 3 compartments; slate marble counters in galley and heads
List of Some of Equipment aboard: 4-person Liferaft, Inflatable dinghy with 2 outboard motors, diving air compressor (to fill dive tanks), 3 dive tanks (plus all diving equipment for 2 people), 4 solar panels, Generator, Radar, Chart Plotter, 2 laptop computers with all electronic computerized charting, 5 GPS's, 2 Single Side Band Radios (with e-mail capability), 3 VHF radios, 2 EPIRBs (emergency satellite beaconing system to locate our boat in case of emergency), Night Vision Binoculars, Watermaker (to convert saltwater to fresh drinking water), Refrigerator/freezer, separate icemaker, microwave, stove/oven, TV/VCR/Stereo/CD music system with interior and exterior speakers, central air-conditioning and heating, propane Barbecue, and even a Blender, Cuisinart (food processor) and a Breadmaker
NOTE As of 7/2006, Mi Gitana has sadly been put up for sale: If you are interested in more information on a FULL LIST OF EQUIPMENT included in her sale price CLICK HERE:
About Mi Gitana's Name:
Most boat's have a story behind the name of their boat, as do we. Mi Gitana is Spanish for "My Gypsy Girl." Our choice comes from an endearment that Michele's Dad called her ever since she was very young... he called her his Gypsy Girl or "GG" for short. And the word Gypsy conjures up a meaning of Wanderer or person who travels from place to place, and hence, we also felt was a good name for a boat. And because of that, upon research of boat names, Joe and Michele found there to be a lot of boats with the word Gypsy (or clever spellings such as Gypsea) included in their names. Wanting to be different, Joe and Michele decided to take the Spanish rendition of the name Michele's Dad had always called her, and 7 Won Ton (the boat's previous name) was re-christened Mi Gitana in December of 1997, 1 month after her change of ownership.
Interior Cut-Away Drawings... Silhouette drawing...
Mi Gitana's previous "life" (1997) as 7 Won Ton Mi Gitana TODAY (2006)--Indonesian Island anchorage
Interior Galley and Salon
Galley with marble countertops and companionway (left) Salon (port side)
Note Salon table above and below is pictured in folded up position... it expands out large enough for 8 place settings.
Salon Starboard Side
(Note: Starboard Settee has "lee cloth" and easily converted to seaberth/pilot's berth)
Golden Burmese Teak Bulkheads Etched Glass Cabinets
Hallway and Master Cabin
Hallway to Master Cabin (engine room door on right) Master Cabin in Stern of Boat
Note: Arched doorways and cabinets throughout all cabins and rounded corners
Master Cabin Head with electric marine toilet, marble countertops, and fully tiled separate shower
Forward (Guest or Crew) Cabin and Kingsize Bunk (Storage canvas bags hanging on bulkhead)
Note: Forward/Guest Head to left of left below photo, but no photo is currently posted, but it has a toilet, sink and full separate tiled shower
Engine Room: Easy access and large enough to stand in with easy access
Mercedes 300 D Marinized by Nani Diesel Northern Lights Generator and Heat Inverter
EXTERIOR SHOTS of Mi Gitana
Bow sprit and 2 mounted bow anchors Foredeck with New Maxwell 3000 windlass
Stern with AB Dinghy on Davits
Davits folded back (dinghy off ) Lewmar Bronze Winch on Teak Caprail
Teak Cockpit, Helm, Dodger (with 2 solar panels) Teak and Bronze Wheel and Bornze Binacle
Teak Cockpit Table folded out Mi Gitana at Current Location: Raffles Marina, Singapore
Out of Water/Haul Out Shots of Mi Gitana
Keel... new anti-fouling bottom paint 5/2006
Mi Gitana Underway (only 3 sails up and going fast!)
Mi Gitana at Bora Bora, French Polynesia... and this is what it is all about!!!
