Overview

Emerald Lady is an iconic 1985 Irwin 65 cruising cutter rig ketch. She was originally built with a charter layout. She was chartered by her previous owner in the Virgin Islands and the Bahamas until 1998 when her present owner bought her.
Since 1998 she has had multiple upgrades which include:

• The transformation of the aft two cabins to a large owners cabin with a king size bed 
• A bow thruster
• A custom permanent fixed swim platform
• A custom centerboard 
• A single line double mainsail reefing system
• An electric winch for the mainsail
• An electric winch for furling
• Replacement of the main mast step with a stainless steel mast step
• Larger battery bank (AGM)
• Solar panels
• Wind generator 
• A custom fiberglass hardtop Bimini.
• The rigging has been improved for shorthanded sailing 
• All lines are lead to the cockpit to electric winches
• The main can be reefed from the cockpit 
• The furling staysail has a self-tending aluminum boom
• Her engine and generator were replaced in 2021
• Her mainsail was replaced in 2021

Emerald Lady enjoys constant attention and maintenance. Given her age she has been sailed to many interesting locations and shared numerous adventures with her owner and family. There is a history of this yacht over the years in one of the sections below. 

Descriptions

General Specifications

• Boat name: Emerald Lady
• Keel: Modified fin with centerboard.
• Monohull with a cutter rig ketch sail plan
• LOA: 72 feet
• Beam: 17 feet
• LWL: 54 feet
• Draft: 5ft 9 in, 12 ft. board down
• Displacement: 78,500 lbs., dry.
• Ballast: 23,500 lbs.
• Mast height: 81 ft above waterline, 75.5 ft. above deck.
• Fresh water tanks: 1000 gallons, 2ea 500 gal tanks
• Fuel tanks: 600 gallons, 2ea 300 gal tanks
• Holding tanks: 50 gallon forward, 35 gallon aft
• Engine: 2021 John Deere 4 cylinder diesel, 273 hp inboard, hours 650, direct drive.
• Northern Lights 20 kw generator, 450 hours.
• Propeller: Maxprop feathering 3 blade on 2 inch shaft.


Mechanical

• 2021 John Deere 4 cylinder diesel, 273hp inboard
• 665 engine hours
• Northern Lights 20 KW generator, 450 hours
• Maxprop feathering 3 blade prop
• 2 inch prop shaft
• Chain cable steering.

Ground Tackle Package
Emerald Lady's ground tackle package consists of the following items: 
• Bow pulpit, bowsprit and platform with double anchor rollers.
• Anchors: 75 lb. Delta with 120 feet of chain and 200 feet nylon rode, 75 lb. CQR with 35 feet of chain and 200 feet nylon road• Spare 50 lb. Danforth anchor
• Electric windlass with remote control at the helm.


Navigation Electronics
The navigation package consists of the following items:
• Simrad autopilot
• Two Simrad chart plotters, one at the helm and one at the nav station.
• Simrad VHF radio and AIS system.
• Simrad handheld VHF repeater at the helm.
• Foruno radar with repeater at the helm.
• Foruno Single Sideband radio
• Raymarine depth and wind instruments.
• Compass.
• Epirb.


Sail Plan, Spars and Standing Rigging

• Cutter rig ketch with wire rigging. Mizzen rigging is independent of the main standing rigging.
• Aluminum masts and booms.
• Boom vangs on main and mizzen.
• Boom brakes on main and mizzen.
• Staysail Backstays
• Mizzen Backstays


Sails and Sail Handling Gear
Emerald Lady has an impressive sail inventory, consisting of the following:
• 1.5 oz Spinnaker
• 2 oz Spinnaker.
• 1.5 oz mizzen spinaker
• Furling jib
• Furling staysail.
• Main sail (new 2020)
• Mizzen sail
• Harken battcars on mainsail and mizzen sail.
• Quick covers for mainsail and mizzen sail.
• Harken electric winches in the cockpit.
• Barient Spinnaker halyard winch in the mast.
• Harken staysail winches (spares)
• Large Barient jib and Spinnaker sheet winches.


Additional Equipment
• 24 volt bow thruster.
• 3 Battery chargers.
• Batteries: 3 large AGM D house batteries, Double AGM 24 volt bow thruster battery, single 12 volt AGM generator battery, Two 12 volt AGM engine batteries and six 6 volt in series aft house batteries.
• Three large solar panels mounted on fiberglass Bikini keep house batteries charged.
• Wind generator mounted on mizzen mast.
• Double WiFi antenna on mizzenmast.
• In house router.
• 3000 watt Inverter.
• Halon engine room fire suppression system.
• Automatic Bilge Pump
• Edson manual bilge pump
• 2019 8-man offshore Whitlock emergency raft. • Galley: Force 10 propane three burner stove with oven Large cold plate refrigerator with separate freezer, microwave, toaster-oven, galley sink with macerator. • Combined small washer-dryer.
• 5 heads and showers with electric Raritan heads with macerators.
• 6 gallon water heater.
• Holding tanks with overboard discharge.


Accommodations
• From the cockpit you enter a large main salon with large folding dinning table surrounded by u shaped sofa. There is a separate sofa across and then at station. 42 inch smart TV mounted on aft wall.
• Companionway aft leads to port and starboard guest cabins with full size bunks, hanging closets, and private heads.
• Further aft is the large owners cabin with two hanging closets, two private heads, port sofa / setee and a vanity desk.
• From the main salon forward to starboard is the galley and to port is a storage room with the washer / drier. The next cabin was converted to a single twin berth underneath which there is a sail locker holding the spinnakers. To starboard there Isa standing shower and a head. Forward there is the V berth with a hanging llocker


Additional Details
• There is a large aft Lazarette with a lot of space for equipment.
• Two large aluminum davits for dinghy.
• Aft fixed built-in swim platform with stainless steel ladders.
• 12.2 feet Imrad aluminum inflatable dinghy
• 20 up Suzuki outboard
• Outboard mounts port and and starboard.
• Aft propane locker with two aluminum 50 lb tanks.
• Custom fiberglass Bikini top over cockpit with built in lights and aluminum frame.
• Teak rub rail with stainless steel frame.
• Stainless steel stanchions with anchor pulpit and aft built-in seats.


Emerald Lady History
Emerald Lady was built in 1985 with a five cabin charter layout. She was chartered by her original owners in the Virgin Islands and the Bahamas until 1998 when her current owners purchased her. Being a 40 year old cruising sailing yacht Emerald Lady has sailed in many areas, experienced a number of adventures, challenges, and some damage, all properly repaired, and has been consistently maintained by her experienced owners. Since 1998 she has had multiple upgrades, repairs and maintenance performed. Some of the most notable improvements and issues that were repaired include:

• There was limited cosmetic damage to Emerald Lady during the period it was in charter from 1985 to 1998. All cosmetic damage was repaired.  
• Emerald Lady had some water intrusion early on and some of the teak and holly veneer cabin sole is stained.
• A custom swim platform and stainless steel swim ladder was added in 1999.
• Hull, deck and masts painted with Matterhorn White Awlgrip in 1999.
• A staysail self tending boom with staysail sheet, furling lines and mainsail halyard brought into the cockpit through sheet stoppers to electric winches for ease of handling in 2000. 
• The mainsail reefing lines come back through sheet stoppers into the cockpit to electric winches. 
• Huge aft cabin remodeled and rebuilt to an owners captain stateroom with two ensuite heads with dedicated showers and electric toilets in 2000.
• A heavy duty Wesmar bow thruster was installed in May 2002.
• New 1.5 ounce spinnaker with sock, well preserved in 2005.
• New 2.0 ounce spinnakeer with sock in approximately 2010.
• A 26' featuring MaxProp was added in approximately 2010.
• Some degree of blistering was noted during bottom refreshes from 1999 until 2010. 
• The bottom was peeled, dried out and a new bottom was rebuilt with epoxy in 2010 by Snead Island Boat Works. 
• Three solar panels and a wind generator were added in approximately 2010.
• A custom bimini hard top was fabricated and installed in 2012.
• An area of moisture was found in the hull sides in about 2012. The issue was repaired to marine standards.
• The centerboard was initially made to Irwin Yacht specifications and installed by Snead Island Boat Works in 2014.
• New 110% jib and new staysail in approximately 2016.
• The wind generator was replaced in approximately 2018.
• A Winslow 8 person offshore life raft was purchased in 2020.
• New Doyle mainsail in 2020.
• New Doyle mizzen in 2021.
• The yacht was repowered in 2021 with a 273 horsepower John Deere four cylinder diesel engine.
• An upgraded custom centerboard was fabricated in 2022 and installed by Snead Island Boat Works.
• Lifelines were replaced with Dyneema in 2022.
• Hurricane Milton damage in 2024. New Foss Foam rudder was fabricated and installed by Snead Island Boat Works. New Dolphin fabricated and installed by Snead Island Boat Works, Some toe rail and rub rail damage repaired. Some damage to stanchions on the port side and port side stern pulpit, all repaired. All damage repaired and installed in 2024. 
• Entire bank of AGM batteries were replaced in 2024 and 2025, including the bow thruster battery. 
• Standing rigging was inspected and updated as needed in 2025.

Closing Thoughts
12. IN CLOSING:
• Emerald Lady is a spacious cruising sailboat with the comforts of home. She is well equipped to be managed shorthanded. Her present owner has enjoyed her for 23 years. With his children out of the house he wants to downsize.


Exclusions
Exclusions include owner's personal items and sentimental items

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.