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The Crew – Just Two

Fiona and Randy Woods splashed down from the three dimensional world of professional and sport ballooning onto the shifting seas. Their four grown children are scattered across the world, some with their own children in tow.

Over three watery decades the Woods progressed from rowing, sailing and outboard skiffs to lobster boats, inter-island commuters and then onto live-aboard yachts. After ten years seasonally exploring Atlantic and Great Lakes waters in their Grand Banks Eastbay, Moonshadow, the Woods accepted delivery in 2012 of Jupiter, a new robust and accommodating pilothouse motor yacht.

Fiona and Randy continued to explore the Atlantic coast until the spring of 2018 when Jupiter was transported to British Columbia to begin the next adventure: navigating the inside and outside passages to Alaska.

The Woods have cruised together over 35,000 nautical miles and they each hold US Coastguard 100 Ton Merchant Mariner credentials. They are cross trained on the boat’s mechanical, navigational and domestic systems.

The crew bicker often over who will pilot Jupiter next.

About the Boat

JUPITER is a 2013 Grand Banks Aleutian Raised Pilothouse Motor Yacht. She is a production fiberglass build, ordered and extensively modified by the owners to be their ultimate cruising couple’s vessel. Jupiter was built in Malaysia, and is US registered.

Full Figured
Dimensions
Length at the Waterline: 53'
Length Overall: 60'
Beam: 17'9"
Draft: 5'
Air Draft: 25'
Displacement: 80,000lbs
Empowered
Power Systems
Engines: Twin Caterpillar C-12. 715 hp per side
Generator: 16kw Onan
Batteries: Large House Battery Bank and Inverter
Propellers: Two 34" Diameter 4 Blade
Transmissions: ZF
The Brains
Intelligent Vision and Hearing
Garmin 8600 Navigation Suite includes: Chart Plotters, two Radars, Weather Station, Satellite Weather, Sonar, Depth and Temperature Gauges.
FLIR Low Light and Infrared Camera.
Speaking Up
Communications
Two VHF Radios + Handhelds
Automatic Identification System
Single Side Band Radio
Satellite Phone
Internet Data Interface
Balance & Poise
Stabilization & Steering
Seakeeper Gyroscopic Stabilizer (for slow or no speed)
Humphree Interceptor Stabilizers (for low to high speeds)
Bow and Stern Thrusters
Autopilot
Reaching Out
Ship to Shore
Ground Tackle includes 600' of 1/2" Chain and Rode with 100lb Ultra Anchor,
Auxiliary Anchor and Rode, Electric Windlass and Stern Tie Capstan.
13' Novurania Rigid Inflatable Tender with 25 hp Outboard carried on the Flybridge with a Crane for loading. Two Eddyline Kayaks for micro-exploration and beaching.
Feeling Flushed
Fluid Management
Sea Recovery Desalination Watermaker – 40 gallons per hour
Tankage for:
1,000 gallons diesel fuel
300 gallons fresh water
100 gallons black water
50 gallon grey water from showers and sinks
Cozy Up, Chill Out
All the Comforts of Home
Five Zone Heat and A/C
Two Diesel Fueled Espar furnaces
Refrigeration & Freezers
Induction Cooktop
Electric Barbecue
Microwave / Convection Oven
Washer & Dryer
Domestic Hot Water Heater
All LED Lighting
Risky Business
Safety at Sea
Life Jackets
Sound & Light Signals
6 person Life Raft
EPIRB
Medical Kits