AKELA III
For Sale
$149,000
1985 Swan 43
Ron Holland design
One of the very best
performance racer / cruiser ever built.
Akela III is a proven race winner with over 20 Annapolis to Newport and Newport to Bermuda races under her keel.
She has sailed to the Caribbean and back multiple times and regularly cruised New England from New York to Maine.
With her 5'10" draft Scheel Keel, she cruises the Chesapeake Bay and the Bahamas with ease.
She always turns heads in any harbor and attracts admirers where ever she docks.
Akela III in the BVI for the Swan Regatta
Akela III has been owned, cared for, and loved by the same family since 2001.
She is in tip top shape and ready to cruise or race competitively right now. All for a fraction of the price for a new yacht of similar capability.
She can be seen by appointment in Oxford, MD.
Akela III arriving Hamilton Bermuda after the Newport to Bermuda Race
Akela III (left)
Newport to Bermuda Race
Akela III Winning Crew
Annapolis to Newport Race
Akela III flying her Code Zero
Akela III (Center)
Akela III
Spinnaker Sailing Made Easy
Akela III
Spinnaker Sailing Made Easy
Akela III
Hamilton Bermuda
Akela III
Annapolis MD
Key Equipment.
Deck, rigging, sails, and bottom
Electric Primary Lumar Winches
Harken adjustable jib cars
Harken traveler and main sheet blocks
Jib roller furler
NavTec hydraulic backstay, baby stay, boom vang, and outhaul
45lb CQR anchor with 50' of chain and 150' of rode and stainless steel swivel
20lb Danforth Anchor with 10' of chain
Electric windless with foot pedals
Carbon spinnaker pole
Cruising Main, #2 Jib, and #4 jib for roller furler
Carbon racing main (2015)
Stack pack and traditional boom sail cover
Carbon racing jibs #1, #2, #3
Heavy air jib, storm trysail, storm jib
Code Zero reaching spinnaker
Reaching, Running and Heavy Air symmetrical spinnakers
VC Offshore hard bottom - in race ready condition!
13' West Marine inflatable dinghy (stores in aft lazarette)
9hp Mercury engine
Scheel Keel with 5'10" draft
43' LOA
13' beam
ICW compatible 63' mast height (including instruments).
Below Decks
Full B&G Instrument System including H5000 race computer, 9" chart plotter, V90 VHF Radio with Class B AIS, and bluetooth stereo system
Force 10 3 burner stove and oven
Greco heads both forward and aft
200W sine wave inverter
Iridium phone with external antenna
Starlink system
15,000 BTU AC/Heating system
Refrigerator and Freezer with both engine driven compressor and 120V compressor
Secondary VHF radio with independent antenna on rear antenna platrorm
Screens for all opening windows and hatches
Two Diesel fuel tanks - 72 Gallons
Two Fresh water tanks - 80 Gallons
PUR Power Survivor 40E water maker (not currently installed)
Single Sideband Radio (not currently installed).
Recent Upgrades.
Akela III has been maintained to the highest standards and continuously upgraded. Below is a brief summary of the most recent upgrades.
Fresh interior varnish at companionway and in the galley (2026)
New AGM House Batteries (2026)
New 12v USB outlets and fans in front cabin, main salon, and rear cabin (2025)
Replace all 120V outlets with new GFI outlets (2025)
Replace all interior lights with LED bulbs (2025)
New Force 10 3 burner stove and oven (2024)
New Starlink system with sign wave 200 watt inverter (2024)
New Teak Decks custom cut by Osmotech in Annapolis MD (2019)
Complete new B&G instrumentation including chart plotter, displays, auto pilot and radar (2019)
New running rigging including new Harken mainsheet and jib travelers, turning blocks, organizers, and cam cleats. (2019)
Contact Information.
To talk about Akela III or to arrange a tour, contact Roel Hoekstra at [email protected]
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dba Akela Sailing.
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Contact Information
Email: [email protected]
Address
Akela Sailing
Office: 300 W. 2nd St
Essington, PA 19029
Phone Number:
866-576-1204
