For Sale: 1981 Allmand 31

This beauty is ready to live aboard and cruise today.

SEPT. 2024 UPDATE: The 1981 Allmand 31 was sold in August to a family in Maryland, who plans to continue sailing her along the Atlantic East Coast.

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My friends have decided it’s time to sell the sailboat they bought after they (slightly) downsized from my 38-footer, Avemar. They bought a gem, and it’s a steal.

Read on to see why I put the word ‘slightly’ in parentheses.

The bottom line first… My best recommendation for information about the boat would be to email Bill Taylor quickly at Info@MiAlma31.com or call him using 772-324-9594

More information and photos are on this flyer: https://bit.ly/MiAlmaFlyer

A few weeks ago, April and I took the dinghy up Spa Creek in Annapolis to visit Bill and Lilly and had a wonderful lunch aboard their Allmand 31. After years of living aboard and traveling the world on sailboats, they have decided it’s time to finally start living on land.

Their Allmand 31 isn’t a standard Allmand. Apparently, even people who really know Allmands didn’t know there were a few with some “custom” features built into some of the boats.

Some of my “wow” moments were seeing that they have more space below than we do on Avemar, and we’re eight feet longer! They can sit 6 people to eat in the cockpit and down below, plus they have a quarter berth so they can sleep two more people than we can too.

I loved many things about the boat. The cockpit was similar, and the Allmand could seat as many as we could on Avemar. It has a full dodger and bimini that can be fully enclosed.

(Buying a dodger and canvas for Avemar was the reason we were in the area.)

The mast is deck-stepped. If you are thinking of sailing “The Great Loop”, then that would be a big plus.

A value that I couldn’t begin to put a price on is that I know this boat comes with Bill and Lilly’s vast experience of sailing and their willingness to share the details of every part of that boat with the new owners. Bill is still educating me regularly on parts of Avemar that they built or upgraded during his years with my boat!

They want to sell the boat before the season ends, and it would be extra special if she went to buyers who can look at her and immediately see how unique she is and appreciate all of the thoughtful details. I could.

I loved this boat, but I just don’t need another one!

I’ll stop. Talk to Bill. Here’s the flyer with info and more specs.

https://bit.ly/MiAlmaFlyer

If I didn’t have my boat, I’d be writing this post from Mi Alma. Just don’t tell Avemar!