For Sale: "Moderation" - 2020 Spindrift S23 Carbon Fiber Ocean Rowing Boat
Moderation is a proven, fully equipped 100% carbon fiber scull with more than 10,000 open-ocean miles and 235 days at sea across 3 successful independent expeditions, all with ZERO capsizes. She is available now for a rower looking to build their own independent campaign.
Located in Moss Landing, CA.
Priced at $39,500 USD, including King double-axle trailer and all listed equipment. Reasonable offers considered.
Rental use agreements also possible. I personally coached the rower for Moderation's last expedition (2026), starting with his first-ever oar strokes, and served as Duty Officer for his independent crossing. I could support your campaign similarly if interested.
Moderation Expedition History:
- 2026: 38-day solo row from California to Punta Mita, Mexico (1,750 miles). CB Rows (expedition managed by vessel owner).
- 2023-2024: 126-day solo row from Hawaii to Australia (5,850 miles). United World Challenge Expedition 2.
- 2020: 71-day solo row from Monterey, CA to Hawaii (2,700 miles). United World Challenge Expedition 1.
- 2018-2020: Hand-built in Port Townsend, Washington, USA.
For expedition info, visit unitedworldchallenge.org and cbrows.com
Moderation Specs:
- 23 feet / 7 meters long.
- Hand-laid carbon fiber (3 sheets outside, 2 sheets inside) sandwiched around a 1/2" foam core.
- Ultralight: hull weighs under 300 lbs empty and before equipment.
- Highly stable design with v-shaped hull and skeg. Removable daggerboard.
- Double-axle King trailer. Surge brakes and all lights work. Bearings replaced and greased in Spring 2026.
Onboard Equipment:
- Four flexible but permanently mounted SunPower solar panels (268 watts total), each independently wired into Genasun GVB-8 Boost charge controllers. Original panels from 2020 replaced with brand-new panels in 2026.
- Two 100 Ah ReLion Lithium Iron batteries. 200 Ah total capacity.
- Victron battery monitor.
- Garmin 7" color chartplotter.
- Spectra Ventura 150 watermaker.
- On board compass.
- 3 Garmin instrument displays.
- 1 in fore cabin, visible from sleeping position.
- 1 on deck, beside compass visible from rowing seat.
- 1 in aft cabin (not currently installed).
- Four 12v cig-lighter style ports in fore cabin.
- Six USB-C and USB-A ports in fore cabin.
- Two 12v ports in aft cabin.
- Cabin fan.
- Transducer.
- Garmin AIS.
- VHF radio.
- Daggerboard.
- Mast light.
- Machined aluminum rowing seat (rebuilt and customized by owner).
Loose Equipment & Accessories:
- Fiorentino Shark Drogue.
- Fiorentino Para Anchor, float/retrieval line, and octo-plait para anchor line.
- Two Jordan Series Drogues (these will become your favorite kit, just amazingly easy to use).
- Red with no-cone lead section then 30 cones and removable chain on tail.
- Blue with cones immediately from head to tail, 50 cones total, and permanent chain attached to tail.
- Katadyn Survivor 35 (backup manual watermaker).
- Iridium Extreme sat phone.
- Iridium GO sat phone plus 3 brand-new Iridium GO batteries.
- EPIRB.
- 1 PLB.
- Extensive tools and dry bags.
- Anchor, chain, 400 feet (~130m) of anchor line.
- 3 Mooring fenders and 4 mooring lines.
- Cabin mattresses.
- Custom-fit two-piece canvas cover.
Contact:
Tez Steinberg
tez.steinberg@gmail.com
+1 (720) 655-4645
