1983 Cherubini 44 Ketch for Sale – 44 ft – Huntington, NY, United States

This Cherubini 44 Ketch has seen a major refit recently including a new engine, fuel tank and all-new running gear. Her varnish gleams and she has been reviewed from stem to stern. She offers a 2-stateroom 2-head layout with a huge salon and galley in a traditional Herreshoff interior. Enjoy gunkholing with the shoal draft keel drawing only 4' 10" with the board up, and seakindly open ocean passages with a full 8' 10” draft board down. Sappho is hull 22 of 35 built, and she shows the superb fit and finish details of Cherubini craftsmanship. A desirable aft cockpit ketch for offshore sailing, this medium displacement cruiser tracks very well and handles heavy weather with ease. Her SA/D ratio of nearly 20 shows that she has a powerful rig to drive her 14-ton displacement. Her B/D ratio of nearly 43 translates into a stiffer boat able to stand up to the wind. She has been built and maintained to a high standard and is intended for blue water cruising, with an acceptable turn of speed. Storage is far better than most modern production boats, she has a real bilge, ventilation is good, and fuel and water tankage are very good. Sappho is ready for new adventures.

• Sappho’s hull was first laid up in 1981 and she was first commissioned and launched in 1983. She was also laid up for about 11 years 2008-2019. So her effective age is closer to 34 years rather than 45 years.
• 24 Kt Gold Plated Trail Boards, Hailport & Eagle
• Handcrafted Inlaid Teak Steering Wheel
• Extensively refurbished teak decks in 2003/4
• Hull and Gunwales Awlgripped in 2008
• Ash Inlaid Mahogany Cockpit Combings & Wainscot Sides, all Varnished Bright
• House Overhead Awlgripped with non-slip surface
• Rudder dropped and inspected 2024
• 4-Blade German Custom engineered feathering Vari-Prop 2005 
• Wide uncluttered decks
• Four Jib cars mounted outboard on toe rail
• (12) Herreshoff design Manganese-Bronze opening all-weather portlights
• (3) Opening hatches with heavy duty tinted Lexan 
• Butterfly hatch heavy duty tinted Lexan
• (2) Dorade vents with storm plates
• Custom bowsprit with extra sturdy teak grating and custom stainless bow rail
• Custom designed & fabricated super-rugged stainless steel anchoring hardware
• Two completely independent steering systems with two separate heavy-duty 75 lbs. bronze quadrants  
• Electric Nilsson windlass
• 65 lb. CQR anchor with 150’ 3/8 Hi-tensile chain
• 66 lb. Bruce anchor with 400’ 5/8” Nylon Rode
• 25 lb. Danforth Hi-Tensile stern anchor with 200’ 5/8 Nylon Rode  Man-Overboard gear
• Various Storm Rated Safety Harnesses
• Dock Lines
• Custom Cockpit Cushions
• Two Companionway Dodger Covers and Custom Sail Covers 
• Foredeck Saltwater Wash Down
• Running lights
• Power outlets at bow and cockpit for spotlights
• Double Gauge Stanchions & Full-Height Lifelines with opening gates port and starboard
• Hot/Cold Cockpit shower
• Storable Outboard Engine Davit
• (2) Large Bow cleats
• (4) Large Spring cleats
• (2) Large Stern cleats
• Custom stainless swim ladder rides port or starboard toe rail 
• Generous & Divided Cockpit Locker Storage
• Previously USCG Inspected Vessel