Sappho

Ketch Sappho

This Cherubini 44 Ketch has seen a major refit in the last year 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.