41' Dickerson 41 CC

Papillon is ketch-rigged, center cockpit with a full isinglass enclosure making for comfortable passages. Two private berths, fore and aft, allow for spacious living with privacy. Her full cut-away keel 4.9 ft draft and an ICW friendly 50 mast allow for maximum flexibility in anchorages and coastal cruising. She was built on Chesapeake Bay and is considered by many to be the ultimate in cruising designs.

Papillon is set up for an off-the-grid cruising lifestyle with her systems so balanced she can sit on anchor for months at a time. Commissioned and built by the owner of Dickerson Boat Builders himself after he sailed to Jamaica on a sister ship. Her full, cut-away keep and heavy displacement allows her to be comfortably taken offshore or cruised down the Intracoastal Waterway.
She has been a coastal and Island cruiser for the past 32 years, making over 25 passages to the Bahamas and northern Atlantic, a solid yacht that will serve her new owners well for many years to come.
Papillon" was purchased as a home and a long-distance stable cruiser, and she has provided both. We have cruised her from Baltimore, through the Bahamas, and as far south as the Dominican Republic. She is loved and well cared for and currently docked in St. Augustine ready for her next adventure, north or south. It is our hope to find someone looking for what she is, a comfortable home and a fine vessel that will take you anywhere you want to go.-current owners

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Rigging
Mast height- 50 ft
2016: all new standing rigging in by Sail Craft in Oriental, NC. During the rigging refit the mast was rewired, replacing the foredeck and steaming lights. A new VHF antenna was added to the main mast and an AIS antenna was added to the mizzin
2019: 7 of 12 chainplates were replaced, others are in great condition and easily inspected
2020: turnbuckles replaced

Sails
The sails are Omar, the Main and Ginny (150%) are approximately 15 years old and in very good condition. The Main is fully Battened and loose-footed. The Mizzen is an older sail that has been refitted as a loose-footed, fully battened sail. The Stack Pack was built in Auckland NZ in 2017.
2025: New exterior sail track on the main mast
2025: Main winches (Lewmar 44's 2-speed and self-tailing) were serviced

Tankage
Water:
100 gallons in two 50 stainless tanks under the gallery with access ports for servicing.

Fuel:
2015: New starboard aluminum tank: 44 gal
2019: New port aluminum tank: 46 gal
Rum! 10 gal rum tank

Navigation
2017: 740 chart plotter, Garmin 6212 chart plotter, Raymarine Sail 400 auto helm and depth sounder; AIS transceiver
2024: Hydraulic steering serviced with new fluid and bled both ends

Power Generation
2021: Silentwind generator with a solar hybrid charge controller, and extra blades
2021: Two 200w Renogy solar panels and mounting brackets, one 165W Renogy solar panel, Victron MPPT Solar Controller.
2021: Balmar 70amp series 6 alternator, Balmar MC-614, multistage 12V regulator, Blue Sea ACR (automatic charging relay with remote control),
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