"Catherine" is a robustly built fully operational centre Cockpit cruiser with many successful cruising miles under her keel. She is available in sailaway ready in the water condition for immediate sale. She has been safely sailed and been home to a full time cruising family, owned by a Marine Professional who works Offshore Tugs in the Mid Atlantic regions of the US coast.
Additional Information Accommodation
* Access to the aft cabin is through a companionway from the cockpit or through an interior passageway with full standing headroom
* The aft cabin is large, with a centre-line double berth, a hanging locker plus additional lockers, and a private head with shower
* There are (4) opening ports and (1) opening hatch for light and ventilation
* The passageway forward has a workbench outboard (or optionally (2) sea berths) and engine access inboard
* Entering the saloon, the galley is to port, and the navigation station is just ahead
* The large U-shaped galley includes a refrigerator, double stainless-steel sinks, a row of drawers, a hidden built-in disposal basket, a dry locker, and a three-burner propane stove with oven
* The saloon’s U-shaped dinette converts to a double berth, with a settee across
* There are (6) lockers behind the settees
* Forward is a head accessible from either the saloon or the forecabin
* The forward cabin is a double and provides lockers, hanging lockers, and other storage
The Landfall 43 is a hybrid design with only 154 in production, said to have used molds of the Morgan 42 hull with a sail plan and interior designed by C&C to compete with the charter trade vessels being constructed for the Caribbean at that time. Her skeg-hung rudder and modified fin keel give her excellent handling characteristics on all points of sail, as well as a well-appointed design for blue water cruising. Her rigging is simple and easy to handle, all reefing is effected at the mast. Hydraulic steering affords durability and comfort at the helm. The center cockpit design provides dual egress to her salon and aft cabin, and provides excellent visibility with its height from sea. Her raised stem, ample freeboard and mahogany toerail give her classic lines more akin to a classic S&S/ Hinkley than the typical racer/ cruiser lines of the typical C&C.
Catherine” is a seasoned live-aboard Center cockpit sloop, well cared for by current owners for 12 years sailing between the Northeast US and Caribbean. Her owners lived aboard raising their two daughters while touring between the Northeast US and Caribbean as musicians, extensively sailing the Antilles and Windward/ Leeward islands from. In 2019 they have hauled the vessel during hurricane season while operating another sailing charter business in NYC during summer months. The skipper is moving on to larger commercial vessels, and the family not sailing nearly as much - so she is ready for her next adventure!
In 2018 hull repairs were completed under the supervision of Rich Defiede of Gold Coast Yachts dealing with minor water intrusion to the balsa core in the aft section of the hull due to a failed through hull. In addition, hull stiffening and gusseting was added in this portion of the hull as the original design transferred all backstab load directly to the hull, and some fatigue/ deflection was noted. Rudder was shipped and stripped/ barrier coated at this time as well.
Hull was painted in 2023 with hardened Petit, mast stepped and painted in 2020. Rigging is fully inspected at least yearly and oiled semi-annually. Winches maintained at least yearly.
Deck re-painted in 2024. All bright work is kept up to date.
The auxiliary is dutifully maintained by the owner. Head was removed and planed 2018 and re-installed with new top-end gasket set. Oil changes made every 150 hrs or less.
Disclaimer The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
