The S/V Mariposa is a Leopard 38 Robertson and Caine Sunsail 384 catamaran which was built in Built in Cape Town, South Africa by the famous Robertson and Caine in 2011. Mariposa is a Florida-based four cabin 2011 Leopard 38 for sale by owner in St. Augustine.
She spent the last 4 years cruising the east coast and Bahamas full-time, and is fully ready to sail away with 800w of solar, lithium house battery bank, watermaker, and Highfield 11ft tender with 20hp EFI outboard. She is excellently equipped for long-term off-grid living, and has been meticulously maintained by her owners. Recent standing and running rigging updates, cockpit sun enclosure, and custom helm cover.
The Leopard 38, built with robust South African Standards, received glowing reviews in major sailing magazines as well as winning both the Cruising World and Sailing Magazine Best boat award in 2010.
The Morrelli & Melvin design is both beautiful and fast and has cherry-finished interior which is attractive without excess garnish. Cabins provide practical shelving, hanging lockers, seats, and good lighting and ventilation through fixed ports, opening ports, and hatches. The berths in this 4 cabin, 2 head catamaran are quite roomy and secure. Engine noise is minimized because the engines are mounted aft and separated from the cabins by a watertight bulkhead rather than mounted under the aft bunks, as they are on some other cats.
In the bridgedeck there is a saloon with a long settee and table seats six comfortably, and everyone will appreciate the large fridge and equally large stowage locker, which can be converted into an optional freezer.
With all this interior in a cat that’s less than 40 feet, it’s tough to keep a really sleek profile while maintaining the good bridgedeck clearance that’s crucial to mitigate bridgedeck slap. However, Morrelli & Melvin skillfully use the hull flare and the curve of the coachroof to give the topsides the appearance of minimal freeboard while providing good interior volume and adequate bridgedeck clearance.
Twin fixed keels and spade rudders allow owners to sail in water that’s 4 feet deep or to nose the cat up on a beach, but they still allow superb maneuverability, upwind performance, and speed under sail.
Insurance survey from June 2019 available on request. “Above Average Condition” with an estimated market value of $235,000.
Recent Additions and Updates
- Solar (2016)
- Lithium house bank (2016)
- Rocna Vulcan anchor (2016)
- Windlass motor (2016)
- Seagul water filtration (2016)
- Water heaters (2017)
- Harken furler (2018)
- Rainman watermaker (2018)
- Cockpit sun shades (2018)
- Custom helm seat and cover (2018)
- LED interior/exterior lighting (2018)
- Kitchen and bath faucets (2018)
- Highfield tender (2019)
- New salon floor (2019)
- Dropping salon table legs (2019)
- Vitrifrigo drawer fridge and freezer (2019)
- House water pump (2019)
- Fiberglass propane tanks (2019)
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Specifications | |
Catamaran Name: | S/V Mariposa |
Model: | 38 |
Year Built: | 2011 |
Builder: | Robertson And Caine |
Designer: | Morrelli and Melvin |
Construction: | Fiberglass |
Loa: | 37' 6" (11.43 m.) |
Lwl: | 36' 0" (11.0 m.) |
Beam: | 19' 9" (6.04 m.) |
Draft: | 3' 5" (1.04 m.) |
Displacement: | 20,120 lbs/9,105kg |
Mast Height: | 61' 0" (18.5 m.) |
Speed: | Cruising Speed: 7 knots @ 2800 RPM; Max Speed: 8 knots @ 3600 RPM) |
Fuel Tanks: | 95 gal |
Water Tanks: | 100 gal |
Holding Tanks: | 26 gal |
Cabins: | 4 |
Heads: | 2 |
Galley Location: | Up |
Engines: | 2 x Yanmar 3YM30 |
Engine Hours: | 3800 |
Sails: | Fully battened main and furling jib in good condition. |
Catamaran Inventory
Accommodations
- 4 cabins with double beds
- 2 single berths in forepeaks
- 2 heads with separate shower stalls
Salon
- Large table (seats 6 - 8) with dropping legs to create extra double berth
- Wraparound settee
- Two Cruisiair 16,000 BTU marine air conditioners
Galley
- Two burner Force 10 propane stove
- Large sink with custom faucet
- Seagull water filtration
- Vitrifrigo drawer Fridge/Freezer
- 2 x Kuuma 6 gal hot water heaters
Cockpit
- 2 Harken self-tailing winches
- Harken clutches
- 2 Harken winches on mast
- Hot/cold cockpit shower
- SS davit system with electric winch
Electronics
- RayMarine C80 display with RayStar 125 GPS receiver
- RayMarine 6002 Controller
- RayMarine Smartpilot X10 Course controller
- RayMarine ST60+ TriData
- RayMarine ST60+ Wind
- Icom M424G with helm remote
Electrical
- AC power 1 x 30 amp, 120 volt, US spec
- 12 volt DC
- 2 X 260 AH Relion lithium house batteries
- Magnum MS2027 inverter / charger
- 3 X 265 watt Kyocera solar panels
- Outback FlexMax 80 solar controller
Sails & Rigging
- Fully battened main
- Furling jib
Engines & Mechanical
- Twin Yanmar 3YM30 with SD 20 Sail Drives
- 2 x 29 HP at 3,600 RPM
- 3800 hours
Tender
- 2018 Highfield 11 ft
- Aluminum hull
- Hypalon
- 20 HP Tohatsu EFI outboard
Anchor & Docking
- Primary Anchor: Galvanized Steel Rocna Vulcan anchor (new 2016)
- 125’ galvanized chain (new 2016)
- Secondary Anchor: Fortress
- 3/4 in polyesther dock lines
Miscellaneous
- Rainman 37 GPH watermaker
- Honda 2000 portable generator