"Bagheera" is a beautiful example of this traditional Dudley Dix design with her lovely sheer line, clipper bow and champagne glass stern. She is a true "sailor's sailboat," garnering complements wherever she cruises and capable of the most ambitious voyages or exploring the gunkholes of the Bay. Bagheera has crossed the Atlantic twice and is ready to go again. Her bigger sister won Cruising World's "Best Traditional Cruiser" award. (Readers of the magazine will recognized her as a sistership to "Ithaka," featured in the Douglass and Bernadette Bernon's articles and blogs during their multi-year cruise). Despite her classic good looks above decks she is thoroughly modern below the waterline and is a fast, stable and responsive sailor. She is built to be a world voyager. All systems have been completely and lovingly refit over the last five years with no expense spared including installation of a new Yanmar diesel.
Bagheera is only for sale because her owners decided they loved the design so much that they purchased her identical but bigger sister, a Shearwater 45.Those in the market for a superbly constructed and beautiful boat that stands out from crowd of mass produced cookie-cutter cruisers will appreciate her pedigree and impeccable sailing characteristics. ALL systems on the boat have been refit including complete refinishing of the gorgeous interior teak and maple surfaces. Over 60K spent in the last five years. Reduced from $170,000 now that owners have two boats. A SUPERB VALUE on a on a newly refit vessel that needs nothing to cast off lines to anywhere.
See Dudley Dix website for designers notes.
See "Log of Ithaka" for Bernon's sistership cruise.
See Shearwater site on Facebook to talk to other current owners.Partial Equipment list:
SAILS and RIGGING
Cutter rig -w/ removable staysail stay and running backstays
Sparcraft mast and boom
New Quantum full batten mainsail -w/ "Stakpak" system ('16)
Tides-luff Strong-track low friction luff system -for mainsail ('12)
Doyle 140% (approx.) furling genoa -w/ Schaefer furler
Doyle staysail
Schaefer staysail furler (ready for installation if you don't want a removable stay)
Running rigging refit -including Garhauer blocks ('13)
Selden telescoping whisker pole -mounted on mast -w/ track adjustment
Sparcraft rod boomvang
Radar reflector -on mast
Seven 2-speed winches: 2 Enkes #28 self-tailing primary, 2 Enkes #26 secondary, 2 Lewmar #30 halyard/reef self-tailing -on coachroof, #46 Lewmar self-tailing on mast
10 Spinlock clutch stoppers -on coachroof
New Canvas (12)ELECTRONICS
Raymarine C-90 chartplotter display ('11) -at helm
Raymarine color chartplotter/radar display -at nav-station
Raymarine radar
Raymarine wind, knot/log, depth instruments
Raymarine 6000 autopilot (refit '10)
Raymarine Sirius satellite marine weather receiver ('11)
Icom M710 SSB transceiver -w/ insulated backstay antenna
Icom M58 VHF transceiverENTERTAINMENT
Vizio 22" TV
Direct TV satellite with "follow me" tracking dish and receiver (12')
DVD/Blueray
Stereo/CD - ('12); Fusion speakers in cockpit ('15') ELECTRICAL
110V shorepower -w/ cord
Fisher-Panda genset <400 hours!
Xantrex Prosine 2.0 inverter/charger -2000W ('11)
Xantrex monitor
Step-down converter 220-110V ('11)
4 group 31 "house" batteries
Engine start batteryENGINE and MECHANICAL
Yanmar 3JH-5E 39hp diesel auxillary - 489 hours! (new 2011)
Maxprop 3 blade feathering propeller
Fisher-Panda 4kw diesel genset -less than 400 hours!
Propane system (refit '11)
2 manual bilge pumps
Automatic electric bilge pump
Raritan Marine-Elegance electric head with one touch control panelDECK and OTHER EQUIPMENT
Stunning gloss-varnished teak brightwork --including classic butterfly hatch
Custom teak/Thiokol decking -on cockpit sole, seats and coaming
Varnished spruce bowsprit -with solid SS bobstay and whisker-stays
Dodger -w/ SS frame (canvas replaced '12)
Bimini -w/SS frame ('12)
2 varnished teak dorade boxes forward -w/ chromed bronze cowls ('14)
2 chromed bronze cowls on fiberglass dorade boxes, aft
Padeyes --for harness and jacklines
Cockpit cushions
Other protective canvas: for bowsprit, handrails, pedestal, hatches
Custom designed stern rail -w/ built in "rail seats"
Outboard bracket on stern rail
Teak/SS boom gallows -supports bimini and dodger
Whitlock pedestal -w/ "rack-& pinion" 36" wheel steering 
Emergency tiller
Swim ladder
Docklines and fendersLIFERAFT
Plastimo liferaft ('10) (Needs cert)GROUND TACKLE
CQR with 250' 3/8 chain
Bruce anchor -w/ 300' nylon rode
Lewmar V-3 electric anchor windlass -w/ up/down switches and remote ('11)
Raw water deck/anchor washdown ('14)
Dual anchor/chain lockers; Dual bow rollers
Teak samson post; Oversized 14" polished, cast-aluminum mooring cleat
Vessel is listed on sailboat listings dot com and other venues.
Vessel is in St. Leonard, MD and can be shown by appointment.
Vessel is insured for $180,000 though BoatU.S. insurance based on existing survey and current assessed value - This boat is a bargain and priced for quick sale!