Pixie Dust

Sloop Pixie Dust

INTRODUCTION:

Cruising World Boat of the Year Award 2007 – “Best Full-Sized Production Cruiser Category”

It’s incredibly rare that we come across a yacht so spectacularly updated or an owner so meticulously focused.  Purchased in 2023, he went over every feature, every system, and embarked on a plan to make her even better.  The goal?  Serious ocean passage making:  the Caribbean, Europe and beyond.  The latest systems, updated rig, new sails, new hull paint job, new decks, the latest and best power and yacht management system from Victron, the works really…. The vast list of updates go far beyond just the major enhancements as expressed in this highly detailed listing. Why for sale???? Life gets in the way of the best laid plans sometimes. The owner of PIXIE DUST is moving abroad to check out another part of the world for a while.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• 2007 “Cruising World” Boat of the Year – Best Full Size Production Cruiser
• Over $120k overhaul over the past year!
• “Owners Layout” with 2-cabin, 2-head configuration
• Hull painted – winter 2023 
• New nonskid decks (teak decks removed) May 2024
• New standing rigging July 2024, mast stepped 7/29/24
• Main and genoa sails new in 2021, extra main new in 2020
• Upgraded Victron smart charging system integrated with solar 2024
• 78hp Yanmar engine with 2,850 hours, folding 3-blade max-prop
• Fischer Panda 8kw genset with 2,772 hours, rebuilt in 2017 by previous owners
• Custom Kato arch with solar panel system
• Raymarine electronics package with radar, Hybrid touch plotter – new in 2018
• 2-Zone CruisAir reverse-cycle air conditioning and heat system
• Electric quiet-flush heads

A touch of super yacht styling in an affordable package, this brilliant renovated Beneteau 49, PIXIE DUST, offers all the performance and accommodation of a much larger yacht in the sub-50’ category.  To truly enjoy an off-shore passage, you need some mass underfoot.  At around 30,000 to 35,000 pounds (loaded), an adventurous couple can travel fast, far and wide in comfort, style and safety – across oceans or around the world as desired.

Beneteau fine tunes the big boat feel a­­nd offers true blue water performance.  She’s as easy to handle in a big blow as she is around the dock.  Her spacious cockpit is easy to navigate and offers­­ ample space for electronics at just the right locations.  All sailing gear is at arm’s length.  She enjoys blue water thoughtful touches like built-in life raft storage in the stern and high cockpit coamings for comfort and safety.

Her interior, by Italian firm Nauta Designs, famous for megayacht interiors, provides a layout below that is safe to navigate in spirited seas w/plenty of handholds from bow to stern.  In this highly sought after two-stateroom layout, both fore and aft cabins are equally huge and accommodating with abundant storage.

Though rare for yachts this size, owners can enjoy the aft stateroom in rougher seas or, equally, the forward stateroom at anchor when a breeze is desired.  The aft stateroom on this aft-cockpit yacht rivals the owner’s cabin on most center cockpit yachts.

Her cockpit, rig, gear, and decks are laid out for a couple to manage easily - single-handed sailing is a breeze when the rest of your crew is off watch.  Oversized all-electric cockpit winches do all the work, making this big boat feel much smaller for a cruising couple in a big blow while maintaining the safety and comfort that a big yacht provides.

-- For hundreds of photos please reach out via the "Contact Information" --