Annapolis, MD
Hi, I'm Bernie Jakits. After 20 years of owning and running a successful brokerage in Annapolis, my partner Kate Christensen and I have merged our company with David Walters Yachts. We are happy and excited to be a part of something bigger and continue to live our passion that started long ago. When I was an engineer in the aerospace industry I had lots of time to read every sailboat review and follow every development in the industry. I dreamed of one day owning a distinctly different brokerage firm and it all came true when in 1997 I started RogueWave Yacht Sales It came out of a passion for the sea and love for the beautiful vessels that sail on her. My vision was to create a new kind of brokerage dedicated to honesty and integrity and desire to help people be successful and achieve their bluewater sailing vision. Kate Christensen joined me in 2001 to share that vision and bring her talents and expertise in business and marketing as well as her passion for sailing her Bristol Channel Cutter. Over 20 years, we built an incredible brokerage and consulting firm specializing in ocean going vessels and live aboard cruising sailboats. We have advised and guided over 800 Clients worldwide from as far away as Hong Kong, Brazil, Australia, Europe and everywhere between, so that they too can also achieve their dream of owning and cruising with a capable bluewater vessel to find and reach their own horizons. We have the experience and expertise required to really help people.
For over 45 years, I have sailed, delivered and worked on hundreds of different types of vessels. Representing many clients, I have sailed in the North Sea to Med, across the Atlantic, and in the South China Sea and the, Pacific, the Caribbean Islands and also both Coasts of the USA. Having owned and maintained over 3 million dollars worth of sailing vessels, I have vast experience with incredible sailing vessels from the Hallberg Rassy 53 or a Valiant 40 & 42, a Norseman 447, a PSC34, and a BCC28. I've sailed to many foreign ports and also lived aboard while raising a family. Kate and I have had the opportunity to have incredible sailing adventures aboard our boats from the amazing Bristol Channel Cutter to the Hallberg Rassy 53 and finally our Valiant 42 that we built new in 2008 when we were Valiant Dealers in Annapolis. We have sailed far and lived aboard; we have led the Caribbean 1500 to the Bahamas. We have raced to Bermuda. We have delivered boats from the North Sea to the Med and from Guatemala to Annapolis and of course from the Caribbean to Annapolis many times. Through that experience we can help cruising couples make the right decisions. I have decommissioned and shipped many vessels and put them back together again, for myself and also for our clients. I have upgraded each vessel we owned installing every system imaginable, and maintaining every boat properly. I have taught and advised clients so that they themselves will have a pleasant and rewarding experience. Being a fellow boat owner and having personally experienced both sides of being a buyer and a seller, I understand your concerns.
With these many years of experience I have come to know and appreciate what a truly high caliber blue water sailing yachts is and should be. As a licensed & bonded professional yacht broker, please give me the pleasure of helping you define your requirements and help choose your next passage making/offshore capable sailing or power yacht. My experience is gained from having had a 100 Ton USCG Master License, being a Captain on several ocean races, having been a Marine Surveyor, and of course my background as an MSME Mechanical Engineer. And most important of all, I have sailed over 100,000 offshore miles, on my own boats and delivering countless boats for client to about everywhere.
Now as the RogueWave Division of David Walters Yachts, Kate and I carry on the RogueWave traditions as Your Choice for Bluewater Boats! We continue to specialize in the bluewater boats we love; the vessels of quality, style, and substance. We are skilled in understanding the unique requirements of each individual to find them the right boat. Our mantra of Honesty, Integrity, Love for our Ocean, and Appreciation for the Beautiful Vessels that Sail on Her, remain the passions that we share with all of you. Sailing isn't a hobby to us, it's a lifestyle. And we remain your choice for bluewater boats.
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View Broker (Bernie Jakits & Kate Christensen)Yacht Name: | Cecil |
Builder: | Saga |
Model: | 43 |
Year: | 2001 |
Location: | Annapolis, MD |
Designer: | Bob Perry |
Hull Material: | Fiberglass |
Not all Saga 43s are alike. I’ve seen, sailed and sold enough of them to know that some are a lot better than the others. After very recent careful inspection of this Saga 43 named Cecil I can safely say that Cecil is heads above the rest of the fleet. , plus also knowing the owner/seller and the way that he addressed this good offshore sailing vessel by making her even Her original owner hired the Designer, Bob Perry, to improve the boat’s build quality and even some of the design elements. Here is a short list of items that make her even better! First she has a deeper heavier keel for more stability and windward work. There is extra grid work completed aft and forward to the mast base which reinforces the structural bulkhead making the boat stiffer that sister ships. After the initial modifications the owner spent tons of money on the boat over the years. The mast was pulled/painted and rewired. In 2015 all new electronics were added. Also in 2015 a new generator was installed. There is Espar diesel heater aboard as there is full AC/heat throughout. Her sails are all 2014 and recently refurbished in 2019. Cecil’s interior has absolutely no water damage anywhere. All owners of their boats love their boats, but what I’m saying is that some owners just like and can spend more money on their boats than most others. This is the case with Cecil.
The Saga 43 is designed by Robert H. Perry, and you know he designed the Valiant 40 racer cruiser and remarkable BOC solo round the world racer back in the 1970s. In the early nineties, Bob designed the Saga 43 which is a very serious performance cruiser meant to keep sailing long after other cruisers have turned on the engine. When so many cruisers end up motoring to their destination, the Saga 43 is really a sailors' performance cruising boat.
Indeed, the Saga 43 is a very well thought out design. At 43 feet LOA, everything on her is manageable. She is a purposeful boat with all of the quality, strength, and equipment necessary to make it a dependable cruising platform. Bob Perry definitely incorporated many things into the design of the Saga, using his forward thinking ideas of his Starbuck, Icon and Foxfire designs. All have the plum bow, all have lots of waterline and all are easily driven hull forms. Just look at similar designs as Chuck Paine’s Apogee series, or Steve Dashew's Deerfoot/Sundeers or Schumacher's Outbound; all are very similar in so many ways. Fast, mean and lean sailing machines. Nothing cute, nothing fancy on them; they are just straight forward sailing machines; all business.
The narrow hull of the Saga 43 has lots of waterline and is very easily driven through the water and which requires far less sail area to move her. That makes for less strain on the rig, lower sheet and winch loads, and most importantly, less sweat for the crew. Coupled with its 20000 lb. displacement, the SAGA 43 will require no more effort to sail than the average 38 footer. But the big bonus is that the SAGA 43's longer waterline length translates to higher speeds under both power and sail than ordinary boats with the same LOA. In fact the 43 performs more like a 50 footer with a dynamic waterline length of over 41 feet when underway. She has a massively over-built tubular stainless steel bowsprit, near vertical stem profile, wall sided hull, and tall deckhouse which all helps to give the boat a rugged, secure, and business-like air. Plus there are some ideas incorporated into her from the BOC racers, especially the sail and rig layout, which enables just one person sail her fast, very fast. This design is fast on all points of sail and is able to carry her crew anywhere that they choose the sail to. A modern design, inside and out, underwater and also above. One will be happy with everything that this great world voyager has to offer.
This fast comfortable properly equipped and cared for bluewater voyager is seriously for sale. If this is the type of boat that you’re looking for, give Cecil your serious consideration. She will not disappoint.
Length: | 43' |
Beam: | 12' |
Draft: | 6' 6 |
Water Tank Capacity: | 133 Gallons |
Fuel Tank Capacity: | 75 Gallons |
Engine Manufacturer: | Yanmar |
Engine Model: | 4JH2E |
Power: | 75 HP |
Number of Engines: | 1 |
Fuel Type: | Diesel |
Engine Hours: | 2610 Hours |
From the drawing board of Bob Perry, the Saga has an interior that works for living aboard and cruising. The interior is light and bright with good ventilation, nice upholstery, and nicely finished Cherry wood joinery and a teak and holly cabin sole. The 6’6” head room makes this vessel pleasing for tall sailors. The spacious layout provides two staterooms and one head and stall shower.
As you enter the companionway, there is a large guest stateroom to port with a double berth, drawers, and hanging locker. The spacious galley is to starboard just at the companionway with loads of storage and great counter space. Adjacent to the galley is a well thought out head with easy to clean molded surfaces and stall shower that makes a great wet locker on a passage. The main salon has the traditional centerline drop-leaf table with settees to port and starboard. The table is beautiful cherry. There is plenty of storage outboard behind the custom settees. The navigation station is at the aft end of the starboard settee. Forward of the salon is a large owner's V-berth stateroom with a real inner spring mattress and plenty of room to move around. The berth is 6'6" long with eight drawers and storage under it. The head is just aft to port head is forward and it is really huge, designed to become storage on a voyage.
Comprehensive electrical with ample batteries new in 2016, large alternator, solar panels, wind generator and diesel generator to run AC!
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The Saga 43 comes standard with the Saga exclusive "VARIABLE GEOMETRY RIG". inspired by the BOC/Whitbread single-handers for offshore voyaging. It is a twin headstay arrangement so that you can have a big genoa on the outer furler with a smaller working jib on the inner furler. It is great for voyaging because the inner forestay carries a high aspect ratio self-tacking jib whereas the outer forestay carries a large high clewed genoa. The self tacking jib is used for upwind sailing. It’s self tacking, which is great for shorthanded sailing. The big genoa is used for reaching and downwind sailing. The full batten mainsail has a single line reefing system rigged to the cockpit. For a shorthanded crew, this is perfect as you don't need to leave the cockpit! All of the details of the rig and sails have been designed to make the boat sail the best she can possible sail. They've done it right.
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