2000 Cherubini 48 Staysail Schooner "Light Reign"

  This Cherubini 48 Staysail Schooner was launched in the year 2000. She was built to the highest standards, structurally and cosmetically, and was elaborately equipped with virtually everything that would contribute to safety, comfort, and ease of handling. She has comprehensive navigation equipment, air conditioning, and sail handling gear to make her an elegant home and a global cruiser.
Her sea kindly hull provides an easy, comfortable motion at sea. Her tall, divided rig makes it easy to set the right amount of sail for everything from the lightest airs to a gale.
Her shoal draft keel gives her access to vast areas of  the Chesapeake Bay and the Bahamas. She has sailed across the Atlantic, cruised the Mediterranean, sailed and cruised the Bahamas and the East Coast. She is ready to treat a new owner to elegant passage making and living. Owner has spared no expense in keeping "Light Reign" in Excellent Condition and ready for her next owner to enjoy!

Bright Work Completed 2025

B & G Electronics 2025

Engine Service 2025

New Standard Main 2023

Winters inside climate controlled facility

LIGHT REIGN  48' Cherubini Staysail Schooner

• Year: 2000
• Current Price: US$ 550,000.00
• Located in Oxford, MD
• Hull Material: Fiberglass
• Engine/Fuel Type: Single diesel
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• If dominating PHRF and schooner races from Gloucester, Mass, through the Chesapeake, Key West, Florida, St. Pete to Mexico and into the Caribbean sounds like an adventure to you, LIGHT REIGN is the ideal vessel to get the job done!! She has shown her classically beautiful wine glass stern to many racing yachts over the years and will continue to do so for many years to come!

Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

Boat Name - LIGHT REIGN 

SpecsBuilder: Cherubini
Designer: John Cherubini

Dimensions LOA: 48 ft 0 in
Beam: 13 ft 0 in
LWL: 44 ft 0 in
Minimum Draft: 5 ft 10 in
Displacement: 40000 lbs
Ballast: 16900 lbs
Bridge Clearance: 64 ft 0 in

Engines

Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Yanmar
Year Built: 2000
Engine Model: 4JBE
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine Hours:
Engine Power: 65 HP

Tanks

Fresh Water Tanks: (160 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (120 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: 1

Accommodations

Number of heads: 2

Introduction

Very few sailing yachts attract the worldwide attention of yachtsman like the famous classic schooners of the Cherubini family. John Cherubini created the proud descendant of the famous "TICONDEROGA", designed by L. Francis Herreshoff, and in doing so, continued the dream of every romantic yachtsman.

Nothing is more elegant than a dark hulled schooner with slightly sweptback spars, elegant clipper bow, and low-profile cabin tops, the perfect description of LIGHT REIGN, the last 48’ Cherubini built and maintained to perfection!!

Below deck, the exquisite varnished mahogany is highlighted by the finely crafted raised panel details done in classic Herreshoff satin white. Add to this, teak and holly sole, varnished mahogany overhead beams, cane locker doors, and the finest hardware available, the result must be seen to be appreciated!

Details, Refit Description

Note: the extensive 2013/2014 refit was done by Cherubini in their N.J. building facility.

1) New water tanks (4) 2015
2) Hull painted 2013 Flag blue hull, coach roof, waterways, and anti-fouling paint 
   Spring 2018
3) Teak Deck - removed old , put layer of glass on stripped deck , installed New Teak Decks 2021

Replaced Chain plates 2021

Repainted Cabin Sides and Bulwarks 2021

Replaced Aft Air Conditioning Unit 2021

Varnished all Exterior Bright Work 2025

New Cockpit Canvas 2022 

4) Complete standing rigging disassembly (new 2013 Osirod) and inspection, booms 
    painted, and complete new running rigging
5) Entire rig out inspection/service (Spring 2025)
6) All sails inspected and serviced, new 2013 Hood, 2018 Spin North new
7) Interior: refinished teak & holly floors and all high wear surfaces 2015
8) Engine  service 
9) Life raft re-certification – current inspection
10) Watermaker new 2015 (Katadyn)
11) B&G instruments updated 
12) New tank sending units (Mastervolt)
13) Air conditioning re-plumbed  2017 
14) 2-Raritan Elegance electric heads (new 2013)
15) Ultra-suede blue salon cushions 2015
16) Lopo LED running lights 2013
17) New engine control panel (Yanmar)

Stored in climate controlled indoor facility every winter

Layout

Starting forward is the Guest Cabin with a V-berth, numerous drawers, and storage lockers, plus en-suite head with shower and sink.

Next aft is the main salon with full size port and starboard settees with drop leaf dining table. Overhead is an elegant, butterfly opening mahogany skylight, allowing fantastic ventilation and natural light throughout the salon and galley area. There are numerous outboard bookshelves and storage lockers as well as properly placed Perko reading and overhead lights. The large U-shaped galley is aft to port and open to the salon and dining area.

Opposite the galley to starboard is the nav station with large chart table aft. Next aft to starboard is an enclosed washer/dryer which is opposite from the master cabin to port with ensuite head and shower plus hanging locker and drawers and access to the main engine.

Galley

Sea Frost cold plate refrigerator with separate freezer; both cooled by DC and engine driven compressors
Broadwater stainless steel 4-burner propane stove and oven
Sharp microwave oven 
Double stainless sinks with both 12-volt and manual back-up pumps for fresh water
Atlantic stainless steel 6-gallon water heater
Sea Gull water filtration system

Electronics and Navigation Equipment

B & G Autopilot 
ICOM IC-M710 SSB with remote tuner
B&G Triton T41 displays for wind/speed/Depth
2 Each Garmin VHF 200 radios
Danforth Constellation compass at helm
EPIRB
Brass Clock & Barometer

Electrical System

Mastervolt (2013) inverter with remote LED panel
160-amp alternator
(2) Lithium Ion  (760 A.H.) house batteries
(1) Group 24 genset starting battery 
(2) 240-volt AC with 50-amp cord with 30/50 splitter
12-volt DC system

Mechanical Equipment

(2) Ocean Marine 16,000 BTU AC units with reverse cycle heat 
Espar and SAA diesel heating systems
Katadyn 20 gph watermaker
Splendide combo washer/dryer
Automatic & manual bilge pumps
Side-Power Bow thruster
4-Blade Max blade prop 2013 and one spare 3-blade Max prop

Deck Equipment

Teak decks
Teak cockpit table
Edson pedestal wheel steering and spare Lewmar folding wheel
(12) Opening ports – replaced 2015 (SS) “New Found Metals”
Classic butterfly salon hatch
Full dodger, bimini with screen enclosure and side curtains plus covers for hatches and
dorade boxes
Cockpit cushions, New 2017
Lighthouse 1501 stainless steel windlass with twin wildcats and remote at helm
CQR 60# plus 60# anchors with 300' 3/8" new chain and second 300' of rode/50’ chain

Sails and Rigging

Carbon fiber main mast with double spreaders and carbon foremast, both painted white with white aluminum booms
Stainless steel rod standing rigging new 2013, with SSB insulated backstay (Inspected May 2018)
Profurl jib and staysail furling, main and staysail 2014
Electric in-mast mainsail furling, New 2014 (Bamar)
Harken 4:1 running backstays, 2018
(3) Harken 53 2-speed electric winches
(1) Harken 53 2-speed manual ST winches
(2) Harken 40 2-speed ST winches
Both main mast and foremast have Harken 44 and 40 2-speed manual ST winches
Lewmar line stoppers on masts

SAILS:
Dacron in-mast furling – Hood 2013 and fisherman (cruising), 2014 main
Dacron 130% Genoa – Hood 2013, fisherman and gollywober
Dacron Jib – Hood 2013
Dacron fore staysail – Hood 2013 and Assym spin 2018 (North)
Dacron staysail 2013
All sails in great shape

Safety Equipment

Switlik 6-man liferaft in hard case 
(4) B-1 fire extinguishers
Bell, horn, day/night visual distress signals, radar reflectors, and Coast Guard required safety gear
Complete medical kit

Construction

The hull and cockpit are constructed of hand rolled and squeegeed resin with both unidirectional and biaxial fibers. The keel ballast is internal and completely resin covered and bonded into the hull laminate.  Hull thickness at waterline is one-inch.

The deckhouse and side decks are cold molded mahogany with epoxy saturation between all layers exact details available on request.

Other Features

Lee cloths
Shoal draft scheel keel design
Canvas helm and hatch covers

Remarks

Rarely available on the market, Cherubini schooners represent many important and seldom found unique features: Legendary classic beauty, unsurpassed quality of construction, proven sea keeping manners in all conditions, easily handled by two people, fantastic speed and perhaps best of all, membership in a very exclusive "proper yacht" community!

LIGHT REIGN represents an extraordinary opportunity to acquire the latest and best maintained 48 in existence. Having crossed the Atlantic and cruised in the Med, returned and sailed and raced the East coast of the U.S. and the Bahamas, she is ready to continue doing what she does best...elegant fast passages for her next owners.

In Conclusion

The proud owner and full-time captain have set a new example of proper yacht care and maintenance of this sailing icon, with the owner stating that "I have enjoyed this boat more than most things in my life", so I suggest that you let your emotions help be your guide, set up a visit to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and step aboard one of the most elegant sailing creations available today!

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.

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.