Overview

Excellent opportunity to buy one of the final sailboats manufactured by Sabre Yacht. This Jim Taylor* design was named the Cruising World Boat of the Year in 2005. "First Sight" was launched and commissioned by Handy Boat in Falmouth, Maine in 2009 and has been exclusively sailed seasonally along the coast of Maine.

The Sabre 386 was deigned by renowned racing boat designer Jim Taylor and built to the highest standards by Sabre Yachts in Raymond, Maine.This particular boat was conceive to put a priority on performance and she is an absolute delight to sail.

Construction included a cored hull and is only one of a handful of 386s with resin-infused vacuum-sealed deck

"First Sight" has been yard maintained since new and stored indoors all but two seasons. Teak toe rails sanded, prepped and varnished every year. Sails and canvas washed and inspected every year. Handy Boat has performed all commissioning and decommissioning requirements every season and all repairs as needed. This is a rare Sabre 386 in turn key condition and is ready for her next adventures.

The current owners will offer a “yacht delivery experience” and orientation to the new owners (pending location).

"First Sight" has been spectacularly well maintained. I can guarantee you will not find a boat of this type and vintage which presents as close to "brand new" as this one. From the flawless gel coat to the perfectly finished cherry joinery to the bilges look like the boat just came out of the mold, this boat is impeccable. Even the keel bolts and back-up plates are perfectly shiny polished stainless steel.

Tampa Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by East Coast Yacht Sales. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel

Specifications

Dimensions

Length Overall38' 7"

Beam12' "

Draft6' 10"

Details

Year2009

ManufacturerSabre

Model

CategoryCruiser-Racer

Hull MaterialFiberglass

Accommodation

Heads1

Performance

Fuel TypeDiesel

Cruise Speed6.5 kts

Engines

Engine 1Volvo D2 40B

2009Year

InboardType

40HP

1,858Hours

Full Details

Recent Upgrades

2025 by Handy Boat:

Garmin GPSMAP 1243 Chart plotter
Garmin GMR Fantom 18x Radar
Scanstrut SC20 Radar Mount 34772
Ti50/i60 Raymarine depth speed wind system pack
NAVPOD 6P1061
Three AGM Lifeline Group 31 house batteries 125 amp hours
One AGM Group 31 starting battery 125 amp hours
New Pathfinder at helm
New macerator pump
New fresh water pump
New fresh water tank sensors
150 feet of anchor chain with 100 feet rode
Marine cell phone booster
New starting instrument panel in cockpit

2023 by Handy Boat

New 3 blade folding prop
New holding tank sensors

2021 Upgrades by Hallett Canvas and Sails

New Genoa
New Main Sail
New Canvas Mainsail stack pack
Dodger
Bimini
150 watt flexible solar panel mounted on dodger
Charger Controller

2017 Upgrades

Lewmar windlass (V2 windlass lower profile)
Lewmar stainless anchor (44#)
Stainless swivel shackle
Rigid boom vang (original boom vang stored on boat)
Alexseal paint (Flag Blue)
Custom cockpit cushions
Custom varnished pedestal teak cockpit table with sunbrella cover
Forespar Nova lift

Options and Custom Improvements when boat was built

Tapered mast
Contrasting non-skid deck
44” comfort grip wheel
Memory foam mattress
Custom cherry lockers with fold down doors in forward cabin
Rail fiddles port and starboard in forward cabin
Corian counters in galley and forward cabin, with Corian sink covers
Teak deck on transom steps
Additional fiddles in saloon
Main halyard winch (46 CST) upgrade over standard 40
Windward sheeting traveler car
Angled pedestal guard
12 volt outlet at helm
Hella cabin fans (2)
Navtech hydraulic backstay adjuster
Clarion AM/FM/CD/MP3 with 4 speakers
Motor mount on aft rail

Interior

Main Salon

Warm cherry interior
Chart table with opening top for documents storage
Bench seat at chart table with storage below
Storage drawers for tools and cabinet for charts
Faux teak and holly sole
Cupboards (port and starboard)
Storage shelves with fiddles
Port and starboard settees
Filler to create double berth
Storage behind seat cushions
Fold down cherry dining table
Wine/liquor storage on bulkhead
Two overhead hatches with screen and shade
Automatic sump pump in bilge
Access to water tank inspection under settees
Opening ports with screens (port and starboard)

Galley

Three burner propane stove and oven

Two propane tanks stored in ventilated locker (accessed via weather sealed hatch on starboard deck)

Two propane safety monitors

Ice box design refrigeration with two heavily insulated and hinged lids

Seafrost refrigeration (last inspected and rebuilt in 2023)

Double stainless sink

Fresh water hand pump

Refrigeration pump

Forward Cabin

Queen mattress with deep storage compartments below with four access hatches

Two drawers under berth

Two drop down doors for storage under berth

Custom cabinets and fiddles (port and starboard)

Cedar lined hanging closet (starboard)

Cabinet with storage (port)

Sink with cabinet below for access to through hulls

Mirror

Overhead hatch with screen and shade

Opening ports with screens (port and starboard)

Head

Vaccuflush fresh water toilet (2021 repaired and updated)

Separate shower with bifold teak and glass door

Sink and mirror

Storage above and below sink

Overhead hatch with screen and shade

Aft Cabin

Double berth

Cedar lined hanging closet

Bench seating with storage below

Storage under berth

Shelves

Two overhead hatches with screen and shade

Opening port with screen

Additional Features

Engine Access

Companionway stairs lifts to create access to engine
Aft cabin cabinet easily removed to access engine

Cockpit Storage

Locker under starboard seat
Two large lockers on port and starboard (easy access to steering gear)

Anchor Locker

Divided locker for anchor and deck gear
Chain stowed forward
Fender compartment aft (4 fenders with blue covers)

Additional

Custom Cockpit Cushions (port, starboard, aft and additional 4 matching back rest cushions)
Original cockpit snap-on cockpit cushions (port and starboard)
Switlock MOM (mounted to stern rails)
Sunbrella winch and compass covers
Sunbrella hatch board bag
Three piece screens for companion way with zippered case
Stainless steel dorades (2)
Stainless handrails on deck (port and starboard)
Hot and cold cockpit shower (cockpit)
Salt water washdown (deck)
Original blue sail cover
Whisker pole mounted on deck (starboard) and slide mount on mast
Spinnaker halyard
Reef lines
Main halyard
Jib halyard
Outhaul line
All halyards and sheets lead to cockpit
Line clutches (port and starboard) under dodger
Companion way sliding glass hatch
2 blade folding prop (spare)

Sail Area

Total Sail Area : 763 sq ft

I : 51.83 ft
J : 15.00 ft
P : 45.33 ft
E : 16.42 ft

Builder's Description

Sabre's attention to detail is well known. Whether it be the style and grace of her shear, the intricate details of a deck tooling blending comfort, safety and good looks, or the details found in the hand crafted interior joinery, Sabre Yachts stands alone in quality and reputation.

The Sabre 386 embraces the standards which have put Sabre's name atop the quality spectrum of boatbuilding for the last 35 years. Current Sabre owners and those who have followed the brand over time, will see details here which make it feel familiar. Details which make sense, which add to comfort, security and well being. Logical details that, above all, make each Sabre design a great, safe and beautiful sailboat.

But details from the past are just part of the story. Keeping up with technology has to go hand in hand with our desire to build the finest possible sailing yachts for our clients. The Sabre 386 hull is built using vacuum bagged, closed cell, cross linked PVC Divinycell foam and structural E Glass, which gives her one of the strongest, lightest, most durable structures available today. Her deck is also cored with Divinycell.

Hull lines, underwater appendages and rigs were drawn by Jim Taylor Yacht Design. The deck, deck styling and interior were accomplished by the Sabre Design Team. The result is a yacht which, like her siblings, will establish a benchmark in sailing that will endure for many years to come.

Excluded

AB dinghy
Dinghy seat
Life jackets
Miscellaneous safety gear
Personal items

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.

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