57' Russel Brothers Bill Tripp

Papillon was designed as a Great Lakes racer by William H. Tripp, Jr., one of Americas foremost yacht designers of the era. Built by Russel Brothers in 1966, it was converted for cruising in the 1970s. The boat has had a fascinating history, including a visit from Pope John Paul II to bless the fleet on a Mediterranean visit and use in a Cover Girl mascara commercial. Papillon's classic lines were featured in Sailing Worlds 2010 calendar, as well as Classic Yacht Interiors (Jill Bobrow, WW Norton). All lines run into the centre cockpit, allowing for easy sail handling underway. The cockpit is a large, protected area in which to work and relax. The interior of the boat is light and airy, featuring glossy white panels and polished mahogany trim. A uniquely open-style galley with stove, fridge, freezer and microwave to port and a double sink to starboard leads to the cosy salon. The long settee berths on either side of the dark wood folding dining table provide a spacious and comfortable area to entertain. The large alcoves above each settee can be adopted for a variety of purposes, from voluminous storage to additional berths. A private forward cabin features polished wood paneling and high carved shelving, while the spacious aft cabin sports two large berths and a second, private head. A specialised workshop area with tool benches sits opposite the navigation area. Papillon's beautiful lines and classic design lend themselves to comfortable bluewater sailing. This is a special yacht to sail.

Just re painted topsides and decks plus all brightwork re varnished, the yacht is looking fabulous and has been re covered from stem to stern.

Accommodation

2 double berths in forward cabin and aft port side cabin; 4 single berthsin main cabin saloon, 1 additional single berth in aft cabin. Additional option to use cockpit bench as queensize berth, complete with wooden inserts and matress.

Galley

Double stainless steel sinks with salt and fresh water faucets, 66 liter 12V chest fridge and 70 liter 12V freezer, Microwave, Force 10 3 burner gimballed stovetop and oven. White gloss and mahogany varnish finish, ample benchtop and deep storage cupboards.

Internals of both fridge and freezer were replaced in 2016 with
independent Waeco compressor systems. Both can now maintain temperature perfectly under
both full and partial loads using only solar power, and can operate indefinitely on the hard, as
their condensors are now air-cooled.

Heads

2 x electric PLANUS ArcticPlus 24 volt heads with shared holding tank. 1 hot and cold water shower with VETUS 120VAC water heater, Shore power or engine heating options.

The new PLANUS electric heads and a hot/cold water cockpit shower were
installed 2016. A new holding tank was installed in 2016

Navigation & Electronics

SIMRAD DST transducer
AIRMAR transducer linked with SIMRAD
NSS9 Evo2 chartplotter
TackTick Wind instrument
SIMRAD AC42 with AP28 control head and dual ram 24v hydraulic pump, also controllable at Evo2 chartplotter
SIMRAD RS35 AIS Radio
Westmarine VHF
Icom HF M802
SIMRAD Broadband 4g Radar to 36 miles
Primary SIMRAD Evo2 Chartplotter (fixed, integral GPS)
Secondary GARMIN 441 (fixed, integral GPS)
Backup FURUNO GPS Navigator (fixed)
Handheld back up GARMIN GPSMaps
ACR Electronics Nauticast

Batteries & Electrics

VICTRON Multiplus inverter 24v / 3000W / 70 amp with remote control panel
6 x Solar panels totaling 500W
VICTRON Solar charger controller MPPT 100/30
DC 24 V housebank
DC 12 V engine and genset start battery
House Batteries: 2 x parallel banks of 4 6V flooded deep cycle batteries totaling 440 amp hours at 24V
Starter Batteries: 1 x flooded deep cycle battery 8D battery totally ca 250 amp hours at 12V
ZENA 24V high-output alternator, externally rectified and externally regulated, output 150 amp at 24V
240 VAC shore power, goes to isolation transformer then steps down to boat side shore panel input of 120 VAC.

The electrical system was entirely refitted in 2016, including stem-to-stern
rewire, full conversion to 24V, replacement of house and engine battery banks, upgrade of solar
charger, replacement of high-output alternator, replacement of inverter/charger unit and an
entirely new breaker panel (and associated terminal buses, master switches, high-amp fuses,
etc.) and addition of a 120VAC to 240VAC step-up transformer and 2X 240 volt AC outlets, one in the galley and one in the engine room. The old KOHLER genset, shore power isolation transformer and solar panels were reintegrated into the new system.

Sail Inventory

Roller furled jib QUANTUM 10oz
Main asymmetrical cruising spinnaker, 2. oz n (2016)
Main staysail #3 hank-on
Main staysail #4 hank-on
Main staysail/storm sail#4 hank-on
1 x QUANTUM 12oz mainsail with sail cover
HOOD sails for mizzen 10 oz (2016)
Spinnaker for mizzen 0.75 oz (2016)
Staysail for mizzen 0.75 oz
Main trysail, dedicated mast track on main mast

All sails in good to excellent condition, some near new.

Mast & Rigging

Cutter rigged yawl