Accommodation
1 cabin, 1 head, sleeps 4–5 persons
Little Wing offers the most functional and thoughtfully executed layout you’ll find in a 28-foot boat—built by Sam L. Morse with every available factory option and refined by a skilled woodworker owner. The spacious galley and navigation station are immediately accessible at the companionway, leading into a well-designed salon with generous storage. Berthing options include a convertible queen-sized centerline berth, pilot berth that extends to a double, a starboard settee with lee cloth, and a large quarter berth—allowing comfortable sleeping for up to five.
Forward, the enclosed head and "multi-purpose room" serves as a dressing space, workshop, and access to the forepeak, which houses the sail and chain lockers along with a Spectra watermaker. The interior is finished in hand-oiled teak, tongue-and-groove bulkheads, and bronze ports, with Alpenglow dual-color lighting, oil lamps, and excellent ventilation via oversized hatches and dorades. With diesel cabin heat, a large fridge/freezer, ample counter space, and smart storage throughout, Little Wing is warm, beautiful, and practical—perfect for long-term cruising or living aboard.
Interior Comforts and Amenities
- Large stainless sink w/ Shureflow faucet, manual pump, sprayer, and soap dispenser
- Fold-up Lyle Hess–designed bridge over refrigerator for counter space
- Force 10 2-burner propane stove with oven and broiler
- Technautics “Cool Blue” 12V refrigeration system with holding plate
- Custom dish racks and cabinetry for dry goods and cookware
- Hot/cold pressure water system with engine and 110V heater
- Two Alpenglow red/white dual-mode galley lights
- Two 5-gal aluminum propane tanks in varnished deck boxes
- Wallas diesel heater (Model 30 Green Boost)
- Teak cabin sole and cedar-lined lockers
- Dedicated dinghy/oar storage, workbench, tool lockers
- Lavac marine toilet under bench seat (fully winterized)
- New sanitation hoses and Y-valves
- 15-gal holding tank in forepeak
- SHURflo accumulator, Spectra watermaker filter system
- Freshwater cockpit shower
- Manual and electric bilge pumps throughout
- Whale Gusher pumps in cockpit and interior
Deck and Hull Equipment
- Wide side decks and high teak bulwarks (with full covers for ALL , rehabbed 2025)
- Dodger framework mounted; full Sunbrella canvas package by Shattauer
- Curved laminated teak cockpit combings
- Teak hatches, bronze fittings, and heavy-duty samson posts
- Full bronze/teak hardware kit: cleats, fairleads, rails
- ABI bronze opening ports with screens and spares
- Lazarette, cockpit locker, bilge access, custom storage
- Canvas covers for woodwork, fittings, boomkin, and winter storage
Ground Tackle
- Primary: 44 lb Vulcan anchor with 300' 5/16" HT chain + 250' ⅝" nylon rode
- Secondary: 22 lb Lewmar w/ 50' chain + 200' rode
- ABI bronze manual windlass
- Stainless rollers on bowsprit
- Saltwater/freshwater washdown system
Tender
- 7' Fatty Knees dinghy (Lyle Hess design) with full sailing rig
- Stows in custom cabin-top chocks under boom
- Storage in forward lockers
- 2 HP Honda outboard
Cradle
- Custom steel cradle included
- 8" I-beam frame, modified to fit vessel
- Rust present but structure sound; keel timbers solid
- Stored indoors, winterized at Rochester Yacht Club, NY
Sails and Rigging
- Cutter rig with bowsprit and boomkin (approx. 650 sq ft working sail area
- Keel-stepped Forespar aluminum mast and boom (2008), painted 2022
- New 7/16" standing rigging (2022) w/ insulated backstay
- Dual Schaefer 1100 furlers (2022), new staysail track
- Dedicated trysail track and spare track on mast
- Boom gallows, canvas-covered bowsprit (6 coats varnish)
- Windvane: Pardey-style with reefable trim tab (removable, included)
- Forespar pole w/ mast track and control lines
Sail Inventory (Schattauer):
- Mainsail (2016), 3 reef points
- Yankee: foam luff, high-cut
- Staysail (2022), roller furling
- Drifter (150%), ¾ oz
- Storm Trysail (orange, bagged)
Winches (All Anderson Stainless)
- 40ST primaries (cockpit), 18STs (cabin top and mast)
- Boom winch for reefing with line stoppers
Mechanical Equipment
- Exceptionally clean and spacious engine room with lighting and ventilation fan
- Yanmar 3YM30AE 29hp diesel engine, installed new in 2021 (less than 100 hours)
- New engine hoses and belts
- Bronze Groco raw water strainer (new, bilge-mounted)
- New engine intake thru-hull positioned low in bilge
- Dual Racor fuel filters, installed 2021
- RCI fuel polishing system, added 2022
- 1" stainless steel prop shaft (new 2020)
- New cutlass bearing (2020)
- PYI dripless shaft seal (new 2020)
- PYI anti-vibration shaft coupling
- Max-Prop 3-blade feathering prop, 16", 15° pitch (new 2022)
- Aluminum fuel tank, high and dry behind engine with inspection port
- Hot water system via engine heat exchanger and 110v shore power
Tankage
- (1) 40 Gal Diesel Fuel Tank (5052 aluminum, new March 2021)
- (1) 75 Gal Fresh Water Tank (corrosion-proof plastic)
- (1) 15 Gal Waste Holding Tank (Y-valve for overboard or deck discharge)
Owners Comments and Boat History:
I bought Little Wing in late 2023 after admiring her from afar for years. She is a dream boat —one of the finest examples of the Sam L. Morse-built Bristol Channel Cutter line I’d ever seen. I wasn’t looking to make major changes; she was already in top condition. But like any true sailor in love with his boat, I still found myself refining her. I had the watermaker fully serviced, the hatchway refinished, and put three more coats on the bowsprit just because it felt right.
She doesn’t need a thing—but I’ve always liked knowing that if something could be better, I made it so. I honestly can’t think of anything more she needs to be a capable long-distance cruising boat.
Her story goes deeper than me. The first owners sailed her across the Pacific in company with Lin and Larry Pardey, shipped her back from New Zealand, and eventually passed her along. Owner #2 never really used her, and owner #3—already an experienced cruiser—sailed her from the U.S. to the Caribbean and back. Since then, she’s spent most of the last few years in freshwater and stored inside. She’s been gently used but continually upgraded.
I wasn’t originally planning to list her—but life changes fast. I realized my partner might only join me aboard a few times a year, and I didn’t want Little Wing sitting unloved. So here we are. I’m still torn, but I’ve decided to give someone else the chance to own a Bristol Channel Cutter that’s not just capable—it’s exceptional.
Let her carry you wherever your dreams point next.
—Russell Andrews
Owner, Little Wing
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