Sigma 41 for sale (1983) in Athens, Greece

NIGHTLIFE – Sigma 41 (1983)

NIGHTLIFE is a well-maintained and extensively upgraded Sigma 41, an iconic 1983 performance cruiser by David Thomas. Highly regarded for her offshore pedigree, she offers a balance of racing prowess and cruising comfort. Lying near Athens, this capable yacht boasts a 2023 structural survey, a Beta 50 engine, North Sails rig, Flexiteek cockpit, and thoughtful liveaboard features — ready for adventurous sailors or bluewater cruisers.

NIGHTLIFE – Sigma 41 (1983)
 

Construction

• White GRP hull
• White, non-slip GRP deck
• Teak removed
• White GRP superstructure
• Teak in cockpit replaced with Flexiteek
• Iron/lead fin keel
• Blade rudder
• Wheel steering with Lewmar Whitlock geared steering system – no cables to fail
• Last structural survey 2023
   

Machinery

• Beta 50 diesel engine
• Installed 2012
• 1,300 running hours (April 2025)
• New Darglow FeatherStream 3-bladed feathering propeller
• Shaft and PSS dripless seal with rope cutter (2012)
• Side-Power bow thruster
• Rutland 1200 generator
   

Electrics

• 12V and 240V onboard voltage
• 4 x Rolls domestic batteries
• 6V batteries wired in series/parallel – total 470Ah
• 110Ah engine start battery
• New Victron 40a battery charger (2022)
• Sterling 1000W inverter
• Twin flexible solar panels on sprayhood – approx. 200W total output
   

Tankage

• Fuel: 150L
• Water: 200L stainless steel tank (2016)
• 100L additional water tank (2022, unpressurised for redundancy)
• Holding tank: 40L with Y-valve discharge overboard or to tank
   

Rig and Sail

• Sloop rig with removable inner forestay (Highfield lever, 2017)
• Selden aluminium mast
• Stainless steel standing rigging
• New backstay (2022)
• New boom (2018) and Seldén gas rod kicker
• New Profurl furling system with new forestay (2022)
• Various Dyneema running rigging recently replaced
• New Genoa halyard (2022)
   

Winches

• 2 x Lewmar 48 primary winches
• 2 x Lewmar 40 spinnaker sheet winches
• 3 x Lewmar 40 halyard winches
• 2 x Lewmar 40 main winches
• 2 x Lewmar 40 runner winches
• Additional Lewmar 40 winch
   

Sails

• White slab reefed North Sails mainsail (2015) – good condition
• White roller reefing North Sails genoa (2015) – good condition
• Spare genoa
• White Kemp hanked-on staysail (2017)
• Blue/white/red asymmetric cruising chute with snuffer
   

Accommodation

• Forward cabin with new (2017) custom forepeak mattress – very comfortable
• Aft cabin with double berth
• Saloon table converts to a double berth
• Two pilot berths: one shelved with sliding doors, one with wicker basket storage
• Full size nav table
• Refleks gravity-fed diesel heater with hot plate
• Interior partially painted for a brighter feel
• Head linings in excellent condition
• Heads compartment rebuilt in 2016
• Jabsco manual WC
• All interior lighting converted to LED
   

Domestic

• New Dometic gas cooker with oven and 2 hobs (2022)
• Double sink
• Seawater and freshwater foot pumps
• Pressurised system
• Totalfreeze 45L fridge (2022)
• Pots, pans, and cooking utensils
• Full set of cutlery and crockery
• Fusion marine stereo with speakers in all cabins and cockpit
• Amplifier and subwoofer – system controllable via plotter
   

Deck

• Lofrans Cayman electric windlass
• 25kg Rocna bow anchor with 70m/8mm G70 high-strength chain
• 20kg Kobra anchor with 10m – 60m rode
• 10kg Danforth anchor with 10m – 60m rode
• Reworked twin bow roller
• Numerous mooring warps
• 8 x Fenders
• Boathook
• Passarelle
• Sprayhood
• Cockpit enclosure
• Cockpit shower
• Custom-built servo-pendulum windvane self-steering system (in storage in Devon)
   

Navigation

• Garmin touchscreen chartplotter
• B&G Triton depth sounder
• B&G Triton speed/log
• Raymarine Type 2 linear drive autopilot
• Garmin autopilot control head – integrated via NMEA 2000
• Vesper Marine touchscreen AIS unit
• Garmin radar on stern mount
• ICOM VHF
   

Tender

• Avon tender
• Mercury 2 stroke hp outboard – serviced 2024
   

Safety

• Plastimo life raft serviced 2022
• 6 x Fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket
• 2 x Electric bilge pumps
• 2 x Manual bilge pumps
• 2 x Life jackets
• Jackstays
• EPIRB
• Flares
• Lifebuoy
• Echomax Radar reflector
• Emergency tiller

Looking for a solid, ocean-capable cruiser? Contact Indigo Yachting today for more details or to arrange a viewing.