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Full-Bodied Voyager: Fantasia 35
Related tags: Boat Reviews | Classic Plastic | Sailboats | Monohull | Keelboat | Article by Michael Robertson
“Cute” and “commodious” define the Fantasia 35.
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May 31, 2012Ericson’s Lofty Left-Coast Lineageby Richard SmithStylish and sound, the Ericson 32-3 set an example in its day.
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March 27, 2012Pocket World Girdler: Contessa 26by Ryan LangleyA posse of young adventurers made the Contessa 26 a legend. "Classic Plastic" from our April 2012 issue.
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March 8, 2012Gallic Globetrotter: Dufour 35by Nadine SlavinskiFrench ingenuity makes la différence in the Dufour 35. "Classic Plastic" from our March 2012 issue.
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December 15, 2011Trendsetter from the U.S. West Coast: Islander Bahama 28by James C. WilliamsWinning looks and ways give the Islander Bahama 28 its appeal. "Classic Plastic" from our December 2011 issue.
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August 8, 2011Pocket Clipperby Richard SmithWith a nod to the past, the Ericson Cruising 31 is sound and well mannered. Classic Plastic from our August 2011 issue
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April 26, 2011Peterson 44by Jeremy McGearyI once hitched a ride on a Peterson 44 from Grenada to St. Lucia with an Aussie skipper. On the way, we stopped in the Tobago Cays; then the Aussie took sick, and I spent most of the rest of the trip at the helm. The passage was a hard slog to windward in a leeward-setting current, but the Peterson sailed beautifully and had a very comfortable helm. That kind of sailing performance is worth something.
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April 26, 2011Passport 40by Jeremy McGearyNo list of well-endowed cruising boats would be complete without including a design from Robert H. Perry. He’s given us many from which to choose, and the Passport 40 makes a fine example. I like Perry’s generous keels and robust skeg-hung rudders, and he certainly has an eye for a sweet line and a sweet-sailing hull.
Passport Yachts has spent three decades building a reputation for solid boats, and it’s still doing just that. You can’t say that about many companies that were building boats in Taiwan in the 1970s and 1980s. -
April 26, 2011Nicholson 35by Jeremy McGearyIt seems I’ve gone full circle here, but family is family. In my years at C&N, I saw a few Nicholson 35s being built, and I even got to sail on one or two. I also admire the work of Ray Wall, who designed this boat and several other classic Nicholsons, including the Nicholson 55, which was one of the best designs of its era, if not all time. You can see the lineage in the 35’s hull and feel it in its comfortable motion.
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April 26, 2011Crealock 37by Jeremy McGearyHere’s a 37-footer that might also be in contention for a pretty-boat award. It’s the product of designer Bill Crealock’s own experience sailing across oceans, and I happily defer to his judgment. I’d consider the Tayana 37 for this slot, but I think Crealock drew a prettier canoe stern than Bob Perry did on the Tayana. (Sorry, Bob.) Maybe it’s not quite as powerful, but it might also be a little more forgiving in a big quartering sea. I’ve not spent any getting-to-know-you time on a boat with a canoe stern, but I think it might be fun to do so.
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April 26, 2011Nicholson 476by Jeremy McGearyC&N offered the boat in several configurations: aft cockpit, center cockpit, sloop, ketch, and three choices of keel. We only built a few of the possible permutations, but accommodating them all in the design was quite an exercise. The deck mold had three parts. The forward part served both models and included the forward couple of feet of the center cockpit. To that would be attached the mold for either the center cockpit or aft cockpit.
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