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The Blue Water 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Thomas C. Gillmer as a blue water cruiser and first built in 1961. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The design was developed into the Passage 24 in 1979, using a new coach house on the existing hull design.
The Hans Christian 33, also called the Hans Christian 33 Traditional and the Traditional 33, is a Taiwanese sailboat that was designed by Harwood Ives as a blue-water cruiser and first built in 1980. [1] [2] [3] The design is a development of the Hans Christian 38 and 42. [3]
Hunter 28.5 sailboat. A pocket cruiser is a sailboat designed for recreational cruising and club racing, under 30 feet (9 m) in length. [1]Like the similar and usually smaller trailer sailer, they have design features such as light weight and short ballasted retractable shoal draft keels that allow them to be towed by passenger vehicles.
A review in Blue Water Boats noted, "the Nor'Sea 27 is a small but rugged pocket-cruiser with live-aboard comfort and seaworthiness at the heart of her design. Designer Lyle Hess was approached with the challenging brief to design a heavy weather, long distance cruiser which could be legally trailerable.
A Blue Water Boats review noted, "the Cape Dory 25 was Cape Dory's first foray into fully fledged cruisers. The story goes that founder Andy Vavolotis got a hold of the molds for the Greenwich 24 from Allied Boat Company in 1972 and raised her freeboard to improve headroom, thereby adding seven inches to her length.
The boat has a draft of 2.04 ft (0.62 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.25 ft (0.38 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [2] The boat is normally fitted with a small 2 to 5 hp (1 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) with the centreboard extended and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [4] The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal). [1] [4]
A Contessa 32 was the only yacht in the small boat class to finish the disastrous 1979 Fastnet race, in which 15 people died. Production by the Jeremy Rogers boatyard ceased in 1982, then restarted in 1996 and still continues.
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