My recent post on the Beachcomber 25 produced some emails of the “A 25-foot boat is too small to cruise or live on” variety and a fair bit of outrage. I get that. A 25-foot sailboat is, after all, a small boat. That said, in my own defense I’ll point out that not all 25-foot …
Offhand, I really do think that real (3′ or under) shoal draft makes all kinds of sense for anyone looking for a VolksCruiser. Having a boat that can anchor in places others fear to tread or navigate, that’s also beachable if needed, and ocean capable is really a no-brainer. For instance, take a look at …
Here’s a boat you might want to check out… Now, for me at least, the Chrysler 26 comes pretty close to checking all of the fields on my what makes a great VolksCruiser list. It’s cheap and I’ve seen good boats going for $1K. It packs in a lot of livability into a 26-foot envelope. …
So there’s this guy who wants to buy a (new to him) boat to sail off into the sunset. As it happens, he also has a YouTube channel that has quite a few followers and more often than not his videos are both entertaining, as well as educational. Just to be fair, I’ll point out …
I’ve always had a love/lust attraction to Bill Tripp’s Columbia 50… What’s not to like? It’s salty, sexy, and has that awesome flush deck. Obviously it’s too much boat for a couple on a budget but there is currently one for sale in Hawaii with an asking price of $35K that has me coming up …
A couple crossing the Atlantic in a 31-foot boat…
Yann Quenet’s Skrowl 900 is something of a TARDIS when it comes to the most livability and comfort in a minimal envelope (just under 30-feet) shoal draft world cruiser. Pretty much everything I want in my next boat.
Pricing on boats is just nuts these days and fining what’s a good price or reasonable price can be all kinds of problematic. You can buy a used Optimist dinghy for $200 or $3500 and I’m sure there’s a difference between the two but that kind of differential is just nuts. Especially when there’s a …
Matt Rutherford circumnavigated around the Americas in a 27-foot Albin Vega which would be an accomplishment in itself. Considering he did the 27,000 mile voyage nonstop as well is that big step further if you know what I mean. I’m mentioning the feat because I noticed that the documentary “Red Dot on the Ocean” is …
Here’s an interesting design I’ve long admired… The Clipper Marine 32 is a Bill Crealock design that I’ve always liked in spite of the fact that I most detest center cockpit designs. The shoal draft version only draws 3 foot six inches and it has an transom hung rudder that could easily be adapted to …
