a PNW Haida 26…
I’ve mentioned before that one of my favorite small boats for cruising is the Haida 26. For those in the PNW there’s another one currently for sale that you might want to take a look at…
Sweet rides
A quick note for fans of the CAL 34…
Being that there are a few admirers of the CAL 34 who read VolksCruiser I’ll point out there’s a real cheap 1968 CAL 34 for sale in the San Diego area. No idea of the condition but, apparently, it floats right side up. At $500 it’s worth checking out.
A very nice boat…
Atom Voyages does their thing on a Cape Dory 27.
a near perfect VolksCruiser…
A tour of an Alberg 30 with Atom Voyager.
A VolksCruiser of note…
I’ve long wanted to build a small canal cruiser for the time that I’m past my sailing days. Philip Thiel’s Joli Boat has always been at the top pf my list and a great example of getting the most livability into a 22’9″ X 8′ envelope. As it happens “Small Boats Magazine” has an excellent …
an old boat to start the year with…
I know I’ve talked about the Bill Lapworth designed CAL 34 more than a time or two but it is the boat I happen to be sitting on while writing this. Back in 1969, when “So it Goes” was new, the boat sold for $15,950. or thereabouts. Today, a turnkey CAL 34 in good shape …
and in the “it doesn’t sink” department…
Back when I was living in France one of the designs that I seriously considered was the ETAP 23 for use as a minimal envelope blue water cruiser. For starters, it’s a nice little sailboat. All of the ETAP sailboats had a very nice look partly because of their excellent use of graphics and just …
a favorite catamaran…
The Pat Patterson designed Heavenly Twins is just possibly the best bang for the buck of any catamaran ever built. With a street price these days of less than $20K there’s a lot to be said for an under 30-foot catamaran that sleeps six. At least a couple of this design have successfully circumnavigated and …
The best dinghy deal I’ve seen in ages…
It just came to my attention that West Marine currently has the Sportyak on sale. You know, this boat… It’s a great design as it’s light, pretty much indestructible, unsinkable, and cheap. It rows well and can carry two people with gear or groceries which is really all most people actually need in a dinghy. …
a 26-foot project I’d be all over…
“One of the very best boats ever designed. I based a good part of my design work around the Haida 26. I love that boat.”… Robert Perry Robery Perry sure knows what he’s talking about. For a variety of reasons I monitor sailboats for sale in a few places and a 26-foot Haida in Washington State popped …