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Coming from an American, this boat has wonderful character appeal. I positively love the look of the wood mast/gaff rig and deck layout. the arrangement and sail rig is perfect for blue water sailing. All we have here are ugly "bathtub" looking bleach bottles for sailboats. I really would like to sell my Columbia 28MKII and downsize to this type of boat (if only something, sigh, with this much charachter were available here in the states). In some way this boat reminds me of Susan and Eric Hiscock's second Wanderer.
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lovely boat. I really like all the grab rails around the spray hood.
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I would love a small sail boat like this
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There's almost as much room in a Flicka 20 and much more room in a Dana 24. The Americans are way ahead of the UK in small boat design. The Y 23 is neat enough but with a rather ugly exterior. Those portholes are hideous.The UK boat industry went into terminal decline circa 1980 onwards so we now have on offer rubbish left over from the 70s or crazy huge yachts for the super rich. Manufacturer's don't see profit in boats for the common man so they go upmarket where the profit margins are huge as the super rich have as little regard for value as they do for taste! I wish someone would come up with a decent, affordable, attractive small cruising yacht that doesn't need a mortgage.
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i have an intro 22. it looks larger than most similar size due to the width. not seen many with the width mine has for the footage
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A most exiting boat, a Catalina 22 first time sailboat owner.
Anyone with a taste for sail boats loves a Yarmouth 23 Gaff Rigger. Everything about this boat is for the traditionalist. An article I read described it as a school boys dream boat and I can relate to that. At the boat show I bypassed all those gleaming brand name caravan boats or the towering gin palaces in search of the Yarmouth and the Cornish Shrimpers - real sea salts boat. It somewhat resembles a Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 hull design - but with a lot more wood, perhaps not as beamy. This amazing little pocket cruiser built by the Fisher company is rated B - Offshore, but has been sailed across the Atlantic. I also believe a couple trailered one down to the Med. If you are into small boat adventures it is well worth reading the entertaining Eileen of Avoca blog - I can relate to David's adventures in Brazil, I have also been Transatlantic once myself. Everything about this little boat shouts build quality, although I have to say all that teak looks rather high maintenance. The Yarmouth itself used to be built in the UK but construction is now in Sri Lanka. If you are interested it is well worth glancing at their website - there are photo streams of the boats construction.
Had to look twice to see that her name is not "Vulva".