Amel 36 53
http://www.amel.fr FRA Strong, well designed. Excellent passagemaker, great value. Low maintenance.
Allegro
Amigo
Amphitrite 43 * FRA Waquiez built, strong & roomy with good storage.Odd deck design, but great boat and good value.
Aphrodite 33,36,37,42,52 Byggdes av Rex marin som numera bygger Regina af Vindö
Arcona
Baltic Yachts 37
Bavaria 30, 31 37, 38, 39 ...
Bowman 36 58 * ENG Strong boats. Excellent passagemakers.
Camper Nicholson 31, 32, 35, 38, 39, 40, 43, 47, 56, 58, 70 * ENG Out of business except for shipbuilding. Watch for serious blister problems on all models.
Centurion by Wauquiez (not Beneteau) 36-59 FRA Centurion’s built before Wauquiez sold to Beneteau are solid, but w/limited tankage. Later Beneteau-built models are not appropriate or impressive except for dockside living.
Contessa 26 & 32 * CAN, ENG Tania Aebi & B.J. Caldwell both circumnavigated in 26's.
Contest 31, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 48, 55, 60
http://www.contestyacts.com HOL More common in Europe. Well built, new boats are very attractive.
Crealock 31, PH 32, 34, 37, 40, 44 by Pacific Seacraft * USA Good value and well built. Graceful overhangs, canoe sterns, short waterlines means these boats may hobbyhorse upwind.
Endurance 35, 38, 40 * Var Peter Ibold design, some owner completed. Built by various yards in ENG, USA & Canada.
Fantasi 37
Farr Pilot House 50, 56, 60, 63
http://www.farr-pilothouseyachts.com SWE Sexy, powerful, fast and glamorous. Excellent quality.First boats were built by Najad. (Stämmer detta?)
Garcia 46-50+ FRA Gorgeous, fast, semi custom, high quality aluminum.
Gladiateur 33 * FRA Very sturdy, short on tankage, Waquiez built.
Hallberg-Rassy, 31,312,33,35,352,36,38,382,39,41,42,42F,43,45,46,4 9,53,62
http://www.hallberg-rassy.com SWE
Well built, comfortable, with good tankage & storage. Newer Frers designs have better sailing performance than earlier Enderlien boats. Excellent resale value. Excellent systems integration and detail.
Halmatic 30 * ENG Similar to Nicholson 31. Watch for blisters.
Hanse
Havsfidra
Hood 38 * FRA Waquiez built, Hood design. Strong, fast, & attractive. Short on tankage. Centerboard rattles downwind. Solid choice.
Hylas 46,49, 54, 54 Raised Saloon TAI Frers & S & S designs. Good sailing qualities, tankage & storage. High quality on later Jachney-era models.
IW-varvet, IW 31, IW40
J-Boats/32, J/42; J/44, J/46, J/160
http://www.jboats.com USA Fast, light. Excellent sailing performance. Minimal tankage and storage. Fast downwind, pound heavily upwind. Ck keels!
Jongert 50, 55, 60, 67, 73 HOL Heavy, expensive, extremely well built steel and aluminum yachts. Not going to win any races, though!
Laurinkoster
Linjett
LM 27, 28, 290, 30, 315, 32, 380 DEN Some have inside steering. Well built and impressive.
Långedrag
Malo 36, 38, 39, 45
http://www.maloyachts.se SWE Quality offshore boats with good sailing performance. Attractive, reasonably priced. Strong company, good service.
Moody 38, 42 , 47, 54, 64
http://www.moody.co.uk * ENG Good designs but some quality-control issues.
Mystic 57, 60 * ENG Dubois design, Bowman built, beautiful.
Najad 330, 361, 370, 390, 420, 490, 520
http://www.najad.com SWE Quality, attractive boats. Excellent sailing performance. Good tankage, storage and high level of craftsmanship.
Nauti Cat Motorsailers 35,40,43, 53,
http://www.nauticat.com FIN Later S & S designed models are much better performers than earlier tubby models.
North Wind 43,50, 58
jawod@northwind.es SPA S&S designs, quality construction, good company.
Ocean 60, 71 * ENG Powerful boats, many have had blister problems
Overseas 35
Oyster 42, 45, 485,49,53, 55, 56 61, 62, 63, 66, 70, 82, 100
http://www.oystermarine.com ENG NZL Some have inside steering. Attractive, expensive and first class! Weak resale value and larger models make this an excellent, though expensive choice.
Pretorien 35 * FRA Strong, fast & attractive. Built by Waquiez. Best value for a boat under $85,000. Modest tankage.
Rhodes Bounty II * USA Ancient Pearson fiberglass design, classic but very old, so will need tons of upgrading. Is it worth it?
Regina of Vindo, 38, 43, 49
http://www.reginayachts.se SWE Attractive, well built, quality deck saloon. In a class of their own for quality and design.
Rival 36 41 * ENG Strong, good-looking and sailing boats.
Rustler 36, 42 ENG Totally impressive, quality boat and company.
Sadler 34 * ENG Unsinkable, fast, great performance. Good choice.
Scanmar 35 * SWE Limited production but good design.
Storfidra
Swan FIN Newest designs aren’t well suited for ocean cruising.
Sweden Yachts
http://www.swedenyachts.se SWE Expensive & well built. Racer cruiser designs, short on tankage and storage.
Trintella HOL Roomy and well built. Newer designs are aluminum and exp.
Vagabond 31
Vancouver 27 * CAN Also built in Taiwan & England.
Vega 27, by Albin Marine * SWE At least six have circumnavigated. Inexpensive, fast.
Victoria 30, 34 ENG Chuck Paine design, Morris built.
Vindo 29, 34, 38, 39 SWE Attractive, well built, but high maintenance.
Westerly 26 36 ENG Not flashy, but fairly well built boats.
Att den var svårt US-biaserad var ju uppenbart, men det fanns ju en del som ändå finns i vår egen (Europa-)verklighet .
