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THESE FOUNTAINE PA J OT 41 AND 44 SISTERSHIPS SHARE DNA AND DESIGN INTENT, SO W H AT DOES AN EXTRA 3FT IN LENGTH DELIVER? AND HOW MUCH BETTER ARE THEY THAN EARLIER MODELS?

Back in the 1970s multihull saillors were generally a pretty esoteric lot. It didn’t help that Donald Crowhurst ushered in the new decade with his tragic exploits in his Teignmouth Electron trimaran.

Is this the most complete multi-purpose cruiser Pardo has ever built?

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Rupert Holmes looks at one of the most desirable cruising yachts of the Sadler era, as well as some alternative boats

LOA: 58ft 6in (17.84m) BEAM: 24ft 10in (7.56m) ...