Sagitta 30

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

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.

Many years back as a young journalist I was invited to a press conference at a hotel complex where the smooth-talking owner presented an exciting plan to build a series of ‘Eco Pods’ on the land behin

BUILT 2004 PRICE £ 169,950

Nic Compton finds out what makes this fast, forgiving cruiser, famed for its windward performance and captivating sheerline, such an enduring classic...

LOA: 47ft 2in (14.36m) BEAM: 23ft 3in (7.10m) ENGINES: ...