New yachts

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.

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

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

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