Boothbay Explorer

by Gary Eaton
(San Rafael CA)

Hull Type: full keel

Hull Material: Fiberglass

Length Overall: 58'7"
Waterline Length:41'0"

Beam:~ 15'4"

Draft:~ 5'3"

Rig Type:~ Mast head ketch

Displacement: 53,000

Designer: Clifford Swain/John Alden

Builder: Hodgdon Bros., E. Boothbay ME

Year First Built:1968
Year Last Built:1975
Number Built: 5

There were 12 Boothbay Challengers built during the same period, all but one by Hodgdon. One was by Palmer-Johnson

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Jarrett 50

by Jan Drury
(Cruising Australia)

Jarrett 50 'Steel Sapphire'

Jarrett 50 'Steel Sapphire'

A one-off cruising yacht designed by Moody Yachts, but based loosely on a Taswell 50.
Steel construction, cutter-rigged ketch.
Built 1994 in Cornwall, UK.
Currently cruising Australia.

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