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Ocean Cruiser! McCurdy and Rhodes was a legendary yacht design team and
this was their little weekend ocean cruiser masterpiece. The Seafarer
22 sails remarkably well in all wind conditions from light winds to
heavy weather, upwind or gliding on the front side of huge ocean swells.
is the perfect first sailboat for a family, couple or individual to
fall in love with sailing. Located in the greater Philadelphia PA area,
your purchase includes one week of free storage. After the first week a
daily storage rate will apply. Launch is pre-paid either to load it onto
a trailer you can bring (not included) to tow it home or to launch it
into the upper Delaware Bay with access by sailing her down to
Wilmington and the Atlantic Ocean or through the amazing Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal to the vast adventure realm of the Chesapeake Bay and
Annapolis, considered by many to be the world capitol of cruising
sailboats with scores of cute waterfront tourist towns and seafood
restaurants and night life and beaches and anchorages all accessible by
boat.
some research on McCurdy and Rhodes Sailboat company. They are still in
business and have been in business since 1965 with an amazing
reputation for quality ocean going vessel designs. Their website is
McCurdyandRhodes dot com. Here is a little blurb of history from their
website. There is a longer article on Wikipedia you can check out and
literally hundreds of articles in sailing books and sailing magazines
over the years. This boat may be small and humble but it is still a gem
with an incredible history and a boat your can learn about and discuss
among fellow sailors world wide.
McCurdy & Rhodes was founded in 1965 by James A. McCurdy
and Philip (“Bodie”) H. Rhodes to provide design and consulting
services to individuals and builders of sail and power yachts. The firm
built on the heritage of Philip L. Rhodes, Naval Architect, where Mr.
McCurdy was the Chief Yacht Designer and Mr. Rhodes a Yacht Designer.
McCurdy and Rhodes successfully furthered the basis of design creating
practical, well found yachts, capable of safe extended costal and
offshore racing and cruising. Since our inception, our designs are
competitive; winning under multiple rating rules in offshore and local
competition. The long list of offshore passages, Trans-Atlantic and
circumnavigation voyages testify to the soundness of our designs.
Our pragmatic design approach allows us to provide builders of
production yachts efficient customizable designs and result in some of
the best known production boats from some of the finest builders. Some
of our designs are the Hinckley Sou’wester 42/43/44, Sou’wester 51/52,
and Sou’wester 59/61, the Seafarer 22, 23, 24, 26, 28/29, 30, 31 Mk II,
34, 37, 39, 42 and 46, and Heritage Yachts/ Intrepid Yachts Intrepid 35.
In addition, twenty Navy 44 Sail Training craft were built by
Tillitson Pearson for the United States Naval Academy to our design.
We are versatile in our professional capacity having designed
power yachts, sail training vessels (up to 340’ LOA) for construction in
wood, fiberglass, steel, and aluminum. In addition, provide consulting
services on all aspects of the modification and re-building of existing
yachts and other vessels including the redesign US Coast Guard
certification of historic vessels. We are the consulting naval architect
for the Atlantic and Wood Pussy class associations.
In 1980, Ian A. McCurdy joined the firm as a designer after four
years at the American Bureau of Shipping as an Engineer in charge of
computer analysis of the structure and stability of large commercial
vessel. Ian had previously attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
with a Degree in Civil Engineering and then The University of Michigan,
graduating with a B.S. and an M.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering.
Since the death of his father, he has assumed the role of Chief
Designer for McC&R and has continued the high standards of yacht
design that the clients of McC&R have come to expect. He has
continued to support McC&R’s designs for their original owners and
those that have taken over the responsibility of owning a McC&R
design.
Terms of the Auction:
personal check (once cleared–for an in person closing) or via direct
bank transfer to our Wells Fargo business account if you do not use any
of the financial apps mentioned above. Please call right after the
auction closes to discuss details for completing the transaction 970 319
6408
closes at 3pm Eastern
Time Zone on Wednesday. So if you really want to catch this amazing deal on a classic
McCurdy and Rhodes ocean cruiser make sure to get your best bid in early
or else set the alarm on your phone and make a cup of coffee and stay
up late to keep an eye on your bidding status. Sometimes the winner of
the auction is determined in the last few minutes of the auction.
you have any questions, including about payment or launching the boat
or about how to learn to sail and cruise safely feel free to reach out
and chat. We are always happy to have a thoughtful conversation about
sailing.
bid is a legally binding purchase contract to pay in full for this
vessel and take responsibility for launching it and moving it to a
marina of your choice so please discuss your purchase plans with your
sailing partner(s) or spouse etc and have your funds lined up prior to
bidding.
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Legal Disclaimer – Vessels are sold “As Is” with no
warranty either express or implied. The Company listing this vessel
for sale offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot
guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the
condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his
surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires
validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price
change, or withdrawal without notice.
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