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1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · David Harding

   Island Packet SP Cruiser used boat review: Might be the ultimate utility yacht - Yachting Monthly (opens the original)

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   Robust and versatile, the Island Packet SP Cruiser is a true motor-sailer. David Harding goes aboard nearly 20 years after testing her as a new boat There comes a time in the lives of many racing sailors when they decide that they’ve done their share of thrashing around the cans – or along the coast, across the Channel or from one side of an ocean to the other. That’s when they swap their racing yacht for something more comfortable and usually rather more sedate. Changing from a J/133 to a motor

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2. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · David Harding

   Moody 376 used boat review: More spirited than her reputation (opens the original)

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   Introduced over 40 years ago, the Moody 37 became the 376 and quickly established a reputation as one of the most comfortable family cruisers you can buy When the name ‘Moody’ is mentioned in cruising circles, it conjures up images of space, comfort and solidity. Most sailors will think of high-volume hulls and, on all but the smaller models, of centre cockpits and walk-throughs to vast aft cabins. Of all the boatbuilders that have ever existed, Moody (in its original incarnation) probably had o

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