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    10 POCKET CRUISERS

    May 14, 2021 6 minutes
    WORDS AND PICTURES NIC COMPTON

    BEST FOR SHOAL DRAUGHT CRUISING

    KOTIK 23

    LOA 21ft 7in (6.7m)

    Draft 1ft 10in/4ft 5in (0.6m/1.4m)

    Rig Gaff sloop/yawl

    Displacement 2,600lb (1,180kg)

    Construction Wood

    Price £19,750

    Designer Iain Oughtred

    Plans classicmarine.co.uk

    Kit jordanboats.co.uk

    Verdict The unique Oughtred aesthetics in a cruising boat size

    BEST FOR THE ALL-ROUNDER

    CRABBER 24

    LOA 24ft (7.3m)

    Draft 2ft 4in/4ft 7in (0.7m/1.4m)

    Rig Gaff cutter

    Displacement 4,950lb (2,250kg)

    Construction GRP

    Price £89,950

    Designer Andrew Wolstenholme

    Builder Cornish Crabbers (cornishcrabbers.co.uk)

    Verdict A happy medium from the master of compromise

    To build a boat of your own, or have a boat built for you, is as beautiful a dream as anyone could have. What could be better than to create or buy a beautiful vessel and set off on adventures unknown? And it doesn’t have to be a big boat. There’s a sweet spot at around 24-27ft, which is the minimum size for one or two people to live on for an extended period – or, in different set of circumstances, for a

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