HUNTER CHANNEL 31
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David Harding has been testing boats for more than 25 years. He is also a marine photographer and runs his agency Sailing Scenes
Kevin Cullimore sailed Wayfarers before offshore adventures in a Newbridge Eclipse. The Channel 31 is now the third twin-keeled Hunter he and his wife Maggie have owned, after a 245 and a 27
Brand loyalty is often strong among boat owners. If you find a boat you like, there’s a good chance that, when you come to move up or down, you will buy another one from the same builder.
In Kevin and Maggie Cullimore’s case, it was moving up. Their first family cruising boat was a Hunter Ranger 245, which they bought in kit form at the London Boat Show in 1998. Kevin fitted it out in the space of a few months and they sailed it for five years before two growing children dictated that a bigger boat was in order.
They were fortunate enough to find a Hunter Ranger 27 that had hardly been used.
Like Kevin,
