ALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER
MOODY 38 MK1
Moody was to the British what Island Packet was to the Americans: reliable, solidly built cruising boats. They had a prodigious output, over 160 Mk 1 Moody 38s came out of the mould in the 1990s, and a further 37 of the Mk 2 version in the 2000s.
Owing to the centre cockpit, the master cabin is aft rather than forwards. Described by the original YM review in 1992 as ‘truly splendid’, it’s still impressive today with lots of stowage and a portlight in the transom.
Like many centre-cockpit boats
