HARD TOP SPORTSCRUISER

Back in 1998 Windy introduced its replacement for the Grand Mistral 36, the Grand Mistral 37. That very slight change in name is echoed by a very slight change in boat, the 37 was an evolution of the 36 – Windy wasn’t about to mess too much with a winning formula. But there was one surprise that came with the new model. The option of an open-backed hard top. At the time, this was a seriously rare option for sportscruisers much below 60ft. Princess Yachts, for example, introduced its first hard top sportscruiser two years later, and it was the 65ft V65. What’s interesting about this brave move of Windy’s is how popular it proved to be. It’s actually quite rare to find a used 37 Grand Mistral without one. Other manufacturers soon took note, and now the reverse is true – it’s rare to find a sportscruiser of circa 40ft and above without a hard top. Here are four examples that prove the point.

PRICE: €430,000

Princess V39