This is what serious offshore sailboats used to look like.
Heavy displacement. Overbuilt. Designed to cross oceans — not win marina beauty contests.
There aren’t many of these left.
If you’re planning to sail offshore, understanding why boats like this were built the way they were matters.
📕 My book Be The Captain ends July 31st (first edition):
https://bethecaptain.com
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As an offshore sailor, my body is wired to trust heavy, deep hulls. Then I stepped on the Pegasus 50. It’s low, cored, and wide—everything my gut tells me to avoid. But is it actually a better machine for the way we really sail? #sailing #offshore #pegasus50 #boatdesign
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Throwback to 2021. First solo sail after my catamaran ripped in half and nearly killed my (click on the video to see story)