The question is: What do you get when you apply the amazing toughness and creative thought of Garcia Yachts’ award winning monohull cruising designs to a multihull concept? The answer? A completely new kind of cat. The Garcia Exploration 45, 52 and 60 define the French aluminum go-anywhere type. Built in aluminum and engineered to […]
While Swiftsure Yachts has earned a reputation for selling high quality offshore cruisers, racing is in our blood. In fact, everybody at Swiftsure has spent plenty of time calling shifts, sitting on the rail and packing chutes. And sometimes we get to sell racing boats too! Racing has changed over the last few decades and […]
We’re extremely excited to share the news that Simon Cox, based in Sidney, British Columbia, has officially joined the team. Swiftsure Yachts is definitely growing lengthwise! With the recent addition of Allison Lehman in the San Francisco Bay area, and now Simon Cox in British Columbia, Swiftsure can now offer immediate personal service in those […]
One of the reasons we love representing Grand Large Yachting is how forward-thinking they are. The Allures, Garcia, Outremer and Gunboat brands feature well thought-out and proven innovations. Customers respond to this, both with loyalty and enthusiasm. Now, in this age of limited travel and in-person opportunities, Grand Large is tapping its friends in the […]
Some boats have high quality throughout. Others might be thought of as truly competitive racers. And, of course, there is the ubiquitous designation “performance cruiser.” Still others promise offshore ready. Very few can lay claim to all of those. Firefly does. She’s listed at $499,000. Firefly is a Morris 45, designed by Chuck Paine and […]
When Richard Dowling stepped down below for the first time on the Waterline 48 RED in 2006, he was so taken he told the owner (and his good friend) Kevin, “Thanks for having my boat built for me!” Richard and Fran Kelly were visiting their friends in the Marshall Islands, after RED had already sailed […]
Swiftsure Yachts has a longstanding relationship with John Neal and Amanda Swan and Mahina Expeditions. Their seminars and sage advice to cruisers have launched many an epic cruise. In anticipation of the upcoming Seattle Boat Show John Neal does a little Q and A with our own Pete McGonagle about trends in the current cruising […]
As the North American dealer for Garcia and Allures, we love seeing these rugged aluminum beauties in our hemisphere, but truth be told most owners take delivery at the factory in Cherbourg, France. This gives the builder a chance to make sure all the systems are working perfectly and gives the owner a chance to […]
Swiftsure Yachts has a very strong connection to Bob Perry. Many Swiftsure brokers have owned Perry designs and put a lot of happy miles on them. Brad and PJ Baker owned the 48-foot Capaz and cruised her around the Pacific with their two boys. Pete McGonagle owned the 51-foot custom Perry sloop Charlotte and cruised […]
Every year Swiftsure manages to place a boat in the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis and punch well above our weight. This year we showed Pete and Tracey Goss’s Garcia 45 Pearl of Penzance. The Swiftsure team included Pete McGonagle, Ryan Helling, Cyrille Corlay from Grand Large Yachts (makers of the Garcia) , Pete and […]