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Pac Cup 2022: An Offshore Dream Realized

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Sailing across the ocean has always been on “the list” but, for some reason, I wasn’t sure it would ever actually happen. It just seemed like such a far fetched and crazy idea, and how many people really do something like that? Well, it happened, and it was an awesome time, with an amazing group […]

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A Third Hallberg-Rassy for the Duer Family

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Spokane, Washington based sailors Dave and Rae Ann Duer are loyal to the Hallberg-Rassy brand. They purchased a new HR 34 from Pete McGonagle in 1999 and had it shipped to Singapore where Dave was working. They sailed this boat in SE Asia and then shipped it to the USA and sold it soon after […]

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A BIG BEAR sighted on Lake Union!

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Don’t be alarmed…we’re talking about the Allures 39.9 Big Bear. Brian and Emily visited the Swiftsure Yachts sales dock on Lake Union during their Seattle stopover en route to northern cruising grounds. Brian ordered Big Bear in 2013 and spent two weeks testing systems and gear in Cherbourg, France before shipping her from Southampton, UK […]

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A sea trial with snow on deck? You bet!

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Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor hail…….  can keep Swiftsure Yachts from doing a sea trial. Flyer, our 2008 Outbound 46 listing, was sea trialed on Tuesday, January 14 with Pete McGonagle and Bay Area buyers, with the survey set for the following day. For some reason, no other boats were out sailing on […]

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Swiftsure clients living the dream in Alaska

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Swifture Yachts’ clients sure are living it up in Southeast Alaska this summer! We’ve received numerous emails with amazing images of gorgeous anchorages and stunning glaciers from “The Last Frontier”. By all accounts, it has been a particularly good weather year throughout Alaska and our customers are certainly taking advantage, or as they say, “Living […]