1975 Cape Dory Sloop
FREEBIRD is a nicely kept and clean cruising boat which would make a fantastic and affordable vessel to fulfill that Caribbean dream! It has the equipment, looks great, is comfortable, and ready to go cruising! Perfect for a couple or a singlehander, these boats are exceptionally well built and capable, and retain their value. Years from now, after you've been there and done that (the islands, that is!!) you'll be able to sell this boat for the same amount you'll pay today - or, yes, maybe even more. Given the rapidly accelerating cost of new boats, the value in this boat is obvious and will appreciate.
1978 Cape Horn 40 OFFSHORE SLOOP
Wandering Star is an extremely strong cruiser, safe, comfortable, and sturdy, with an interior as roomy, or roomier, than a Morgan OI-41, and she is eager to go cruising again. She is currently located on the Rio Dulce in Guatemala, prime Caribbean cruising grounds with Belize a half-day north and the Bay Islands of Honduras an overnighter to the east. Full service marinas, marine surveyors, and haul-out facilities are all available in the Rio Dulce. She can be purchased where she lies and head out for some of the finest waters in the Caribbean, only a half-day from the southern end of the Belizean Reef, the longest barrier reef in this hemisphere.
Wandering Star was owned by author Stephen J. Pavlidis for over twenty years as IV Play, during which time he sailed the waters of the Bahamas and Caribbean and wrote numerous cruising guides to those waters. She is one of eight Cape Horn 40s built in Miami in 1978, two of which have made trans-Atlantic crossings. Her current owner has overseen extensive renovations and improvements which have been made by professional craftsmen under his direct supervision. Her comfortable, well-appointed interior, featuring numerous updates, a large aft cabin with adjacent aft head, completely redesigned galley, and spacious main cabin will make her an excellent choice for a couple who wish to live aboard or sail the seven seas.
