Eidos is my well loved and treasured liveaboard magic carpet. She is a rare classic, an East Orient cutter, 32 feet in length, designed by a well-known Canadian designer, Ted Brewer, and built in Taiwan in 1980. She was also marketed as Union 32 and Shearwater 32 and has been compared to a Tayana, a Pacific Seacraft, and a Southern Cross. Some people confuse her with a Hallberg-Rassy. According to some sources, only about 40 of these designs have been built. Since the early fiberglass boats were hand laid, it seems that the company could not compete price wise with the cheaper, mass produce... read more

The Advantage 44 is a performance cruising catamaran designed by J Shuttleworth and built by Bader Catamarans in Germany. Fellow sailors call it the „little gunboat“. It is not suitable for people who want to buy a Lagoon or Fountain Pajot. Other than many other catamarans it can sail upwind and still offers a spacious interieur due to the hull design and the rigg layout. With its slim hulls, high mast and little weight (7t) it can sail fast even upwind due to its center daggerboard. The hull is made of Sandwhich with closed cell foam and the inner layer of the Sandwhich is about 5... read more