ESQUIRE is a 1983 Newport 30 MKIII

Equipment includes the following: Roller-furled 135% Genoa, Jennaker, Garmin GPS, Humminbird Depthsounder, Edson Pedestal Wheel steering, Bombard AX 5000 RIB dinghy, Propane stove w/oven, folding cockpit table, dodger, Force 10 Propane BBQ, Jabsco Marine head with 22 gal holding tank, Universal diesel engine (providing hot, pressurized fresh water), 70 gal fresh water tank, 30 gal fuel tank. Esquire sleeps 4 comfortably and can accommodate 6 in the cockpit for day-sailing.

Recent improvements have included replacing the mainsail, standing rigging and wheel covers, installing an integrated SS bow-roller/stem piece, rebuilding the head, painting the hull with Awlgrip, installing a new VHF radio and CD player, and replacing the Genoa.

Statistics:LOA: 30’ 6”
LWL: 26’ 6”
Draft: 5’ 2”
Displacement: 8500#
Sail Area: 425ft²
Headroom: 6’ 4”
Designer: Gary Mull/C&C

Comments: Esquire sails well, is comfortable in almost all weather conditions and has enough room to accommodate 4 people comfortably when cruising and can even sleep 6 in a pinch. The T-shaped cockpit is large enough for day sailing with 6 and is very suitable for long-term cruising

Esquire has the fresh water storage and fuel capacity to allow her to cruise for several days at a time in remote places. Whether it be the Gulf Islands, San Juans or Desolation Sound, Esquire has enough room and comfort to cruise with a crew of four.

In local races Esquire has done very well against many other more highly-rated boats, so most club members prefer to race on Esquire. . A high performance foil-shaped solid cast-lead alloy keel gives the Newport 30 decent speed in all air conditions. This boat points well and has good speed downwind.

SILVER SWORD is a 1989 28' Hunter Sloop.  Hunters are designed to be easily handled by one or two people.  The deck layouts, sailplans, and standard equipment are designed and selected to make sailing easy and fun no matter what the conditions and our Hunter is no exception.  All her sheets and lines lead aft to the cockpit for easy single handed sailing.  Her walk-through transom allows for easy access to and from the dingy, the water or the dock.  Her wide 10'6" beam gives her the feeling in the cabin of a much larger boat and she can comfortably sleep six.