A true icon of the “British way of sailing,” Snowgoose boats are no longer manufactured but regularly appear on the used market. The freeboard is moderate, the wide roof maintains a fairly smooth profile, and the draft is shallow, as is the resulting height of the cockpit. A streamlined bow—a sort of third central hull—stiffens the bottom and cushions the impact of waves. The lack of cabin headroom isn’t the boat’s strong suit, but if you can accept that, you’ll love everything else: shallow draft, moderate beam allowing navigation on inland waterways, surprising livability, remarkable build quality, and a fairly low center of gravity that contributes to the boat’s reassuring stability.
This particular boat underwent its first refit in 2022, featuring a major modification: the replacement of the central lift-out engine with two new 21-chevaux NANNI Saildrive engines, along with an increase in fuel tank capacity.The current owner continued to modernize the boat by replacing the standing and running rigging in 2022, upgrading the electronics to the latest standards in 2023, installing solar panels, and adding a rigid bimini top with full-length covers in 2025.
Exceptionally well-maintained, this vessel—equipped with scuba tank racks and a kayak—is ready to set sail immediately for the world’s best dive sites.