"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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I'm on the LIS and there are a lot of those boats with those lines
here; enough that they sort of blend into eachother and you can get
confused as to which is which.

Boats weren't actually built to the CCA rule back then. Rather designers
built boats that followed the conventional design wisdom of the times, and
the rule was devised to avoid penalizing such "cruising" boats. So, yes,
boats from that era did tend to resemble each other: active sheer lines,
low freeboard, narrow beams, curved overhanging bow, bustle in the rear,
etc. But at least around here they are absolutely unique. We have tons of
Beneteaus, Catalinas, Hunters, O'Days, Pearsons, etc. lining our docks, and
a CCA-period boat certainly looks unique by comparison. YMMV out there on
the Right Coast, where more of such boats persist.

That's not to say that they aren't
pretty boats. They are. But if you want a boat that looks different and
sails well....look to a Beneteau 35s5, Swan 36 or even a Freedom 35
with it's cool rig. In you want modern sailing capability mixed with
more classic lines...then an Alerion 28 or 37/38 (either version).

I agree that the Alerions look different--attractive--but disagree with the
25s5, Swan 36, or the Freedom 35. Yeah, they aren't quite like the other
boats of the same age, but they are close enough to be indistinguishable
unless the observer's eye is well-versed in boat models and brands. We saw
a 36 Swan in the BVI some years ago. It was moored two boats from us, and I
thought it was attractive, but couldn't immediately name it. Others on our
boat came up with wrong names, and I finally jumped into the dink and
motored over to see what it was. That window over the top of the coach roof
gave it away as I got closer. If it weren't for that, I'm not sure I could
have identified it. And I think Freedoms look a lot like Catalinas, etc.
Your boat is more distinctive than either of those two examples.

Max