A yacht to dream about: The Focus 800



11:41 PM Fri 17 Dec 2010 GMT
'Focus 800 at full speed' .
Crossing oceans may be a fantastic experience and achievement, but setting off for a simple day sail in a superbly crafted piece of good naval design must be the apogee of sailing experiences, and even better if you can do it single handed. And that's just what the Focus 800 is all about... The Focus 800 is nothing if not an eye-catcher, with superb sailing characteristics, comfortable, stable, and so easy for a single-hander. It even has an inboard engine, for the sake of convenience, and a very well designed cockpit. While she looks like a traditional sailing craft, in ...


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by Des Ryan





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