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Weyalan · 11-08-2008, 16:09

My partner's parents live-aboard full-time on a steel Adams 40'. It is the centre-cockpit, cutter rigged, lifting centreboard (for shoal draft) version. They are in their 60's, but have no problem sailing the boat 2-up anywhere they want to go (mostly up and down the east coast of Australia). I spent a couple of weeks on board with them; the boat seemed to perform relatively well, both upwind and downwind, and under motor, considering it is a steel boat with full live-aboard gear and we were 4 adults + 2 kids on board. So the Adams 40 gets my vote.

11-08-2008, 16:09	#5
Weyalan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tasmania Boat: VandeStadt IOR 40' - Insatiable Posts: 1,260	My partner's parents live-aboard full-time on a steel Adams 40'. It is the centre-cockpit, cutter rigged, lifting centreboard (for shoal draft) version. They are in their 60's, but have no problem sailing the boat 2-up anywhere they want to go (mostly up and down the east coast of Australia). I spent a couple of weeks on board with them; the boat seemed to perform relatively well, both upwind and downwind, and under motor, considering it is a steel boat with full live-aboard gear and we were 4 adults + 2 kids on board. So the Adams 40 gets my vote.