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Most trawler-type yachts generally conform to a sound, seaworthy style that has been developed and refined over the years, adding comfort and finishing to workboat and fishing-boat heritage. But what if you wanted to start from scratch to design a cruising yacht? What would you come up with?

This was the question that exercised the mind of Sietse Koopmans, the Dutchman who, after years of building cruising boats, developed and built the range

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