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SUNCOAST ESCAPADE is a Whitby 42 Center Cockpit Ketch. She was Cruising World Magazine’s “Bluewater Boat of the Year” from 1977 until 1986.
Designer: Ted Brewer
Builder: Whitby Boat Works, Whitby, Ontario, Canada, (Hull Number 93)
Year Built: 1976
Rig Type: Ketch
Construction: Fiberglass with encapsulated modified full keel
Length: 44 feet
Air Draft: 57 feet
Auxiliary Power: Ford Lehman 80hp inboard diesel
She spent most of her life, until 2012, in Canada. In 2012, she was sailed down the East Coast of the United States from Canada and made the jump over to the Bahamas and then back over to Ft. Lauderdale. In 2015, Captain Richie purchased her in Ft. Lauderdale and spent a year refinishing the interior and upgrading her many systems to make her a modern, reliable, cruising vessel. Prior to becoming a strictly charter vessel, this was his primary residence for many years and creating many memories on his sailing a cruising adventures.