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Small cruiser specialSix small cruisers in a used boat test

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 27.05.2020

Small cruiser special: Six small cruisers in a used boat testPhoto: YACHT/Ben Scheurer
Sailing as different as they are below deck: The six test subjects
Becoming a yacht owner with around 5000 euros: A comparison of recommended used small cruisers. The test, part 1, in PDF download
From the left: Varianta 65, Neptun 22, Etap 22, Dehlya 22, Friendship 22, Jaguar 22Photo: YACHT/Ben Scheurer From the left: Varianta 65, Neptun 22, Etap 22, Dehlya 22, Friendship 22, Jaguar 22

They are not big, they are not new, and they usually need caring hands. But they do sail, they can still be trailered, but are perfectly suitable for the coast, and they offer space for up to four people plus a galley. Second-hand small cruisers are both inexpensive and extremely versatile. But what does the market offer, which models are suitable for whom, and what characterises them? What are the weak points and what do potential buyers need to look out for? The big used boat comparison test, part 1, pits them against each other: Etap 22, Dehlya 22, Friendship 22, Jaguar 22, Neptun 22 and Varianta 65.

You can read the big special in YACHT 20/2018, which is available in the DK shop, or you can download the first part of the comparison test directly via the link below.

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Small cruiser comparison test, 22 feet, part 1 (pdf)

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Fridtjof Gunkel

Fridtjof Gunkel

Deputy Chief Editor YACHT

Fridtjof Gunkel was born on Helgoland in 1962; he started his sailing career there in the Opti and quickly switched to keelboats. North Sea Week, Cowes Week and Kiel Week were early stops, followed by many years in the Admiral's Cup scene on the cuppers “Container” and “Rubin” World Championships and international regattas in the Starboat, with the mini-maxi “SiSiSi” and various tonner yachts as well as participation in the Whitbread Round the World Race were further formative stations, flanked by extensive cruising trips. Fridtjof Gunkel joined YACHT back in 1985 as part of a traineeship, where he later became Head of the Test & Technology department and then Deputy Editor-in-Chief around 25 years ago. He is also responsible for the regatta and sports section. Fridtjof Gunkel privately sails a performance/cruiser moored on the Baltic coast, his favorite areas are the eastern Swedish archipelago and Brittany.

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