She is a Van de Stadt 40’ — an awesome motor-sailer and a seriously comfortable sea-going sailing yacht. Van de Stadt has an outstanding reputation for seaworthy, well-engineered designs, and the this boat is a great example of what they do best. Professionally built in welded steel by Steel Technique in the UK in 1992, she is the work of a well-known and respected designer. She has been well cared for by all four owners from new. The first couple built the yacht and sailed and lived aboard her for around 15 years. She then spent time as a liveaboard and sailing boat making trip... read more