There is a 1985 Deerfoot 72 on the market, apparently built by Dencho Marine. This design is not listed in your “Milestones.” Is this one of your boats? Any info on quality or issues? Even though it is newer, it is priced considerably less than Wakaroa (it is clear from the pictures that the interior finishes are not nearly of the same quality). Thanks for any info you can provide. Mark
Hi Mark: This is the only boat to our designs that we did not build. When she originally went into the water we sailed on her with the Owners (friends) and she was quite quick downwind–which is what she was optimized for. She has since done a circumnavigation. Her original interior fit-out and systems were not to our standards, and she has been refit numerous times since her original build, so I cannot give you much information. I do know that she has sold in the past at a substantial discount to the boats on which we controlled the build, so she might offer a lot of performance and space for the money. Regards–Steve Dashew
Posted by Steve Dashew (November 30, 1999)
