and (we were told) won't leak when the boat is sailing. I went aboard a 

 Meridian at the New York Motor Boat Show in 1962 and was much im- 

 pressed with her. Price without sails is $5850. 



VITAL statistics: L.O. a. 24'9''; waterline ly'G"; beam 7'; draft 

 (keel) 3^3"; sail area 274 sq. ft.; power, 10-h.p, outboard in well; Cruising 

 Club of America rating 1961 17.8; Midget Ocean Racing Club 21.30. 



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NEW HORIZONS 



The 25-foot New Horizons sloop at the New York Motor Boat Show gave 

 impressive evidence of the thought given by Sparkman and Stephens, the 

 designers, and Ray Greene & Company, Inc. (508 S. Byrne Rd., Toledo 9, 

 Ohio), the builders, to every detail of the arrangements below. There is at 

 least as much room on this all-fiber-glass auxiliary as I have seen on any 

 boat of this size, including 6'2" headroom under the doghouse section of the 

 cabin. According to calculations made by Ray Greene and Company, the 

 use of fiber-glass plastic construction "permits an 18.1% increase in the 

 useable interior space by elimination of frames and other parts required in 

 wooden boats." There are two quarter-berths plus a double berth forward, a 

 galley, enclosed head, hanging locker, built-in ice chest, etc. 



Although a recent addition to the zooming classes of small cruising sloops, 

 at the time of writing 150 have been built, all but four for sailing in the 

 United States. Sailing areas include the Great Lakes, Eastern United States, 

 Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Alaska, Canada, and France. Besides her 

 facilities as a good family shoal-draft keel-centerboard cruiser, she looks 

 like a good sailer, and meets the Midget Ocean Racing Club requirements. 

 There is no class association at the time of writing, but Ray Greene & 

 Company is a valuable source of detailed information. Price is $9850 includ- 

 ing Dacron mainsail and jib. Ray Greene has a very complete list of added 

 optional equipment, including some "recommended," such as mattresses 

 costing $290, etc. From this it is easy to figure out what the total cost would 

 be to meet a buyer's full requirements. 



VITAL STATISTICS: L.O. A. 25'5''; watcrlinc 2i'3"; beam 7'9'' (within 

 trailable limits); draft without centerboard 3', with C.B. 6'5"; sail area 324 

 sq. ft.; weight 6030 lbs.; trailable (with special trailer); power, 25-h.p. 

 Universal Atomic Four. 



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