STRAVAIGIN is a wonderful example of the Lyle Hess-designed and Sam Morse-built Bristol Channel Cutter 28, a classic pocket bluewater cruiser with a reputation far larger than her length overall. Built from a hull-and-deck package purchased by a Maine schooner captain, she was ultimately completed by Apache Marine under the direction of shipwright Bill Buchholt and launched in 2009.
She is reported to have been completed to Morse factory standards using components supplied by Cape George Marine after Cape George acquired the Sam Morse molds. STRAVAIGIN is described as the last hull done at the Morse factory in Costa Mesa, giving her an especially compelling place in the Bristol Channel Cutter story.
Her owners sailed her from Maine to Grenada, throughout the Caribbean, and back to Florida, using the boat only about three months per year. She is now on the hard in Indiantown, Florida and ready for her next adventure, with good canvas, recently completed varnish, recent engine service, Coppercoat bottom protection, and the distinctive Morse trim-tab self-steering system.
Key Features:

Last Bristol Channel Cutter 28 reported to have been done at the Sam Morse factory in Costa Mesa
Lyle Hess-designed, Sam Morse-built Bristol Channel Cutter with classic offshore pedigree
Completed by Apache Marine under shipwright Bill Buchholt and launched in 2009
Yanmar 29 HP diesel with approximately 1,125 hours; recently serviced
Unique Morse trim-tab self-steering system
Coppercoat bottom protection; light sanding required year after year
Good canvas, recently completed varnish, and a well-maintained presentation
Forespar mast and boom with cutter rig, high-cut Yankee, staysail, triple-reef mainsail, and unused asymmetric spinnaker