Nordic Tugs

Nordic Tugs excel in two worlds; 1,000nm range at trawler speeds with fuel burn rates as low as 1GPH, or, when tested at factory sea trials, speeds in excess of 16 knots for all Nordic Tugs. It's nice to have a choice.

Men and women alike, are impressed upon their first inspection of a Nordic Tug. Men, especially, appreciate the space and systems organization in Nordic Tug's engine rooms and the quality of their construction and joinery work. Women recognize that a Nordic Tug's pilothouse includes them in the navigation/operation of the vessel and provides "first class" seating if they wish to just go along for the ride. They're no longer relegated to sit in the rear of the boat. The galley in every Nordic Tug offers more than 10' of counter space and commodious stowage for provisions. The happiest/luckiest man in the world is the one whose wife says, "I think we should buy a Nordic Tug."

You owe it to yourself to inspect a Nordic Tug before you buy any boat from 30' to 54'.

Valiant Yachts

Celebrating 30 Years of Yacht Making Excellence! Valiant Yachts are proudly hand-built in Texas, USA by the finest marine craftsmen anywhere. Valiants have long been widely recognized as the benchmark by which all other offshore cruising sailboats are measured. Valiant owners love their boats with an almost religious fervor. That’s not surprising, considering that the Valiant gives them a combination of characteristics summed up in the term that Valiant originally introduced: performance cruiser.

Designed in 1972 by a youthful naval architect Robert Perry and built only in America ever since, these yachts have earned their reputation the hard way -- one circumnavigation at a time. For three decades Valiant Yachts have shown their commitment to continual product evolution and refinement; in 2004 they are still the state-of-the-art in performance cruisers.

Valiant yachts offer something that most other so-called cruising boats still don't have – the ability to sail fast. The skeg-hung rudder and modified fin keel give the double-ended hull a unique level of quickness and maneuverability. This, combined with comfortable cruising interior and an exceptionally strong hull, makes Valiant a veritable sailing phenomenon.

In fact, Valiants have logged more circumnavigations and more short-handed ocean crossings than any other brand of sailboat ever built, bar none. They have logged more ocean miles - over 3-million! - than any other brand of sailboat ever built. It is no wonder that Sail America has inducted Valiant to the "American Sailboat Hall of Fame".

And even though they don't claim to be racing boats, Valiants have finished at the top of the fleets in some of the world’s most challenging races, including the Singlehanded Transatlantic and the BOC Challenge.

When you look at all the reasons, it isn't surprising that many new 42' and 50' owners are on their second Valiant, having upgraded from an earlier model (32', 37', 39', 40' or 47').

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