Bring on the summer

An exert from a Hurley 20 review by Alistair Buchan.

"For a small yacht, the Ian Anderson designed Hurley 20 is a wolf in sheeps clothing. Broad reaching in a force six with a rolled main and storm jib she made a creditable six knots so quietly an eight year old could (and did) take the helm, but swap the jib for a genoa and we travelled from surf to surf with the log swinging between eight and nine knots. Beating into a character building force seven gusting eight, her long boomed masthead rig covered four miles over the ground in less than an hour. Yet close reaching in a force four the helm was so well balanced it could be left for an hour at a time. It adds up to a fast,safe cruiser which can be sailed by the family and will not disgrace you round the cans."

I just want to get out and play 8D