Legendary Classic Boats: great 90s masterpieces (from 400K to 1.8M €)

To talk about Classic Boats in general sometimes misses the nuances and subtleties that each design phase entailed, as well as its evolutions and philosophies. We selected 300 projects of excellence, 300 models of historical value to celebrate and enhance. With this in mind, we now want to explore the topic as it deserves, contextualizing each project and each boat to its time. Here now is a series of in-depth articles, brief overviews of 20 legendary Classic Boats, their design canons and their evolution decade by decade. Here, then, are 5 legendary Classic Boats of the 1990s (presented in order of average value).

Legendary Classic Boats: The 1990s (pt.4)

With the advent of the 1990s, design is definitely approaching a new season. The advent of the new rating system, the IMS, begins to become more and more encumbered, and design canons are increasingly disrupted by the use of digital technologies, the adoption of “exotic” composite materials, and the introduction of new drifts, bulbs, and ballasts. We are on the cusp of one era as it mixes with another, producing boats that are increasingly high-performance and ever closer to our contemporary standards. Narrow, starry sterns, maximum beams amidships, and broad sweeps come to an end, and, as perhaps only 30 years earlier, boats now change dramatically. The maximum beams are now wider, set back from the center of the boat and much less tapered in coming toward the increasingly wide and “flattened” aft mirrors.

At the same time, materials change, and standard technologies reduce thicknesses in laminations immensely, ensuring extremely low weights, deeper appendages and less turbulence. In short, boats are tending toward “planing,” bulbs are beginning to depopulate, and arms are being fractionalized even where “masthead rigging” was not previously questioned. But more importantly, the era of digital technologies is being confirmed, with software entering the mainstream, leading to design canons that have never been so close to today’s standards.

5 Legendary Classic Boats of the 1990s

With these five Classic Boats, then, we begin to see five hulls that well represent the turn of the century. These are exceptional projects, boats that have ascended to iconic levels because of their qualities, achievements and/or success. Representing the “low” price range, among the legends of the “nineties,” here are five hulls between 390K and and Million and eight (1.8M) (average), perfect for small cruising, racing or champagne sailing.

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HALLBERG RASSY 46

Hallberg Rassy; 14.78 m; German Frers; 1995

Produced in over 130 examples, she is the second offspring of the H.R. / Frers pairing. Same safety and ease of operation as the first, but with extra large volumes to be ultra comfortable. In short, another round-the-world boat. In the year of the launch he won the Yacht of the Year award. Deserved.

Its AVERAGE VALUE is around 390,000. To find out its card and price range, open this LINK.

BALTIC 50

Baltic Yachts; 15.24 m; Tripp/Vismara; 1998

This is the late 1990s, Baltic turned around and relied on a dream team consisting of Italian Alessandro Vismara and American Bill Tripp. A design was born, produced in 11 examples, which is an example of a timeless boat, still relevant and splendid today.

Its AVERAGE VALUE is around €540,000. To find out its card and price range, open this LINK.

WAUQUIEZ 60

Wauquiez; 18.6 m; Ed Dubois; 1992

Livier Prouvost, at the time president of the Wauquiez Group, defined the 60′ as the haute couture of yachting. Whether one agrees with it or not, signed by Dubois, the Wauquiez 60 was indeed a boat that knew how to make its mark, a quality cruiser, with marine lines, powerful, and strong comfort in abundance. Peculiar is the high, wide-glazed deckhouse, a legacy of 1980s experimentation.

Its AVERAGE VALUE is around €690,000. To find out its card and price range, open this LINK.

SWAN 68

Nautor Swan; 20.63 m; German Frers; 1991

The legendary Nautor – Frers pair returned to work in 1991 and sealed a small major achievement: they brought out the Swan 68, a cruiser-racer of the finest pedigree. Sleek lines, classic flush deck “a la Swan,” semi-custom interior, and class to spare. Not to mention the performance, which is excellent. It will sell 24 units, no small numbers when we are talking about more than 20 meters out all. A must.

Its AVERAGE VALUE is around €940,000. To find out its card and price range, open this LINK.

SWAN 80

Nautor Swan; 24.9 m; German Frers; 1999

He was the icon of his time, a colossus among the swans of Pietarsaari. Signed Frers, strong with nearly 25 meters LOA and more than 310 square meters of sail area between mainsail and genoa, it is a machine designed to hybridize comfort and luxury with maximum performance. The hull is sleek, elegant, the deck very clean, obviously flush. A turn-of-the-century icon.

Its AVERAGE VALUE is around 1.8 million . To find out his card and price range, open this LINK.

The three steps to enhance your Classic Boat

Well, is your boat a Classic Boat? Now we explain how to dignify Classic Boats by Journal of Sailing and increase their value. We have created a network of professionals dedicated to precisely this enhancement.

• The first mandatory step in enhancing the value of a historic Classic Boat by Giornale della Vela is appraisal. We have identified two “top” appraisers(Davide Zerbinati and Danilo Fabbroni) who can draw up a real Classic Boat certification and see the historical value of the boat recognized. Only by careful analysis of the state of the property and its maintenance over the years, as well as checking that the original design has not been distorted, can its value be certified.
• Insurance is the second essential step, after the appraisal. Today it is difficult for an insurance company to value a boat that is at least 25 years old for its true value. With the Classic Boat initiative, once an appraisal is obtained from our two appraisers, the intrinsic value of the boat is also received by the insurance broker David Assicurazioni. And if the appraisal certified the boat’s excellent condition–the premium becomes more affordable! HERE you can find out more about insurance!
• Buying and selling is the third step that required dedicated professionals: we involved one of Italy’s leading brokers(Abayachting) capable of transposing the real value of each of the current 188 selected boats, both in the case of selling and buying. It helps you sell it or buy it at the best price by selecting the best buyer or buyer, performing an assessment of the boat’s condition.
• Our “dream team” of appraisers, insurers and brokers can be contacted with one click directly from the boat tabs (Link here).
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