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The Maggie B is a fusion schooner - a combination of traditional design and modern technologies, says owner and captain, Frank Blair. Designer Nigel Irens says, "Whilst the boat will be perceived as having been inspired by traditional designs, the objective has simply been to create the kind of efficient and easily maintained vessel that is needed for world cruising."

The Maggie B has a moderate draft and carries a centre board. A clean and simple rig includes a boomless and overlapping foresail. Some of the wood required for the project was recycled from other sources and the material for her hull frames came from douglas fir beams from a mid-20th century warehouse in Philadelphia.

Accommodations on the Maggie B

Take a tour aboard the Maggie B

Here’s a short slideshow tour of the Maggie B’s accommodations. Or, view the photos, with descriptions, here:

Welcome aboard!