Irwin Yachts 65/68
Staysail Ketch · Keel/Cbrd. · First built 1981
A Ted Irwin-designed staysail ketch with a centerboard for shoal-draft cruising in a heavy, comfortable displacement
Designed by Ted Irwin.
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The Irwin Yachts 65/68, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.
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Sailed by the fleet
The crews aboard this model, and where they were last seen.
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Anchoring over the winter in Porto Heli (GR) with a visit to a spooky shipwreck #feeling55
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