Hunter has been building innovative sailboats since the early 1970s, offering a mix of performance, comfort, and affordability. From weekend cruisers to bluewater-capable yachts, Hunter’s lineup has something for every sailor
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Dufour 385 Grand Large: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Dufour 385 Grand Large arrived in the mid-2000s as a purpose-built performance cruiser: a boat conceived to blend comfortable family cruising with sprightly sailing characteristics. Designed by Umberto Felci (with Patrick Roséo noted on some decks and layout options) and built by Dufour Yachts from about 2005 onward, it …
Hunter 216: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 216 is a compact, trailerable daysailer that was conceived as a sporty, easily handled boat for weekend sailors and club racers rather than as a liveaboard cruiser. Designed by Glenn Henderson and introduced by Hunter Marine in the early 2000s, it targets owners who want the convenience of …
Hunter 23: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 23 was introduced in the mid-1980s as a compact but versatile sailboat designed primarily for coastal cruising and weekend sailing. Built by Hunter Marine, a company well known for producing accessible and family-friendly yachts, the 23 was aimed at sailors who wanted the freedom of trailerability combined with …
Hunter 240: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 240 was introduced in the late 1990s as a trailerable, family-oriented weekender that aimed to make coastal cruising accessible without the hassle of a fixed-keel boat. Built by Hunter Marine and shaped by the company’s in-house design team, it paired a fractional B&R sloop with an innovative water-ballast …
Hunter 25: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 25 is a compact, trailerable coastal cruiser that was introduced in the 1970s as an affordable, family-friendly pocket cruiser with a fairly conservative, easy-care sail plan. Designed by John Cherubini and Bob Seidelmann and built by Hunter Marine beginning in the early 1970s, the hull aimed to balance …
Hunter 26.5: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 26.5 is a mid-1980s American racer-cruiser intended for weekend coastal cruising and casual club racing. Built by Hunter Marine between 1985 and 1987 and attributed to the in-house Hunter Design Team, it arrived during a decade when light-displacement, fractional-rig sloops with workable interiors were winning over first-time owners …
Hunter 27 Edge: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 27 Edge is a compact, trailerable motorsailer that deliberately blurs the line between a practical daysailer, a small coastal cruiser and a planing runabout. Designed by the Hunter design team and marketed as “TheEDGE,” it first appeared in the mid-2000s and was built by Hunter Marine (later Marlow-Hunter) …
Hunter 27: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 27 is a classic American sailboat designed primarily as a coastal cruiser, introduced in the late 1970s by Hunter Marine, a builder known for producing affordable, user-friendly boats. Conceived by the accomplished naval architect John Cherubini, this model targeted the recreational sailor looking for an accessible yet capable …
Hunter 28.5: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 28.5 is a mid-1980s American cruiser-racer aimed at sailors who want a forgiving, relatively roomy weekend boat that will also be competitive in club racing. Designed by the Hunter design team and produced by Hunter Marine beginning in 1985, the 28.5 sits squarely in the era when builders …
Hunter 29.5: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 29.5 is a compact, mid-1990s cruiser-oriented design from Hunter Marine that aimed to give coastal sailors an easy-to-handle boat with a surprisingly roomy interior and respectable light-air performance for its length. Designed by Rob Mazza and the Hunter design team and introduced in the mid-1990s, the 29.5 was …
Hunter 290: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 290 was introduced around 1999–2002 by Hunter Marine as a compact coastal cruiser aimed at weekenders and small families who wanted maximum usable space in a trailerable-ish footprint. Designed by the in-house Hunter design team and offered with features unusual for its size—two private cabins, a real navigation …
Hunter 30: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 30 emerged in the mid-1970s as part of Hunter Marine’s push to offer affordable, comfortable cruising sailboats to the American market. Designed primarily for coastal cruising rather than offshore passagemaking, it quickly found favor with sailors who wanted a manageable, family-friendly yacht without sacrificing basic performance. Over the …
Hunter 31: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 31 is a compact cruiser designed in the early 1980s by Cortland Steck and built by Hunter Marine in the United States beginning in 1983. It was conceived as a family-oriented coastal cruiser with sporting lines and simple, user-friendly systems: an easy-to-handle masthead sloop intended to be single-handed …
Hunter 326: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 326 is a purpose-built coastal cruiser introduced by Hunter Marine in 2001 and designed by Glenn Henderson to give couples and small families a modern, easy-to-handle 32-foot platform with sensible accommodations and straightforward systems. It sits in the “cruiser with a performance bias” category: not a racer, not …
Hunter 33: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 33 is a well-regarded cruising sailboat designed primarily for comfortable coastal and moderate offshore cruising. Introduced by Hunter Marine in the late 1970s, with production spanning into the mid-1980s, this model was designed by John Cherubini, a respected naval architect known for blending performance with practical cruising features …
Hunter 336: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 336 is a mid-1990s coastal cruiser built by Hunter Marine and designed by Rob Mazza, aimed at owners who wanted maximum live-aboard comfort and easy handling in a compact, affordable package. It was conceived as a family-friendly cruiser rather than a club racer: wide beam, a big cockpit …
Hunter 34: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 34 was introduced in the early 1980s by Hunter Marine, designed as a performance-oriented cruiser for the coastal sailor who still valued comfort at anchor. Conceived during a period when American builders were pushing to make affordable yet spacious family cruisers, it was aimed at the sailor who …
Hunter 35 Legend: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 35 occupies a clear niche as a mid-size coastal cruiser designed in the late 1980s and early 1990s under the Hunter Marine (later Marlow-Hunter) umbrella. The model family most buyers encounter in the U.S. is the Legend/35.5 lineage: a fiberglass, fin-keel, fractional-sloop that was marketed as a comfortable …
Hunter 356: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 356 arrived at the turn of the century as Hunter Marine’s answer to buyers who wanted roomy, easy-to-handle coastal cruisers with a modern look and generous accommodations. Designed by Glenn Henderson and introduced around 2000, the 356 was presented as a cruising-first boat with a performance-minded hull and …
Hunter 36 Legend: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 36 Legend arrived in the early 2000s as Hunter Marine’s answer to cruisers who wanted a modern, voluminous 36-footer with simple handling. Designed by Glenn (Glen) Henderson and introduced around 2001, the Legend is positioned clearly as a cruising boat — not a race machine — aimed at …
Hunter 36: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 36 is a family-oriented cruising sailboat that first appeared as a John Cherubini–designed production yacht in the early 1980s; it was built as a purposeful cruiser with enough performance to satisfy weekend racers and blue-water aspirants alike. Over the decades the “36” name has been reused by Hunter …
Hunter 37 Cutter: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 37 Cutter is a late-1970s/early-1980s blue-water–capable cruising design from Hunter Marine intended for serious coastal cruising and offshore passages—designed by John Cherubini and built with solid, conservative seakeeping in mind. The design was developed for owners who wanted a robust, traditional-lined 37-foot cruiser that could carry stores and …
Hunter 38: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 38 is a mid-size family cruiser introduced by Hunter Marine in 2004 and drawn by Glenn Henderson with the explicit aim of blending easy, user-friendly deck ergonomics and interior liveability with noticeably improved sailing performance compared with the company’s earlier designs. Conceived as a comfortable coastal cruiser for …
Hunter 41 DS: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 41 DS is a modern deck-salon cruising yacht introduced by Hunter Marine in the mid-2000s and penned by designer Glenn Henderson as part of Hunter’s move toward roomy, family-friendly cruisers. It was conceived primarily as a coastal to near-offshore cruiser: comfortable below, easy to handle up top with …
Hunter 410: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 410 is a late-1990s/early-2000s production cruising yacht from Hunter Marine intended primarily as a comfortable offshore-capable cruiser with an emphasis on liveaboard comfort rather than racing performance. Designed in the Hunter Design Team tradition and introduced around 1998–2002, the 410 followed the company’s move toward larger, roomier boats …
Hunter 420: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 420 is a center-cockpit cruiser developed by the Hunter Design Team and produced by Hunter Marine between the late 1990s and the early 2000s. Conceived as a comfortable family cruiser rather than a club racer, the 420 blends a roomy, liveable interior with a sailplan (the B&R fractional …
Hunter 44 AC: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 44 AC arrived in the early 2000s as Hunter Marine’s response to owners who wanted a roomy, easily handled coastal cruiser that still sailed with a bit of zip. Designed by Glenn Henderson and produced as part of Hunter’s family of 44-foot hull variants (aft-cockpit, deck-salon and center-cockpit …
Hunter 45 DS: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 45 DS was designed as a comfort-first cruising yacht that blends roomy, light-filled accommodations with straightforward handling for short-handed crews. Launched in the mid-2000s by Hunter Marine, the Deck Salon (DS) variant targeted cruising couples and families who wanted exceptional interior volume, abundant natural light and easy living …
Hunter 460: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Hunter 460 arrived on the market in the late 1990s as a purpose-built cruiser from Hunter Marine (now Marlow-Hunter), designed by the in-house Hunter design team to appeal to couples and small families seeking comfortable coastal and extended cruising rather than hard-core club racing. Its design intent emphasizes easy …
Marlow-Hunter 31: Sailboat Data, In-depth Review & Buying Tips
The Marlow-Hunter 31 is a modern, compact cruiser introduced by Hunter (under the Marlow-Hunter brand) in the mid-2010s as a family-oriented coastal cruiser that trades big-boat conveniences for manageable size and ease of handling. Designed by Glenn Henderson with input from David Marlow, the 31 was marketed as a comfortable, …
