Hurley 22

Some would say dated but when Ian Anderson designed a new small cruiser for George Hurley in the early 1960's he achieved a very competent and attractive yacht that's hard to criticise. The Hurley 22 is of it's time for sure, but it's difficult to point to a bad line or awkward angle on on the entire boat.

 With an impressive 40% ballast ratio this is a yacht that is good at sea when it gets rough, something to which multiple trans-Atlantic crossings have paid testament.

While the interior suffers like so many British boats from too many berth syndrome, it would make a comfy weekender for a couple. 

What's not to like, these days cheap as chips, very solidly built, small enough to get into crowded moorings, easy to keep and if you wanted to go off for a single handed jaunt across Biscay or the Atlantic plenty of folk have gone before you.