Vizcaino Bay action shot (600x450:68Kb)

Wanderlust is our 1978 Gulfstar aft-cockpit 37.

We bought her in May 2005 after the previous owners did a three-month hauled refit, spent the summer doing another full refit, left San Francisco in October and sailed more than 5000nm to Zihuatanejo, Mexico and back.

The Gulfstar 37 is a perfect couple's coastal cruiser; an ideal compromise between a fast modern boat (uncomfortable in strong weather) and a heavier full-keel cruiser (slow and unenjoyable to sail). Vizcaino Bay - the open stretch before Turtle Bay halfway down the Baja - is a place where you'll want a Gulfstar.

Wanderlust in beautiful Two Harbours (600x450:98Kb)

The Gulfstar 37 has a number of safety design items we were looking for:

• 19500# displacement to push through waves
• 8000# shoal-draft fin-keel with 4.8' draft
• thick uncored fiberglass hull
• large protected skeg-hung rudder
• keel-stepped mast with eight stays
• full masthead sloop rig
• solid 51HP Yanmar (4JH2E)
• marelon stopcocks on thru-hulls

At the same time, Wanderlust is fast and comfortable:

• PHRF 150
• 7.6kt hull speed (our max: 10.4kts surfing)
• standing headroom (I'm 6'2")
• (2006) new sunbrella interior
• lovely teak interior

Dorado for dinner! (600x450:113Kb)

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