[1][2][3] The design was built by Seafarer Yachts in Huntington, New York in the United States, starting in 1976, but it is now out of production.

It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin or optional shoal draft keel.

[3] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "the first of a long line of McCurdy & Rhodes designs for Seafarer Fiberglass Yachts of Huntington, NY ...

Best features: The coaming on the early boats ... curled up over the cabin-top to ease attachment of a weather-tight dodger, a great convenience when cruising in rainy weather.

We recommend sticking with the 'high performance' version—which can't be expected to match her comp[etitor]s upwind pointing ability, since she's just not deep enough.