On gybing to a beam reach, the yacht swung smoothly, shifting quickly into high gear. Bearing away onto a run, Mistral flattened out and sailed smoothly on her lines. Driving the boat to weather was achieved with fingertip steering. The design felt nicely balanced and powerful, and can be readily set up for singlehanding. Back at the dock Returning to dock under auxiliary, I found engine noise below unobtrusive.
Sound insulation is fitted on all engine compartment panels.
A Racor fuel-water separator and raw water heat exchanger are standard. The ample 50-gallon fuel tank, with chart table fuel gauge, should provide a good motoring range. The engine compartment is large enough to accommodate most maintenance chores with relative ease. The stuffing box is reached through a removable side-panel. Vacuum-bag technique is used in manufacturing.