Yachting Monthly

OWNERS’ EXPERIENCES

LEGATO (2007)

Russ and Sharon Stuart bought UK-built Legato, a shoal draft, fin-keeled Legend 36, in 2016.

‘She was originally berthed in Dartmouth where I think she was used primarily as a West Country cottage, so she was little used. The second owner did some excellent upgrades, including replacing all the seacocks and having the hull Coppercoated,’ explained Russ.

‘Being fairly well equipped when we got her we waited a while before deciding what we might change or replace. At the end of our first season

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