- From 2 000 € for a hull to restore. The odds climb quickly to 8 000 € for a neat unit, ready to sail and race.
- 700 copies from 1963 to 1979
Even more than the privateer, muscadet has become a very trendy sailboat, to the point of seriously raising its second-hand rating.
Very lively in light weather, stiff to the canvas and very safe in bad weather (his deckchairs can no longer be counted), he passes with ease in any lapping.
When sailing downwind, its pinched rear requires a certain concentration at the helm, but it always goes fast. The cockpit is spacious and comfortable, but it is well protected and has a stern peak.
The facilities are very classic with four sea berths, a kitchen block and a chart table opposite each other and many storage spaces.
The diagnosis of Bateaux.com
Keelboat or dinghy? Prefer the first version, more efficient in the breeze for only 35 cm more draught... and a lot less trouble: rotten daggerboard, daggerboard and axle to change..
The fact remains that this keelboat is 40 to 50 years old, justifies a careful inspection. Its plywood construction requires careful maintenance. The weak points to check: the bow, the bottom of the cockpit and the area surrounding the ballast.
"We'll only forgive his ass if he shows everyone" . André Costa in 1963, then editor of the Auto-Journal
The benefits
- Very sailboat - dozens of deckchairs..
- Cruise/Regatta Program
- Capital sympathy
Disadvantages
- Safe but uncomfortable deck and cockpit layout
- Requires more care and time than a polyester unit
- Nothing is provided to facilitate swimming
But what does he miss?
A more convivial cockpit, a smaller genoa and a back skirt... but that we tasted Muscadet, we quickly forget these"details"!
The equivalent today?
Eric Henseval's Aviatieur 570 tries to represent modern Muscadet, but the original remains indéboulable.
