Since 2012, Soundings has featured a classic boat in every issue, each one beautifully drawn by Jim Ewing and accompanied by a rich description from contributor Steve Knauth. Since the holidays are a great time to dream about boats, we are featuring 12 classics from our files, a dozen designs with which to while away those dark winter nights. Today’s boat is a classic cruiser from a classic builder, the Grand Banks 42 Europa.

You can read Steve Knauth’s story here.