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 considered one of the best small cruisers ever built, the Kadey-Krogen 42.

You can read Steve’s story here