Design and Construction
The 767's hull is a GRP sandwich laminate with foam core, vacuum-infused with epoxy, and the deck follows the same infused-polyester route with an Airex blade core. Rosewest keeps the composite build light and slippery, and the visual language is anything but traditional: a pronounced reverse sheer, conspicuously negative deck rake, and hard-set chine edges give her a sharp canoe bow and a wide, flat aft section. The hull color can be ordered in pearl gray, cream, red, green, blue, or black, and the creamy-white deck is laid with synthetic teak slats jointed in black. Retractable stainless-steel mooring cleats and flush deck gear keep the topsides clean, while the kick-up rudder pivots on a single point at its casing head.
Rig and Handling
The boat is rigged as a solent with a far-aft mast roughly in the center, a self-tacking jib on a curved track, and no backstay. The standard aluminium rig from AG+ carries a squarehead mainsail and a pair of spreaders, though a carbon mast is offered as an option. Writing in YACHT, test sailors found the boat sails remarkably stiffly, and on the water she logged 6.2 knots at a 90-degree tacking angle, with separate trials recording 5 to 5.5 knots upwind and over 7 knots offwind. The single rudder proved nice and responsive. A known point from the YACHT test of hull number one was an extremely rigid untapered aluminium mast that was almost untrimmable; the builder planned a thinner, more flexible profile from AG+ for later boats. The tiller drew a complaint for being unnecessarily short.
Accommodations
Below the huge forward sunpad lies a completely enclosed foredeck cabin with two lengthwise berths, four lockers, and a chemical heads. The interior is not cosy and has no windows or ventilation, but the berths offer good sleeping length and width for one- or two-night stops. The cockpit is immense, with bench seats whose cushions have folding backrests, two large lockers, and a table recessed into the sole that rises on X-legs. A large cockpit locker in the sole swallows fenders and gear, and the self-draining cockpit is finished in synthetic teak.
Equipment and Systems
The standard sail plan includes a full-batten mainsail, self-tacking jib, and a rollable Code Zero, with a furling gennaker available on a below-deck furler. The 350kg hydraulic swing keel lifts in about 20 seconds and has an inbuilt fuse so it automatically raises if you hit the beach too quickly. The retractable outboard — a Torqeedo electric or 5hp petrol — is offset to avoid the rudder, hinges into a sealed stern locker, and a box seals the transom slot under way; one Torqeedo battery gives two hours of motoring and powers the keel. Telescopic swim steps retract into the transom, and Seasmart recessed deck fittings let you clip fenders one-handed.
The Verdict
The Cape Cod 767 is a fresh-thinking 25-footer that delivers genuine beachable, trailerable versatility without surrendering sailing performance. Her hydraulic centerboard, flush deck gear, and recessed cabin make her unusual in a crowded daysailer field, and the build is purposefully light. The trade-offs are real: the enclosed forepeak is ventless and sparse, and early boats carried an untrimmable mast.
Pros
- Hydraulic swing keel drops draft to 9 inches and auto-fuses on grounding
- Light infused composite build, easy to trail and launch without a crane
- Stiff, quick hull with responsive single rudder and solent self-tacking rig
Cons
- Enclosed cabin has no windows or ventilation
- Early aluminium mast was almost untrimmable; tiller criticized as too short
