Fast Passage 39 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Cutter

LOA

39.5' · 12.04 m

Displ.

21,000 lbs · 9,525 kg

First year

1976

The Fast Passage 39 occupies a rarefied space in the pantheon of bluewater cruisers, representing a pinnacle of Pacific Northwest maritime engineering. Designed by the legendary William Garden and originally brought to life by Philbrook’s Boatyard in Sidney, British Columbia, this 39foot doubleender was conceived as a highperformance voyager capable of maintaining high average speeds in punishing conditions. Unlike the heavy, sluggish doubleenders of the mid20th century, the Fast Passage 39 utilized a more modern underwater profile, including a fin keel and a skeghung rudder, to achieve a balance of tracking stability and agility. While Philbrook’s produced the early, highlycoveted semicustom units, production later transitioned to Tollycraft in Washington State and eventually to Athena Yachts, resulting in approximately 40 to 50 hulls total. The model’s reputation was forever sealed when Francis Stokes sailed his Fast Passage 39, Mooneshine, to a secondplace finish in its class during the 198283 BOC Challenge, a singlehanded race around the world.