Mystic Sailboats

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Model ↕	Listings ↓	Year Built ↕	LOA (ft) ↕	Beam (ft) ↕	Draft (ft) ↕	Disp. (lbs) ↕	Hull ↕	Designer ↕	Rig ↕	Keel ↕

Mystic 60	7 for sale	1987	60 ft	16.25 ft	7.83 ft	45,000 lbs	Monohull	German Frers	Cutter	Fin
Mystic 30	2 for sale	1978	33.67 ft	10.25 ft	4.33 ft	9,500 lbs	Monohull	Peter Legnos	Cutter	Fin
Mystic Catboat 20	1 for sale	1974	20 ft	8 ft	4.25 ft	3,000 lbs	Monohull	Peter Legnos	Cat Rig	Centerboard
Mystic 21	1 for sale	1955	21.33 ft	6.83 ft	2.5 ft	2,060 lbs	Monohull	Robert Tucker	Masthead Sloop	Twin
Mystic River Catboat	—	—	15 ft	7 ft	3.5 ft	475 lbs	Monohull	Peter Legnos	Cat Rig	Centerboard
Mystic Ali Cat	—	—	20 ft	7.58 ft	6.25 ft	2,200 lbs	Monohull	Peter Legnos	Cat Rig	Centerboard
Mystic Mini-Ton	—	1977	21.5 ft	8.5 ft	4 ft	1,850 lbs	Monohull	Bruce Kirby	Fractional Sloop	Fin
Mystic 23.5	—	1996	23.33 ft	8.53 ft	4.27 ft	3,086 lbs	Monohull	Javier Soto Acebal	Fractional Sloop	Fin
Mystic 10-3	—	—	26.58 ft	10.25 ft	4.33 ft	8,000 lbs	Monohull	Peter Legnos	Cutter	Fin
Mystic 76	—	1996	75.98 ft	20.9 ft	11.65 ft	105,197 lbs	Monohull	Julian Everitt	Fractional Sloop	Centerboard

"Mystic" is not a single sailboat brand. At least three unrelated builders on three continents have used the name independently, and a fourth appears in catalog records besides -- a Connecticut catboat yard, a British custom-yacht partnership, and an Argentine cruiser-racer line, with nothing beyond the word itself connecting them. A used "Mystic" listing could be any of them.

Origins and ownership

Peter Legnos founded LBI in Groton, Connecticut, in May 1971. In its early years the company designed, manufactured, and marketed more than 300 sailboats and commercial powerboats before moving out of boatbuilding in 1986.

In Britain, Cygnus Marine was established in Falmouth, Cornwall, on the Tregoniggie Industrial Estate in 1972. Its Bluewater Projects division later built Mystic hulls for a separate company, Alan Morgan Yachting, before Cygnus sold Bluewater to Royston as its three directors approached retirement. Cygnus Marine's own account of its history states that, though the company no longer operates, its boats remain in service across the UK and its molds continue producing vessels under a different brand name.

In Argentina, naval architect Javier Soto Acebal designed two more Mystic models, both built by Oceantech -- unrelated to either the Connecticut or the British line.

Lines and generations

Legnos's Connecticut yard sold its designs under several model names -- the Mystic Cat, Mystic 30, Mystic Ali Cat 20, and Mystic River Cat 15. The fiberglass Mystic Catboat 20, built with a centreboard keel, ran from 1974 to 1987. Catalog records separately credit a wood-built Mystic 21 to British designer Robert Tucker, dating to the mid-1950s -- decades before Legnos's yard existed, and unconnected to it.

Cygnus Marine's Bluewater Projects division built the Mystic 55 and three examples of the Mystic 60 for Alan Morgan Yachting.

Soto Acebal's Argentine designs are the Mystic 235, dated 1996, and the Mystic 200, dated 1999 -- both of which Oceantech also sold under a second name, as the Malbec 240 and Malbec 200.

Who Mystic is for

A buyer after a small New England catboat wants the Legnos-built line; one after a custom bluewater cruiser wants the Alan Morgan Yachting/Cygnus Marine 55 or 60; and one shopping in Argentina should recognize the Mystic 235 and 200 by their Malbec badges as well. Confirming which builder, and which country, a listing traces back to matters more than the name on the transom.

Mystic Sailboats between 10 – 20 ft

Cat Rig

Mystic River Catboat

LOA: 15'
Beam: 7'
Draft: 3.5'
Disp.: 0k lb

Mystic Sailboats between 20 – 30 ft

Cat Rig

Mystic Ali Cat

LOA: 20'
Beam: 7.58'
Draft: 6.25'
Disp.: 2k lb

Cat Rig1974–87

Mystic Catboat 20

LOA: 20'
Beam: 8'
Draft: 4.25'
Disp.: 3k lb

LOA: 21.33'
Beam: 6.83'
Draft: 2.5'
Disp.: 2k lb

LOA: 21.5'
Beam: 8.5'
Draft: 4'
Disp.: 2k lb

Fractional Sloop1996

Mystic 23.5

LOA: 23.33'
Beam: 8.53'
Draft: 4.27'
Disp.: 3k lb

Cutter

Mystic 10-3

LOA: 26.58'
Beam: 10.25'
Draft: 4.33'
Disp.: 8k lb

Mystic Sailboats between 30 – 40 ft

Cutter1978–82

Mystic 30

LOA: 33.67'
Beam: 10.25'
Draft: 4.33'
Disp.: 10k lb

Median ask$ 19k

For sale2

Mystic Sailboats between 60 – 70 ft

Cutter1987

Mystic 60

LOA: 60'
Beam: 16.25'
Draft: 7.83'
Disp.: 45k lb

Median ask$ 375k

For sale7

Mystic Sailboats between 70 – 80 ft

Fractional Sloop1996–16

Mystic 76

LOA: 75.98'
Beam: 20.9'
Draft: 11.65'
Disp.: 105k lb

Frequently asked questions

01Is Mystic a single boatbuilder?+

No. At least three unrelated builders have used the name independently: a Connecticut catboat yard founded by Peter Legnos, a British custom-yacht partnership between Alan Morgan Yachting and Cygnus Marine, and an Argentine line designed by Javier Soto Acebal and built by Oceantech. Catalog records also credit a separate, earlier Mystic 21 to British designer Robert Tucker.

02Who built the Mystic Cat, Mystic 30, and other Legnos-designed models?+

03Who built the Mystic 55 and Mystic 60?+

Cygnus Marine, a shipyard established in Falmouth, Cornwall, in 1972, built the Mystic 55 and three Mystic 60s through its Bluewater Projects division for a separate company, Alan Morgan Yachting.

04Does Cygnus Marine still build the Mystic 55 and 60?+

No. Cygnus Marine sold its Bluewater Projects division to Royston as its three directors approached retirement, and Cygnus Marine itself no longer operates. Its existing boats remain in service across the UK, and its molds reportedly continue producing vessels under a different brand name.

05Why do some Mystic models also carry the Malbec name?+

In Argentina, naval architect Javier Soto Acebal designed the Mystic 235 (1996) and Mystic 200 (1999), both built by Oceantech. Oceantech sold the same two designs under a second name as well -- the Malbec 240 and Malbec 200, respectively.