Everyone said that it couldn't be done, but here it is! A 25-foot, rugged, trailerable, pocket cruiser of traditional lines carrying a full keel and full headroom, designed for the long voyage. It is possible to purchase a small boat suited to limited coastal cruising without much difficulty, but when one begins to think of extended off-shore cruising, it is difficult to find a small boat that is suitable. Several noted naval architects were asked to accept the assignment. All but one refused with the typical comments, "Stretch it out" or "You can't do what you're trying to do in a 25-footer." Eliot Spalding, N.A. said, "Yes it can be done." Thus the Eastsail emerged as a world cruising cutter.