"I wouldn't buy a boat that I didn't think we could win with," says Richie Shulman, who bought a new IMX-45 last year, won his class at Block Island Race Week, and was the overall winner of the Marblehead Halifax Ocean Race. "I looked at everything before I decided on the IMX-45," he says. Shulman is picky because he's used to winning, and he's used to cruising in comfort, having campaigned and cruised a Swan 44 and 51. Want a stamp of approval for a racer/cruiser? Shulman's buying decision, backed up by two impressive wins, should do.
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