About Andante

Here are some photos and information about Andante. I’ll add more as time permits.

Original sales brochure from the mid-1980’s.

Andante is a musical tempo marking meaning "moderately slow." It translates from Italian as "at a walking pace" and accurately describes the steady if sometimes uninspired forward progress of a heavy cruising sailboat. I hope to share with you my continuing travels aboard the sailing vessel Andante, a 1988 Mason 44 cutter. During winter of 2021-22 I'm heading south from chilly New England for a solo adventure in warmer places. I'm confident this old girl (all 30,000 lbs of her) will get me there and back again. Moderately slowly.