HOPPING to IT
Cruising World|November - December 2022
The Lyman-Morse LM46 performance cruiser Hopgrasser is a stirring rendition of the Maine builder’s new semicustom line.
 HERB MCCORMICK
HOPPING to IT

The cold front had passed overnight, and even though it was the middle of July, the fresh northwesterly off the coast of Camden, Maine, had the crisp, clear aura of an early-fall morning. In other words, it was a perfect day to go for a sail. Happily, given that I'd found myself aboard just about the ideal yacht to do so: a slick new Lyman-Morse LM46, a semicustom homegrown beauty constructed at the longtime Maine builder's facility in nearby Thomaston.

Hopgrasser, the first of two LM46s to emerge from the shed, was company president Drew Lyman's personal ride, so named by his young daughter, who'd found it linguistically challenging to put the "grass" in front of the "hop."

 The unique name is in keeping with a special, quite inimitable sailboat. Designed by New Zealander Kevin Dibley, a naval architect renowned for his flat-out race boats and graceful performance cruisers, the LM46’s objective is fourfold: light but solid build; handsome yet functional lines and accommodations; prowess in light, inshore breeze; and the power and strength for offshore sailing, including events such as the Newport Bermuda Race (which Hull No. 2, Arcadia, knocked off this past summer).

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