Samson Sea Breeze

Description

The Samson Sea Breeze (also seen as Seabreeze or variations like Samson Seabreeze 56) appears to be a larger ferro-cement ocean cruising sailboat from the Samson Marine Design lineup, typically in the 50–56 ft range, built primarily as a heavy-displacement ketch or sloop for long-distance voyaging and liveaboard use, featuring robust construction, spacious interiors, good heavy-weather performance, and substantial tankage/fuel/water capacity suited to extended offshore passages despite modest light-air speed due to its weight and ferro hull. Designed under the Samson Marine Design Enterprise Ltd. umbrella (often credited to C.F. Norris or similar in-house/group efforts, like many Samson models), these were sold as plans/kits for owner- or professional-builds, predominantly in ferro-cement (with rare fiberglass examples); construction was decentralized and project-based during the 1970s–1990s ferro boom, resulting in low production numbers—likely only a handful to a few dozen across sizes/variants, with individual examples like a 1992 56 ft ferro ketch documented in sales listings.