Just look at this, and drool

And a lightweight too.She only displaces 6lbs.
Very pretty but a bit cramped.
I must admit the shape is a bit weird underwater.
 
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I agree. That underwater shape looks really quite odd. Neither a long keel 'tracker', nor a proper agile fin and skeg. Some almost 'wrong' by instinct.

It may the nagle of the photographs, but there appears to be a lot of the boat above the waterline proportional to the underwater shape.

The finish looks really good, doesn't it ? Owned by an experienced navigator, I guess, with a proper chart table, and some decent comms kit.

Should we offer to test it for the mags ? :-)
 
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sarabande said:
I agree. That underwater shape looks really quite odd. Neither a long keel 'tracker', nor a proper agile fin and skeg. Some almost 'wrong' by instinct.

It may the nagle of the photographs, but there appears to be a lot of the boat above the waterline proportional to the underwater shape.

The finish looks really good, doesn't it ? Owned by an experienced navigator, I guess, with a proper chart table, and some decent comms kit.

Should we offer to test it for the mags ? :-)
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On second glance it looks as though an extra bit has been added on to the keel. I'm obviously easily pleased I think the lines look lovely.
 
yes, you have better eyes than me ! It looks as if there's a large chunk of extra keel at the after end. Almost as if they had a trim tab (in the style of the 1970 IOR Admiral's Cuppers) and decided to fair it in. Most perculier !

Looking more carefully at the cockpit; it's going to be very uncomfortable without any canted seats, and the mainsheet winch will always be at angle where you can't really lean on it with power. Ditto for the genny wiches; they will always lean outwards. The deck lockers 'furniture" looks prone to snag clothes, and be uncomfortable to sit on.

The emergency steering wires and sheaves are almost guaranteed to snag loose sheets and guys just when it is needed most. Why aren't they covered to keep them clear and prevent ingress of of water ?

And so on. It's almost as if someone has scaled down a racing boat from 40 years ago, and not taken account of ergonomics, or technical advances in operational design.
 
IMO she's very pretty but I cant see any scuppers in the high toe rail/bullwark for water to drain off the decks. Does it all end up in the cock pit?

Time for another 'what welly debate' :-)
 
She gives me the impression that she is an absolute compromise.... neither a comfortable dayboat weekender or ocean going cruiser.
Her long fin with skeg show similarities to the Contessa 32 style, but with far less meat in the keel, her righting curve would probably be horendous in comparison.
The cabin windows may be vulnerable in a sea considering that a cubic metre of green stuff weighs in the region of 1 ton.
With such a mean bow she may wallow on a run with a spinnaker but the skeg may give some stability there. I bet she's not much more than 9foot beam??...8'6" it says...blimey thats similar to my Twister which is only 28ft.
She is a bit 'open' inside not allowing any great privacy for cruising or for the ladies to get private for a moment if required on a day sail yet plenty of ribs to trip over near the sole.
She is pretty though and I have always had a soft spot for wooden boats and although I wouldn't wish to sail oceans in her I would love the chance to sail her coastal.
 
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