Spirit 111 yacht

[Tradewinds]

Seen in Ipswich basin today. Stunning. Battery powered too.

 

[Marmalade]

How pretty is that!?!

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Glorious sight.

I think she has to judge the tide just right to get under the Orwell Bridge.

 

[michael_w]

Out of proportion IMHO. Stern overhang too long, bow snubbed, and not enough spring in the sheerline. You need Alfred Mylne to see how it should be done.

The Spirit is pretty nasty down below too.

 

[Aquaboy]

Was told by one of the designers she needs a big tide to get out of the basin, then will have to wait to clear the bridge.

 

[Yorkshire Exile]

Out of proportion IMHO. Stern overhang too long, bow snubbed, and not enough spring in the sheerline. You need Alfred Mylne to see how it should be done.

The Spirit is pretty nasty down below too.

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Maybe, but can you explain " not enough spring in the sheerline"? I've just not heard the phrase before.

 

[michael_w]

It's the amount of curvature in the deck/topsides join.

 

[Yorkshire Exile]

Good diagram, but what is 'spring' in the sheer please?

 

[Kukri]

Good diagram, but what is 'spring' in the sheer please?

Amount of curvature in the sheer line and how attractive it is. As a working rule, boats with shorter overhangs need more.

 

[michael_w]

Then you've got planar sheer. If you could turn the boat upside down at the right angle the sheerline would touch a straight surface for its entire length. Most boats have planar sheer because it looks right from all angles. For further explanation Bob Perry on Design is a good read for fellow sailing anoraks.

 

[Tradewinds]

Well it/she looked pretty good in the flesh to me - each to their own .

 

[Biggles Wader]

Well it/she looked pretty good in the flesh to me - each to their own .

Looks good to me too, but Im a renowned philistine.

 

[michael_w]

De gustibus non est desputandum.

 

[Simonpk]

I quite like, & looks like a bit of fun, the little one tied up to the rib.

 

[Tradewinds]

^^^
This is where it sits on the mother ship.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Out of proportion IMHO. Stern overhang too long, bow snubbed, and not enough spring in the sheerline. You need Alfred Mylne to see how it should be done.

The Spirit is pretty nasty down below too.

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Perhaps you would like to inform the forum how many yachts you have designed and sold.
Or were you just having a bad day ?

 

[Simonpk]

^^^
This is where it sits on the mother ship.

Awesome

 

[forelle541]

^^^
This is where it sits on the mother ship.

It was hanging off the back when we went past the other weekend.

 

[Aquaboy]

Just a shame about the mother ship!

 

[johnalison]

It's not a boat I know much about but isn't the little one an Illusion? They used to race them on a reservoir I once sailed. The skipper/navigator/sail trimmer/deck hand lies down and pretends to be a 12-metre.