The development of the family of small offshore capable sailboat plans : chined hull for the highest stability, vertical lifting keel, trailerable, suitable for club racing or cruising (two interior versions) , plywood and epoxy hull with the radius chine system, sparkling performances while sailing and reasonable interiors for coastal cruising.. Much of the content of this blog is about small sailboats used for cruising, but there is also a fair amount about racing yachts. my primary interest has been with small sailing boats suited to cruising, exceptions being larger, spectacular vessels such as the trimarans featured in yesterday’s article.. These small boat designs are based on traditional types but incorporate modern hull forms, appendages, construction, materials, and ergonomics. most can be built by the dedicated amateur; one of the benefits of a new design is simplifying construction..
Certainly, slocum’s cruise west about from new bedford, massachusetts via cape horn, the torres straits and the cape of good hope, which totaled 46,000 miles, was a magnificent feat of seamanship and small boat navigation.. This is basically the boat i am going to build - an expanded cruising fulmar. it is based on iain oughtred's fulmar plans (which i already had). this design is the biggest of his family of three performance dayboats, sheerwater, gannet and fulmar.. Catbird 24 - sailing sharpie cruiser - boat plans - boat, catbird 24 is a shallow draft cruiser with good sailing capabilities. she has a remarkably shallow draft for a boat with her cruising accommodations...
0 comments:
Post a Comment