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It's a design based on a Bristol Channel cutter / packet. It has a long squared off keel which allows it to sit upright in the mud/sand on a tide drop. The hull shape with the plum stem (bow) is very much like the Marshall cat hull except for the keel design. It is also beamy like a cat. the rig is a cutter rig instead of a gaff rig like a cat. The advantage is that there are two small fore sails, the roller furling jib and the smaller stay sail. Both can be completely controlled from the cockpit. The main is also not huge. I would have bought a cat boat, but I sailed single-handed and the huge sail on a cat requires a lot of work when the wind speed goes up. On this rig, the main has two reef points (jiffy reefing) and the two small sails up front, so the amount of sail that you have out is infinitely adjustable from the cockpit and it makes for a great single-hander. The way it's built, the hull construction, the bronze fittings and ports and the mahogany hatches and rails are very similar to the Marshall. It's just easier to sail in a blow when you're alone. I have talked with the builder and designer and an owner from the North West and these boats can handle serious weather.... 40 to 50 knots and not be overwhelmed. Not comfortable, but safe... if you stay aboard.
Last edited by 1dozenraw; 09-17-2007 at 03:33 PM..
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