| QUESTION: How is it possible to combine a moderate displacement hull with a performance underbody and still maintain seaworthiness? |
| ANSWER: By carefully considering all aspects of underbody hull design to combine a moderate displacement hull with features that make it swift. Underwater section shapes that combine the best of racing designs with displacement cruisers. Plus wetted surface area is kept to a minimum but still maintaining strong directional stability with a full structural Rudder/Skeg combination. |
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Moderate Displacement PLUS Excellent Performance |
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| From “Readers Design the Ideal Bluewater Cruiser” by Quentin Warren for Cruising World Magazine |
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“In spite of the anticipated variety of opinions and replies generated by
this survey, what emerged was a remarkably defined set of parameters. The tallied results indicated a moderate displacement, medium-draft fiberglass cutter with a two-spreader aluminum spar, integral lead ballast, full keel with cutaways and an inboard skeg-hung rudder.” |