A client came to us wanting our take on the popular MicroCruiser beach-able sailboat category. This 18-footer will be built of 6mm Okoume ply/epoxy, with a 100kg weighted centerboard, and 100 Liters of water ballast capacity on each side. The cat-ketch rig carries 215 sq ft on the tapered carbon main and mizzen masts, with…
The CodeX for Code7 Marine has been a fun project and Code7 Marine has been a great client – they have the creative mindset to push us towards highly innovative design solutions and aesthetics. In addition, Code7 Marine has the boatbuilding talent and attention to detail necessary to properyy execute the design vision. The boats…
The Riptide 30 is the newest member in our family of Riptide designs. Key features of the Riptide concept are: An easy to handle and simple gravity driven water ballast system that allows the boat to be super light downwind and in light air yet powerful upwind and reaching with a small crew. A powerful…
We were excited to get the opportunity to design the Longtail 30. The goal of the design was to produce a boat which is easy to handle and comfortable to sail while being very fast for her size. In many ways this boat is an anachronism – very modern and somewhat traditional at the same…
The Eagle Class 53 is a high performance catamaran primarily designed for day trips and casual over-nighters in warmer climates. It is built with the highest quality pre-preg carbon composite construction. The Eagle uses a hybrid wing sail combination that balances the advantages of a wing with the practicality of a soft sail. The boat…
The hull is a comparatively high volume displacement shape, with a rocker profile for easy low ride handling and un-sticky takeoff characteristics. The platform concept minimises aerodynamic drag and heeling moment, with minimal tramp area. Stiff single piece wing beams located in rebated deck sockets maximise effective beam when heeled to windward through a curved,…
The B53 is a high performance cruising/racing catamaran built using resin infused carbon and epoxy composites for light weight and strength. She has innovative bow shapes and a chiseled aesthetic which give her a great combination of low windage and high lift when hard pressed. The boat has proven to be very competitive on the…
Designing the Mark II version of the Riptide 35 has been a fun process. Originally designed in 1996 as a true racer/cruiser, the Riptide 35 was our first high-performance water-ballasted design. Two of the boats were built (Ripple and Terremoto!) both of which have been successful in Pacific Northwest racing as well as in Hawaii…
Dark Star was designed and built for Jonathan and Libby McKee of Seattle. The design brief was for a high performance racer/cruiser capable of blistering speed on the race course (Jonathan is an Olympic gold medalist in the FD class and a silver medalist in the 49er class). Dark Star is also a comfortable family…
