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SATURN

The 8.8m Saturn is a racier version of Gypsy, or something like a hard chine Skua with cuddy.

Saturn Dimensions

Sheet ply

LOA 8.8m 28ft 10in
LWL 8.35m 27ft 5in
BOA 5.6m 18ft 5in
Draft (Hull) .42m 1ft 4in (Daggerboard down)
Headroom (Hulls) 1.56m 5ft 2in (Cuddy) 1.54m 5ft 1in
Sail Area (Main) 27 sqm 290 sqft (Genoa) 14.7 sqm 158 sqft
Disp (Empty) 1800kgs (Loaded) 2400kgs
Engine 8 - 9.9hp 4 stroke outboard

The hulls are chined as Flica and Romany to simplify building yet still have good performance. It is transportable in sections for easy building away from the water, but then will be permanently bonded together. There is 5ft (1.5m) headroom in the hulls and in the cuddy. The general interior layout is similar to Gypsy but with wider hull bunks. The rig is Sagitta-like and the boat has daggerboards. The plans (sheet plywood) are now finished, just as well, as the first three boats are currently being built.

The sketch above shows the basic profile, please CLICK HERE for more details. Again I am not currently supplying a study plan. Building Plans are available as .pdf files so can be sent as an email and read on any computer, price GBP450 (plus VAT in the EU). Note this price will increase to GBP600 (plus VAT in the EU) on November 1st 2007

The above photo, taken in March 2007, shows the first Saturn hull, being built in British Columbia, one of two in the area. The photo below shows the same boat in early May being turned over prior to decking.


	New Designs
	In the last couple of years we have drawn a number of new designs - and already several of the 38ft Transit and 28ft Saturn are being built. Still on the drawing board are Mustang - a 10m performance cruiser, two power catamarans and, soon, two trimarans! Further details of these boats will appear on their own pages as the designs develop. But for now, here are brief details. See the Latest News page for more
	SATURN The 8.8m Saturn is a racier version of Gypsy, or something like a hard chine Skua with cuddy. Saturn Dimensions Sheet ply LOA 8.8m 28ft 10in LWL 8.35m 27ft 5in BOA 5.6m 18ft 5in Draft (Hull) .42m 1ft 4in (Daggerboard down) Headroom (Hulls) 1.56m 5ft 2in (Cuddy) 1.54m 5ft 1in Sail Area (Main) 27 sqm 290 sqft (Genoa) 14.7 sqm 158 sqft Disp (Empty) 1800kgs (Loaded) 2400kgs Engine 8 - 9.9hp 4 stroke outboard The hulls are chined as Flica and Romany to simplify building yet still have good performance. It is transportable in sections for easy building away from the water, but then will be permanently bonded together. There is 5ft (1.5m) headroom in the hulls and in the cuddy. The general interior layout is similar to Gypsy but with wider hull bunks. The rig is Sagitta-like and the boat has daggerboards. The plans (sheet plywood) are now finished, just as well, as the first three boats are currently being built. The sketch above shows the basic profile, please CLICK HERE for more details. Again I am not currently supplying a study plan. Building Plans are available as .pdf files so can be sent as an email and read on any computer, price GBP450 (plus VAT in the EU). Note this price will increase to GBP600 (plus VAT in the EU) on November 1st 2007 The above photo, taken in March 2007, shows the first Saturn hull, being built in British Columbia, one of two in the area. The photo below shows the same boat in early May being turned over prior to decking.		TRANSIT Transit Dimensions Production hulls (owner completion possible) LENGTH O.A. 11.55m LENGTH W.L. 10.92m BEAM OA 6.7m DISPL (empty) 4.5 - 5T (fit-out dependent) DISPL (loaded to WL) 6.82T HEADROOM 1.9m saloon, 2m hulls DRAFT 0.9m (daggerboard version) (1.1m LAR keel version) SAIL AREA 76.2sq m Air Draft 17.5m Mast Height 15m Bridge deck Clearance 600mm Three boats have now been sold, a full set of moulds is being built near my office in Millbrook and hull and deck mouldings are now available. Transit is only available with professionally built hulls. Decks are also available. Hulls and decks can fit in a container for transport. (The third boat will probably be the first to be launched, sometime in 2007, and is being built in the USA using hulls and decks built in Millbrook) The first hull was released from the mould in March 2006, see below. It's a nice big comfortable boat! To see more drawings please CLICK HERE . These pages will be expanded as the design evolves. Currently I am not supplying a study plan, primarily because until the first boat is sailing there can be no photographs, so I feel that a study plan would not give you good value for money. The body plan (hull cross-sections) shown above is typical of the hull shape used on the Sagitta, Eclipse and now Transit and Mustang. The large knuckle reduces spray and slamming as well as increasing interior space dramatically. It also allows me to draw a large hull flare at the waterline, which means the boat will have a smoother ride through waves and can carry a load better. The hull is V'eed back to just aft of midships, thus helping reduce hull pounding in waves.
			POWER CATAMARANS I am also developing a series of power catamarans. The first of these is Skoota which is a 20ft (6m) trailable boat with a small cuddy. I started building the prototype on May 1st 2006 but as the design includes some radical ideas, plans will not be available until sea trials have been successfully completed. The photo below shows the cuddy and cockpit after 80 hours work. I recently wrote about "Simple Boats" on the Forum pages. It has been a long time since I built a flat panel plywood boat and I had forgotten how quick it all is - apart from painting of course! The photo below shows one Skoota hull. It's about the same size as the Janus, but is more complicated to build as it has an asymmetric hull with a topside chine. Yet just 49 hours work needed from initial setup until it was turned over (on June 5th), and don't forget that the cuddy and cockpit are nearly complete as well! Even so, it will not now be launched until 2008 (I spent too much of 2007 sailing, sorry!) The second power catamaran is a 34ft by 14ft coastal cruiser designed for areas like the French waterways, the Inter Coastal Waterway and the Pacific North West. The emphasis is on good fuel economy and low wake. Twin 25hp outboards will power the boat at speeds in the mid teens and at cruising speeds consumption should be over 10mpg. 6 berths are available, but it is being designed as a comfortable cruiser for a couple. The sketches give an idea of the concept, but details may change as the design develops. A rigid cockpit bimini/wheelhouse is an option
	TRIMARANS Two are planned, one a 16ft "geriatric dinghy" - the Strike 16 the other a pocket cruiser - the Strike 18. Both will be trailable and cheap and easy to build. The Strike18 uses the hulls from the Quattro 16, Condor (Hurricane 4.9) or Nacra 5.2 as amas/outriggers, plus the rig and deck gear. Thus usually only the mainhull needs making, a great saving in time and effort. CLICK HERE for more details MUSTANG Designed originally as a sketch to accompany an article on Performance Cruisers in the UK magazine Multihull Review it quickly became obvious that the 10m (33ft) Mustang would appeal to a large number of people interested in buying a fast cruiser. It is being drawn for home building in foam sandwich, but will also be available as a production boat. Similar in concept to Saturn, but, like Transit, with round bilge hulls and a knuckle. The decks and cuddy are rounded to reduce windage. Mustang can be dismantled for international shipping by container. It is expected that owners will have two rigs, the racing rig shown here and a cruising rig with smaller roach and fewer battens. Negotiations are currently underway with two experienced multihull boat builders. We are looking at a base price of USD100,000, GBP55,000. Please contact us for more details. Plans for home building in foam sandwich will be available before the end of 2007. Plans cost GBP750 (plus VAT in the EU) until 1st January 2008, then the price is GBP1000 (plus VAT in the EU)