Shadow - 24ft Coastal Cruiser

The SHADOW is the plywood version of the grp STRIDER CLUB and is the most popular of our micros as it offers a good compromise between speed, accommodation and low cost. It is available as a g.r.p. production boat while plans for wood construction are also available.

Shadow features low aspect ratio (LAR) keels and a solid cockpit floor with a deep mast beam. All sail controls are simple (no winches) and the cockpit area is kept clear of ropes. The side opening hatches allow safe access when under way.

A larger rig (25 sq m) is available for more experienced sailors.

This is the boat that we sailed as a convoy of 3 boats singlehanded to the Soviet Union in 1989. We lived on board for the 3 months of the trip and sailed over 3000 miles from Plymouth UK to Tallinn.

You can see more about this trip on our video "A Day Sail to Russia"

"She is certainly close winded and tacked round without fuss" Practical Boat Owner

"The longer she is sailed the more she grows on you. She makes a seaworthy coastal cruising boat which offers great satisfaction and enjoyment under sail" Yachting Monthly

Here is a short Youtube video, taken from the Multihull Sailors Have More Fun! video, see the Video page for more details

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Contact
Richard Woods
Foss Quay, Millbrook, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL10 1EN, UK

Strider Club/Shadow - 24ft Classic Micro

THE FACTS AND FIGURES

cold moulded or strip plank hulls, ply decks

g.r.p. production (Strider Club)

LENGTH O.A. 7.3m
LENGTH W.L. .6.65m
BEAM O.A. 4.3m
DISPL (empty) 0.7T
DISPL (loaded) 1.0T
HEADROOM 1.35m
DRAFT 0.55m
SAIL AREA 18.8sq. m (25sq.m)

A bigger rig (known as F1 rig) is available (25sqm) for those who want more performance. It's shown below fitted to my old Strider Club, Yeta