DUDLEY DIX YACHT DESIGN
Fast Eddy 35
Aluminium Lapstrake Adventure Cruiser
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Trailable adventure cruiser ~ Classically-styled gaff schooner |
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This one is very special and I enjoyed the challenges of the unique features needed by the type of service that it had to fill. Commissioned by Seaforth Expiditions in British Columbia, Canada, they offer cruises for adventuring, corporate team-building, wildlife photography and anything else that you may want to do in the coastal wilds of a gorgeous but otherwise inaccessible area. |
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Although built from aluminium, we kept the lapstrake shape of her plywood sisters, not wanting to lose the aesthetic appeal of the lapstrake form. This needed careful collaboration with the builder (John Dearden in Gibsons, BC) and detailing to minimize welding to cause heat distortion on the flat panels. That was successful, with "Fast Eddy" showing little distortion. |
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The rig is essentially the Cape Henry 21 rig stepped in front, with the boom replaced by a wishbone boom that eliminates the need for a vang, sheeting to the cockpit sole. The mainmast is a duplicate, without headsails. Both masts are stepped in tabernacles, with masts and sails interchangeable. The tabernacle pivots are rotated 2 degrees so that the masts fold down to miss each other. The foremast folds down aft and the mainmast folds down forward, keeping both masts on board for trailing and quick to set up again when back on the water. Each tabernacle incorporates a cradle to support the top of the other mast. Masts and bowsprit are detailed for carbon, although alloy spars were fitted by the owner for economy. |
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This is a fairly complex boat and not recommended for amateur builders unless they have experience welding aluminium. It is more suited to professional builders with prior aluminium experience. |
CHARACTERISTICS
LOD 10.76m (35' 3") |
LWL 10.20m (33' 6") |
Beam moulded 2.50m (8' 3") |
Draft 0.45/1.33m (1' 6"/4' 4") |
Displ to DWL 2500kg (5510lb) |
Displ light 2357kg (5195lb) |
Ballast 776kg (1710lb) |
Waterplane area 13.06sq.m (141sq.ft) |
Immersion rate 134kg/cm (750lb/inch) |
Wetted surface 20.2sq.m (217sq.ft) |
Sail area (main + foremain + genoa) 53.4sq.m (575sq.ft) |
SA/WS 2.64 |
This design is dimensioned with both metric and imperial measurements. |
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