That's one nice looking boat, are you in the market?

What do you think of the hull.... glass over timber.?

Glass both sides of timber is fantastic, very strong.
like the boat a lot except the rig looks like it came off a race yacht? Looks quite small section for this size/style of boat plus top diamonds?? You really need to fly masthead spinnakers when cruising??

I just love the accent of the lady that introduces the boat from Nautilus Yacht Management. Could listen to her all day.


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looks like a good yacht ! so does the one you have Now !!

Jlobel said..
Don't you require running back stays with this rig? Seen many like rigging, most of them with runners.

Only need running backstays if the spreaders are inline. Spreaders raked aft and chainplates behind the mast do the same job as running backstays.

Once apon a time this mast did have runners I would suspect used when reefing. I'm not going to worry about it as I have become a fair weather sailor!

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Got any pics Jlobel?

You either need them or you don't I think?

36 feet, any thoughts?

My favourite yacht with running backstays. I wish I was brave enough to buy it!

Jolene, changing to aft swept spreaders normally requires new structure to support the new chainplates and is therefore expensive. I've sailed on two boats with the mods and when allied with the corresponding shift to short overlap headsails, it did make sailing a lot more fun than dealing with *&^%$ runners and a 150% overlap.

Jumper or diamond struts as in the very nice Atkinson work in a similar fashion to runners, in that they keep the topmast straight and therefore the pull of the backstay is transferred to the forestay. A lot of boats that have runners could possibly fit jumpers and a hydraulic backstay and use that instead of the runners or changing to a swept spreader rig. Our boat has jumpers and swept spreaders. There is extra weight and windage up there but it seems to work pretty damn well.

I remember the Atkinson from her time in Sydney. She was a boat to dream of then and she appears to be in fantastic condition. Luckily we are absolutely stoked with our own boat and don't want anything bigger!