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RM 890+: our 30-foot / 9m sailboat

A true cruising yacht in a 30-footer.

Since its launch in 2013, the RM890+ never stopped to surprise and seduce. The goal was to conceive a true cruiser, with loads of living space, comfort yet performance, at ease for both coastal cruising and port-hopping. In her different versions – twin-keel or fin keel – this fast 30ft sailboat is easy to sail, and quick to set up.

As soon as sails are hoisted, you will feel a lively boat, very much responsive and sensitive to trim, reacting to the first rise. Once breeze comes in, her large-beamed and powerful hull will make you feel totally safe.

“THE SENSATIONS OF A RACING BOAT IN A FAMILY CRUISER : THE RM890+ IS ALL ABOUT POLYVALENCE”

Space, volume, and light: modern and comfortable interior

In a cruising yacht, one might be tempted to divide the available surface into smaller areas. In our 30-foot sailboat, we decided to opt for an approach that fosters volume and light for the interior.

When opening the companion way, you will be surprised by this feeling of space: everything contributes to a global well-being: the small stairs for an easy access, a 180-degree visibility thanks to large windows, as well as the absence of bulkheads that creates an unmatched living space.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Learn more about the specs of the RM890+, and you will understand why she is a very consistent monohull yacht, with flattering ratios, never scarifying comfort nor performance.

Marc Lombard Design Group

Edouard Delamare Deboutteville

hull lenght

Sigle keel draft, twin keel draft, light displacement, engine in board sail drive.

Volvo Penta 13 CV

fuel capacity

Water capacity, holding tank capacity, asymmetric spinnaker, virtual tour.

As if you were already in, let’s have a look at the bright interior of the RM890+.

Should only large yachts be elegant?

Designing a 30ft liveaboard sailing yacht is a complex job: one would like to find all the benefits of a cruiser within a limited space. Most of the time, if the result is functional, it is rarely elegant.

With the RM890+, Marc Lombard Design team managed to draw a very elegant plywood sailing boat of nearly 9 meters, with well-balanced proportions. As a matter of fact, when you will see an RM890+ under sail, you will probably be surprised by her elegance: her proportions are perfect, and you might confuse her with a larger yacht!

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Popular classics – 1980s yacht designs that are still making waves today

• Rupert Holmes
• February 16, 2020

Rupert Holmes charts the designers and racing trends that shaped the cruising boats of the 1980s – influences that can still be felt today

Rustler 36 – one of the last long-keel yachts to go into production

The 1980s ushered in more change in the marine industry. A key trend was that boats were rapidly becoming larger and more comfortable, especially towards the end of the decade, when sales of boats under around 23ft plummeted.

Another obvious change was the adoption of the aft quarter cabin – at the start of the decade these were found on only a handful of designs, but they were ubiquitous by 1989.

In addition, much effort was made to produce brighter interiors, with more natural light, than the typically dark interiors of boats from the 1960s and 70s.

To give more space in the aft cabins, the stern sections of yachts became wider.

At the same time, the move away from skeg hung rudders to larger spade rudders was also in full swing. This helped to some extent to overcome the lack of balance a wide hull tends to experience when well heeled, provided better control downwind in a blow and easier handling in marinas.

Even then, a number of models were clearly optimised more towards providing as much internal space as possible than good handling characteristics at sea.

Masts also started to move forward in the boat, often in conjunction with fractional rigs. While these still had overlapping genoas, which wouldn’t disappear on new yachts for at least another 20 years, in many cases the mainsail was now the main powerhouse.

This was a stark contrast to many 1970s designs, where the main was little more than a trim tab.

The IOR rating rule, which dominated design thinking in the 1970s, with its influence spilling over into the cruising world, had retreated to Grand Prix events by the end of the 1980s.

The Channel Handicap System (since renamed IRC) was successfully introduced for club racing in 1984 and rapidly became more widely adopted. Importantly, this didn’t excessively penalise low centre of gravity keels in the way that IOR had, which gradually encouraged more seaworthy designs.

Nevertheless the design of cruising boats continued to be influenced by the racing world. After Australia II ’s historic win in the 1983 America’s Cup, which broke 132 years of American domination, there was much experimentation with different keel shapes, including bulbs and wings, plus tandem and Scheel keel types.

Designer profile – David Thomas

In a long career, he continued to produce innovative craft at an age at which most of his contemporaries had long since given up.

His first commercial success was the Elizabethan 30 in 1969, a very capable design that scored well on the race course and subsequently went on to become a desirable fast cruiser.

Thomas’s name is almost synonymous with Hunters and Sigmas , starting with the 22ft Hunter Sonata in 1976, a design that drew immediate acclaim.

Competitive one design fleets sprang up all over the UK and Ireland and the boat was swiftly followed by the 28ft Impala, 20ft lift keel Medina and 25ft Delta.

We tend to think of broad stern designs with chines as being a recent development, but they featured on a number of Hunter’s models in the 1990s, including the Ranger 265 cruiser and the 707 sportsboat.

Despite his close association with these brands, they represent only a fraction of his output. One high-profile brief was for the first fleet of 67ft steel yachts built for Chay Blyth’s first BT Global Challenge – a yacht race for amateur crew going the wrong way round the world, which was first run in 1992/3.

Despite his many successes Thomas remained modest and unassuming. I sailed with him on a blustery winter’s day in the early 2000s, on an Elizabethan 30 he had restored to immaculate condition and refitted with the latest kit.

Even though well past retirement age, he was still enthusiastically experimenting with new ideas, including a suit of then state-of-the-art laminate sails he was evaluating for Sobstad, and a new antifouling formulation.

He continued to design boats until shortly before his death in 2014, most notably for Cornish Crabbers, which is owned by his son Peter.

Westerly Fulmar – 1980

Fast performance cruising Fulmar marked a new direction for Westerly

Replacing the phenomenally successful Centaur was a big deal for Westerly, so it was a surprise to many when 26-year-old Ed Dubois was chosen to design the successor. Nevertheless, the Griffon was very well received and he went on to draw more than a dozen further Westerlys.

The 32ft Fulmar represented something of a departure for the company from its mainstay range of chunky cruisers and secondary line of IOR inspired cruiser-racers. Instead, it was intended as a fast performance cruiser that would not be dogged by the problems associated with the IOR rating rule. Most have fin keels, but Westerly also offered twin and lifting keel options.

The Fulmar set new standards for speed, handling and heavy weather abilities, while also providing spacious accommodation with excellent stowage space. On the downside, the design was marginally before the explosion in popularity of double aft quarter cabins, which dates the interior, as does a lack of natural light.

In 1992 a foot was added to the stern sections to provide a ‘sugar scoop’ transom, and the model renamed the Fulmar 33. The following year it was relaunched as the Regatta 330, with a new Ken Frievokh interior, which featured a double quarter cabin, larger forecabin and aft heads. By the time production stopped in 1997 a total of 468 boats based on the Fulmar hull had been launched.

Among the other Westerly models Dubois designed is the 37ft Typhoon from 1990 which developed, refined and modernised the Fulmar concept. In my view it’s the best-ever Westerly. The Typhoon later morphed into the Regatta 370 and then the Westerly 37 towards the end of the 1990s.

LOA 9.70m 31ft 10in LWL 7.92m 26ft 0in Beam 3.33m 10ft 11in Draught (fin) 1.60m 5ft 3in Displacement 4,490kg 9,900lb Ballast 1,914kg 4,210lb Price today £15,000-£24,000 westerly-owners.co.uk

Hunter Delta – 1980

Hunter Delta 25 – a versatile performer

This David Thomas-designed 25-footer followed Hunter Boats’ better known Sonata and Impala models, but without the one-design format. While it quickly found favour with buyers looking for a boat of a size between the two earlier models, this was the period in which French designs with a double quarter cabin aft were suddenly in the ascendency.

As a result, after four years the hull was used for a radical new model, the Hunter Horizon 26. This had a new stepped deck and coachroof that also in effect increased freeboard, giving significantly more accommodation volume and increasing the original boat’s marginal 1.7m (5ft 6in) headroom.

The extra space gave room for a slim quarter cabin, as well as an aft heads. The saloon was open plan to the forepeak, there are six berths in all, as well as an L-shaped galley and aft-facing fixed chart table.

Although a relatively large proportion of Deltas were sold with lifting keels, most Horizons were fitted with twin keels. These were designed by Thomas to maximise performance and as a result the boat was faster than many similar sized boats with fin keels. Twin keel Horizons have relatively deep draught, with keels splayed 10-15° from the vertical to improve efficiency when the boat is heeled. Their efficiency was such that Hunter marketed them as twin fins.

The Horizon 26 stayed in production until 1988, when the stern sections were stretched out to produce the Horizon 272. This had a little more space and light in the aft cabin, while on deck more attention was given to making the boat easy to handle, with efficient reefing systems and self-tacking jibs offered.

LOA 7.70m 25ft 3in LWL 6.17m 20ft 3in Beam 2.74m 9ft 0in Draught (fin) 1.52m 5ft 0in Displacement 1,950kg 4,300lb Price today £4,500-£8,000 hunterassociation.org.uk

Prout Snowgoose 37 – 1983

Prout Snowgoose, a capable, long-distance cruising catamaran

Roland and Francis Prout started out building performance catamarans, having joined two canoes together and added a sail in the 1950s. While their early designs exploited the performance potential of multihulls, they soon turned their attention to the larger commercial opportunities offered by the cruising market.

In 1962 the Ranger 27 had already set new standards and their range expanded in the early 1970s with a number of new models, including the original 35ft Snowgoose, which proved to be particularly popular. This was extended to 37ft in 1983 and given a new deck and coachroof, creating the Snowgoose 37. This boat offered significantly more space than the additional two feet of overall length would imply.

A further development in 1986, which added 16in (40cm) of beam improved the accommodation still further. This model, dubbed the Elite, has more spacious double aft cabins in each hull, while a variety of layouts were offered further forward. All benefited from what was at the time huge internal volume and these boats remain some of the most spacious that can be found in their price range.

Shallow keels allow the boat to dry out, but restrict performance to windward. In addition, the low bridgedeck can slam in a head sea, while weight needs to be kept out of the fine ends of the hulls to prevent excess pitching in these conditions.

However, the Snowgoose can make excellent progress when passage making, especially if reaching. Many of the approximately 500 examples built have cruised long distances successfully, with countless ocean crossings completed.

LOA 11.30m 37ft 0in LWL 10.10m 33ft 1in Beam 4.60m 15ft 0in Draught 0.65m 2ft 2in Displacement 5,500kg 12,7125lb Price today £40,000-65,000 www.michaelbriant.com/prout_owners_association.htm

Rustler 36 – 1984

Among the last of the long-keel yachts, the Rustler 36 was also one of the best

One of the last long-keel yachts to go into production, this Holman and Pye design embodies lessons learnt over many decades and can be regarded as being among the best of its type. This, plus an enviable reputation for solid build quality, accounts for the boat’s popularity as a steed for the revived Golden Globe Race.

The design is a development of the long-running Rustler 31, which in turn was based on the hugely successful Twister from the 1960s.

In many ways the Rustler 36 therefore represents the ultimate evolution of long-keel yachts, and has better handling, speed and comfort than its forebears. A wider beam, carried further aft also gives more interior and cockpit space than many earlier long-keel models.

Nevertheless, the boat has less interior volume than we now come to expect from yachts of this size. There’s no space for a double quarter cabin, for instance, so there’s a traditional quarter berth instead. On the plus side, the interior fit out is of a very high standard, especially in later boats.

A few boats were built before Ralf Hogg bought the moulds and established Orion Marine, which later morphed into Rustler Yachts, in 1984. However, it’s not known when the first of these was launched. Between them, Orion and Rustler have built 125 examples.

Used boats tend to be sought after and have often been maintained to a very high standard, which helps to keep resale values high, particularly for recent examples. Rustler Yachts still has the moulds, though it’s five years since the last one was built. Adrian Jones of Rustler tells me they have recently refitted older boats, “… adding new electronics and sails, and making them look lovely for a cost of around £40,000.”

LOA 10.77m 35ft 4in Beam 3.35m 11 ft 0in Draught 1.67m 5 ft 6 in Ballast 3,456kg 7,620lb Displacement 7,623kg 16,809lb Price today £60,000-£85,000 rustleryachts.com/rustler-owners-association

Beneteau Oceanis 350 – 1986

Beneteau’s Oceanis 350 broke new ground for accommodation

Boatbuilding in France grew rapidly in the 1980s thanks to a combination of innovative designers and a recognition that, for many boat buyers, interior comfort, space and style were the most important criteria. Beneteau’s makeover of the First 35 in 1984 that created the First 345 was a huge success.

This model benefited from a much brighter and more stylish interior, including the option of a spacious two-cabin owners’ version, plus more refined external lines and decals. The 345 quickly became a hit as a cruiser, with both private buyers and charterers. If a performance design could succeed in that market, what could be achieved with a boat that was designed from the outset as a cruiser?

We didn’t have to wait long to find the answer to that question and the Oceanis 350 was the start of a revolution. The distinctive windows that wrapped over the coach roof represented a huge step-change towards lighter interiors while wide beam, carried well forward and aft created an impressive internal volume. Accommodation in the main part of the boat was pushed out to the sides of the hull, which emphasised the amount of space available, albeit at the expense of stowage volumes.

A shallow draught fin keel, or optional even shallower wing keel, allowed access to a wider range of cruising destinations. On the downside, the boat was lightly ballasted, leading some to query whether the lessons of the 1979 Fastnet Race just six years earlier had already been forgotten.

Nevertheless, the 350 was a huge success and four other Oceanis models – the 320, 390, 430 and 500 followed within two years. Later Oceanis designs sprouted efficient deep keel options which significantly improved performance to windward and ultimate stability.

Hull length 10.30m 33ft 9in LWL 9.13m 30ft 0in Beam 3.43m 11ft 3in Draught (fin) 1.56m 5ft 1in Displacement 4,800kg 10,054lb Ballast 1,800kg 3,969lb Sail area 58.6m2 630ft2 Price today £24,000-£35,000 boauk.org

Oyster 406 – 1986

Oyster 406 Deck Saloon

Although some British boatbuilders started to struggle in the 1980s, Oyster was a clear exception – this was the decade in which the company became firmly established as a builder of quality long-distance cruising yachts.

In 1983 the Holman & Pye-designed Oyster 435 set the parameters for a slew of successful designs. These included a choice of sloop or ketch rigs, an optional deck saloon and a high volume hull that maximised living space and storage. This also provided good load carrying ability and a long waterline for fast passage making.

The 406, which followed in 1986, offered excellent accommodation for a 40-footer, using almost the whole length of the hull and configured so that two couples could spend extended periods on board with a degree of privacy that was normally only found on much larger boats.

It’s the smallest deck saloon model Oyster has produced, giving many of the benefits of the larger models in a size that’s easier to handle and more economical to run. It’s no surprise therefore that this is a popular design for long-distance cruising.

By the time production stopped in 1990, 35 Oyster 406s had been built. The 435, however, enjoyed a longer production run and almost twice as many were built, making it the company’s most popular model until it was eclipsed by the much newer and considerably more expensive Oyster 56.

LOA 12.34m 40ft 6in LWL 10.59m 34ft 9in Beam 3.59m 12ft 9in Draught 1.70m 5ft 6in Displacement 12,247kg 27,000lb Price today £60,000-£85,000 oyster-owners.com

MG Spring 25 – 1987

MG Spring 25 starred in the BBC1 drama Howards’ Way. Photo: David Harding

The second half of the 1980s saw sailing brought to the fore in the form of Howards’ Way , the prime time BBC1 drama set on and around the River Hamble. Many viewers with a boating background found the two innovative yachts that featured in the series, the Sadler Barracuda 45 and MG Spring 25, more interesting than the cheesy storylines.

Both were twin rudder designs by Tony Castro that combined sparkling performance with comfortable accommodation. The Barracuda was an ultra-light displacement boat able to plane at speeds close to 20 knots in the right conditions, yet with the twin rudders providing good control.

This was a step change from the then IOR derived high-end racing yachts that were heavy, hard to control downwind, and had little hope of sustaining such speeds for more than an occasional surf.

In addition to its twin rudders – a definite novelty at the time – the Spring had a relatively shallow wing keel. A large fractional rig provided plenty of power in light airs, though needed to be reefed earlier than many of its contemporaries as the breeze increased. The smaller size meant it needed to be proportionately heavier than the Barracuda, but it still offered good performance, both on the racecourse and for family cruising.

Given its performance credentials, perhaps the biggest surprise about the Spring 25 is its accommodation, which is almost palatial compared to similar sized yachts of only a decade before. There’s a small double quarter cabin, aft heads compartment, functional galley, forward facing chart table with its own seat, plus berths for a further four people in the saloon and open plan forepeak.

LOA 7.80m 25ft 6in LWL 6.90m 22ft 9in Beam 2.70m 9ft 0in Draught 0.90m 3ft 0in Displacement 2,040kg 4,498lb Ballast 700kg 1,545lb Price today £6,000-£10,000 mgspring25.webs.com

Moody Eclipse 33 – 1987

Moody Eclipse 33 holds its value well

Motor sailers had long been favoured by boat buyers who valued the shelter of the wheelhouse, along with a big engine that would push the boat to windward at close to hull speed in almost all conditions. However, they also had drawbacks, mostly stemming from designs that were based on the lines of old fishing boats.

Traditional motor sailers can roll badly in a quartering sea, even if the main and mizzen are sheeted flat for stability. Their long keels also made manoeuvring ponderous and reversing a potential lottery. In addition, small sail plans meant meaningful progress under sail might only be made on a beam reach in a stiff breeze.

By the late 1980s boat design had moved on a long way and Bill Dixon put this knowledge to good use in a new range for Moody. The idea was to use up-to-date sail handling systems, including roller furling mainsails, to create a larger and significantly more powerful sail plan than that of existing motor sailers. This was combined with a modern underwater profile, with a choice of fin or efficient twin keels.

The bright and spacious deck saloon layout included an inside steering position on early boats, but later models were equipped with an autopilot with dual station controls as standard. The inside wheel was therefore removed, which freed up space for an even larger and more open plan galley. The six-berth accommodation includes two double cabins, the forward of which is very spacious, plus a separate shower stall in the heads compartment.

The Eclipse 33 was an instant success and more than 250 were built over a six-year period. It is still in demand today and is one of the few boats of this era that has held its value well.

LOA 9.91m 32ft 6in LWL 8.54m 28ft 0in Beam 3.40m 11ft 2in Draught (fin) 1.45m 4ft 9in Displacement (fin) 5,666kg 12,465lb Price today £38,000-£48,000 moodyowners.net

Construction trends

Resin vacuum infusion techniques were developed in the 1980s. (Alamy)

Instead of the crude chopped strand mat of the 1960s and early 70s, construction techniques were now becoming more sophisticated. This included greater use of woven rovings and sandwich construction to create stiff, yet relatively lightweight, structures.

These new techniques were not entirely without problems, especially where balsa was used as the sandwich material. If this becomes waterlogged, or if the adhesion between the core material and the laminate each side fails, the structure loses its strength.

If the problem is in the deck or coachroof it’s usually relatively easily fixed – although if paying for someone else to do the work you’ll need to budget well into four figures, potentially more on a larger boat. However, if a balsa core has failed in a hull moulding repair costs have the potential to exceed the value of the boat. Again, as with many instances in boatbuilding, the early examples of balsa cored construction are more prone to problems than later boats.

During the 1980s vacuum bagging slowly became standard practice for high-end race boats. This helped to optimise the amount of resin in a laminate and helped with the adhesion of core materials. However, it was not widely used for cruising yachts until much later.

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1984 X Yachts X-95

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Seller's Description

After 22 years of memorable Sailing adventures, time has come for us to move on and sell our much enjoyed Xenia.

She is a 1984 X-Yacht X-95, hull #78 and for a bit of history she is the first X-yacht ever imported in the US.

She has been very well kept and comes with many extras.

Located in 3 Mile Harbor, East Hampton, NY and priced to sell.

If you know of anyone looking for a fast boat to either race or cruise please let me know

Equipment: She comes with the following: - Garmin GNX wireless Sail Pack - Furuno GPS - Standard Horizon VHF and portable VHF - Solar Panels 2x50W - Solar Charge Controller - Inverter 1200W - Auto pilot Simard 22TP (with spare TP20) -Tides marine mainsail Track system - Asymmetrical Spinnaker (Doyle) - Main and Jib (both Doyle) in good condition, Jib UV band needs attention. - Furlex Roller Furler - Mainsail Sheet upgraded to German system - Fortress Anchor with 60Ft chain and 100ft Rope - 2 Blade folding Prop - Yanmar 2GM, 13HP with new Gear shifter - 2 water tanks - 1 holding tank with new macerator pump - Dodger and Bimini with new canvas - Origo 3000 2 burner Alcohol stove top - 2 sinks - 2 large berth aft and forward - swim platform

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

IOR 1/2 ton. Available with a taller rig. I(IG): 38.60’ / 11.77m J: 10.50’ / 3.20m P: 41.90’ / 12.77m E: 14.25’ / 4.34m

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Pattaya Yacht Charters bring you this true classic 89 foot Turkish Gulet motor sailing yacht, with four double cabins five bathrooms, a professional galley and a large saloon with seating for 15 people. This beautiful yacht has been fully renovated and boasts air-conditioning throughout, beautiful teak interiors and exterior teak laid decks. On the deck there is an enormous amount of space for seating and sunbathing with or without shade. The ‘Gulet 89’ is licensed to carry 30 guests and five crew on day trips with Pattaya Yacht Charters at Ocean Marina Yacht Club.

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The 49er one-design skiff has transformed dinghy racing offering performance, excitement and spectacle together with the unmatched ferocity of competition only generated in Olympic fleets.

The hull designed by Julian Bethwaite is lightweight and offers minimal resistance with no noticeable speed hump, unlike other boats at the time. The most noticeable feature of the 49er skiff is the solid wings which make the boat easier to sail and generate massive righting moment. The 49er adopted a new sail plan and full carbon mast in 2008 which has enabled the boat to stay in line with modern developments in rig design.

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49er Complete Ready to Sail

•  49er Hull package (G40021)
• Complete CST mast (Inc wires, halyards & trapeze system)
• North Main and Jib
• Pryde Spinnaker
• Launching trolley

Price: £30,250.00

            £25,208.33 (ex VAT)

49er Hull package – Ex Spars & Sails

• Fully fitted hull
• Spinnaker pole
• Spinnaker sock
• Boom with vang arms
• Rudder Stock
• Twin Carbon Kevlar Tiller Extensions
• Rig Bag inc Turnbuckles for both lowers and main shrouds and adjusters
• Control line blocks
• Boat Breaker

Price:  £20,450

             £17,041.67 (ex VAT)

49er Hull inc Wings

• Spinnaker Pole
• Spinnaker Sock

Excluding :

• Rudder stock

Price:  £17,995

             £14,995.83 (ex VAT)

49er Hull and deck only 

Price: £13,500

            £11,250.00 (ex VAT)

49er Padded mast bag

49er Top cover – Wings out – Canvas – Banks

49er Under cover

Combi Foil Bag

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Lift off in a "flying machine" that transforms your sailing experience.

The 29er is a high-performance two-person, single trapeze skiff.  With fully battened sails, a self-tacking jib and an asymmetric spinnaker, the Mackay built 29er provides a truly responsive, dynamic skiff experience.

The Specifications

Boat Weight              72-74 kg

Hull Length               4.4 m

Beam Length             1.7 m

No. of Crew               2

Number of Trapeze  Single

Opt Crew Weight     120 - 140 kg

Hull Material              GRP

Year Designed         1997

Spinnaker Area        16.83 m2

Sail Area (Upwind)  13.19 m2

Designer                    Julian Bethwaite

29er Class Association website:  https://www.29er.org/

The 29er was designed by Australian skiff legend Julian Bethwaite, with a team of internationally recognized dinghy sailors.

Although the design was originally targeted to youth sailors as a feeder class to the Olympic 49er, the 29er is a "super class" on its own merits. The optimal combined crew weight is considered to be 120 - 145kg's but is by no means limited to that span.

29ers are built to exceedingly strict one design standards, and under strict control of World Sailing. This assures that sailing ability is the key performance criterium.

The boats are rugged, well equipped and fully competitive straight out of the box. Failures are rare, sails are durable, and the expense of running the boat is modest.

The Hull 

Constructed from hi-tech fibreglass-reinforced polyester in a foam sandwich layout, the hull is ultra-lightweight with a self-draining cockpit.

The Rig 

The mast is in three parts - an aluminium bottom and middle section, with a polyester-fiberglass composite tip that gives the ultimate in gust response and acceleration.

Spars are made from CNC machined tubes.

The 29er sails include a fully battened mainsail and self-tacking jib. Both mainsail and jib are made from a mylar transparent laminate. Add on an asymmetric spinnaker and you'll discover the 29er is pure dynamite downwind.

Other design features include a mainsail cuff to increase sail efficiency, a ram vang, safety foot/grab rails and an enclosed transom.

Foils are made in CNC cut aluminium tooling.

Mackay built 29ers

Mackay built 29er hulls, foils and spars now available in New Zealand again.

With the Oceanic fleet sizes growing and new fleets in Asia and other Pacific rim countries, we recommenced production in 2020 using a full set of the latest moulds all made from CNC cut plugs.

Attention to detail is everything on our 29ers.

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How to do a gelcoat repair.

Small gel coat repairs are relatively easy to do. 

What is Gelcoat made up of?

Gelcoat is a polyester product that is cured by using a catalyst called MEKP. (Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide)

MEKP is a dangerous substance and should be treated as such when using, being very careful not to get any on your skin or in your eyes.

How can I get the catalyst - MERK?

We cannot ship MEKP so you will always need to buy it separately from your local marine store or fibreglass manufacturer.

How much MERK do I need?

The amount of Catalyst varies depending on the conditions you are using it in, but around 2%-3% will always work.

It is best to use a small syringe or dropper to get the required catalyst rate.

If you have mixed 100gm of gelcoat, then you are aiming for 2ml of catalyst.

What are the Gelcoat colours?

Gelcoats colours are not always a 100% perfect match.

Colour will vary depending on the depth of the repair and the batch.

470, 420, 29er & Starling are built from polyester resin.

For Polyester boats

470  White-  LS30    White PA 337

470  Grey- Grey RAL 7035

Blue = is supplier by Nuplex who have their own code which is not an international code

Does Mackay Boats supply gelcoat?

We supply a small tin (of each relevant colour) with each new boat.

Order additional gelcoat from our store, although it cannot be shipped by courier.

How do I do gelcoat repairs?

Doing gelcoat repairs is an art that improves with experience.

Making sure the surface is prepared well and keyed up is critical.

Overfill and then sanding back is a slow and time-consuming process.

Be very careful not to scratch the boat around the repair.

You shouldn’t sand the original surface around the repair with any paper coarser than 600grit.

Mask around the repair to protect the boat.

You can initially use a file or 150g to take the high parts off the filling, but don't use the coarse paper for too long or you will end up with scratches in the finished repair.

Once you have it fair with 600g, you can work your way through the sandpaper grades until you finish with 1500grit before cutting and polishing.

We would typically use 600g, then 800g or 1000g, then 1200g, then finally 1500g.

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Welcome to the 29er Class

Welcome to a world of spectacular, high-performance youth racing in a double handed, single trapeze skiff.

We are a thriving, one-design sailing community, boasting a rapidly growing 38-country membership from across all continents.

This is the boat for fun, fast, dynamic sailing!

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