julesmoto said..
Doesn't strike me as a particularly seaworthy design.
julesmoto said..
I'm not quite sure but it just doesn't look quite the right shape to me. Perhaps it looks a bit bathtub-ish like it wouldn't shed water dumped onto the deck and cockpit fast enough.
I see it quite differently. To me it is a nice example of a coastal cruiser / cruiser racer of it's era.
Peter Cole, well respected Australian designer who has a lot of boats out there still. One of his later designs, so trapezoidal fin keel & balanced rudder, interesting sheerline with quite a high bow and lots of freeboard. This would prevent water coming across the deck in the first place. Deck is cambered, cockpit has moderate coamings so filling the cockpit is not something I would be concerned about.
Picked by Wavesong as "tidy". From knowing what she sails and her comments on this forum I respect her judgement.
Comparison the numbers with boats I know well.
Two similar length boats I know intimately. Compared to them it is significantly heaver, less powered up and carries beam further aft. To me that says it will be less tender, drier and have better downwind stability. Perhaps not so responsive in light wind but quite stiff when the wind and sea come up. In terms of interior it is bigger and more cruise friendly, though it is a 30fter so you can only get so much.
Seaworthiness is pretty subjective, depends on your purpose I suppose. I like designs that others here would consider less seaworthy but then I don't sail as far from home as they do and have the choice to stay home in bad conditions.
I think the image from sailboatdata does not do it justice, it appears a little "squashed" in the comparison.
