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6.6m weekender

Design Concept

I had sold my last boat, an SS 34, after owning her for 26 years, in 2002 when my late wife who had sailed with me for 55 years, became too ill to sail with me. When she lost her battle with cancer in 2006 I began to think about another boat and considered buying a second hand trailer sailer for single handed sailing. 

I  wanted a boat that could be trailered and was light and easily handled, but with  reasonably comfortable accommodation for cruising and particularly for living aboard at my favourite anchorage at Rottnest Island, Fremantle.
 
Here I must acknowledge, that in concept my design was much influenced by that of a much larger fast cruising yacht designed and built some twelve years ago by my son Mike.  He had always believed, as I had, that a fast cruiser is a safe cruiser.

 

Construction

I was impressed not only with the design of my son's yacht but also with its very strong but lightweight DuraKore^® / fibreglass/ WEST SYSTEM^® brand epoxy sandwich construction and decided to explore the possibility of using the same method for my little boat. I knew that ATL Composites had been very helpful, advising on, and supplying the materials for my son's boat, so I made contact with them. I was not disappointed.

I received a prompt and encouraging response inviting me to send them a copy of my design so their engineer could advise me about the necessary sizes, weights and quantities of materials for the job. For me, not having had any experience with sandwich construction, this was invaluable. I soon received expert advice and a quote for materials for foam sandwich construction.

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