Laurent Giles design No | |
Builder | Cardnell Bros., Maylandsea, Essex |
Launch Date | 1948 |
Hull Material | Elm on Oak |
Deck | Canvas covered pine |
Engine | 16 HP |
Ballast keel material | Iron |
Doghouse | Short |
Cockpit | Non-self-draining |
Berths | 2 |
Rig | |
Mast | Hollow wood |
Heads'ls | Genoa, No 1 jib. Nos 1,2 and 3 staysails, small spinnacker |
Backstay arrangement | Backstay is split to transom quarters |
Home Port | Plymouth |
Current Owner | John Suter |
Contact details | |
Email address | jmsuter@waitrose.com |
Other comments: | About five years ago I did away the running backstays and put intermediate shrouds to balance the inner forestay which I moved aft, parallel to the forestay - but never sail her as a cutter. I removed the bumpkin and cut about 16" of the boom in order to bring the back stay inboard. The shorter boom reduced the size of the mainsail by about 12% and against other Vertues she is slower off the wind but now being so much better balanced she points at least 10 degrees higher to windward. |