| L.O.A. |
14.8m |
48'6" |
| L.W.L. |
14.00m |
46'0" |
| BEAM |
4.25m |
14'0" |
| DRAFT |
2.15m |
7'0" |
| DSPL |
13,000kg |
28,660T |
| SAIL AREA |
| Main |
56.4sq m |
607sq ft |
| Genoa |
54.0sq m |
581sq ft |
The
14.8m Performance Cruising Yacht is a centre cockpit stock
design. The first yacht was built by an experienced yachting couple
from Queensland who required a long distance cruising yacht with
comfortable accommodation and good sailing performance.
The construction drawings are for a Cedar strip hull and an
FRP / foam sandwich deck. For added safety the design incorporates a
collision bulkhead and two watertight bulkheads. The hull and deck
laminates are a combination of triaxial, biaxial and double bias
materials. The hull is also suitable for FRP / foam sandwich
construction.
The
yacht has an easily driven hull with moderate beam and
displacement, long waterline and veed sections which ensures very good
sailing performance and directional stability. The yacht has a 2.15m
draft fin keel and a rudder and skeg. The long waterline gives a
theoretical hull speed of 9 knots which can be attained with a 70 H.P.
engine.
The
14.8m has good volume and the carrying capacity required
for a serious cruising yacht. Starting aft on deck there is a stepped
boarding platform and a large lazarette for some of the"bits and
pieces" including fenders, outboard, liferaft and gas bottle
lockers.
The 2m centre cockpit has a fixed cuddy cabin with sitting headroom.
The cuddy is relatively low to give visibility when standing or seated
at the wheel. It can be replaced with a folding dodger if preferred.
Forward there is a sail locker, for handling reaching and running
sails, and an anchor winch and anchor locker.
The anchor is stowed on
the short bow sprit. When sailing the spare anchors and most of the
chain will be stowed further aft. The house features numerous opening
ports and hatches for ventilation.
The deck edge has a bulwark and
rubbing strake instead of an aluminium toerail.
The aft cabin has a double berth, large amounts of locker
space, an aft head, separate shower stall and a comfortable headroom of
1.9m - 6'3". An aft companionway is an option for cockpit access.
Starboard of the cockpit is a workshop with bench, stowage and engine
room access. To port is the galley with bench, freezer and stowage
along the length of the passage. Headroom in the passage and workshop
is 1.85m - 6'0". The saloon has a large dinette and settee and lockers
outboard. The headroom forward of the cockpit is 1.95m - 6'5". Forward
of the saloon is a watertight bulkhead with access to the forward head
and shower and double cabin. Tank capacity includes up to 600 litres of
fuel and 900 litres of water. Sullage tanks are also included.
The rig is a simple double spreader, masthead sloop / cutter.
The headsail shown has roller reefing and the staysail doubles as the
storm jib. The mainsail has full length battens and lazy jacks for easy
reefing and stowing. Alternatively, in-boom reefing such as the Leisure
Furl Boom can be used. Halyards and control lines can be located at the
mast or lead aft to the cockpit.
