Saturday, July 20, 2024

Persistence Design Origin

Bead and cove daysailer with a shapely wineglass transom, stayed gaff rig, and wide, flat, keels, for easy trailering.

Designed by Marc Barto from lines of Howard Chapelle

LOA - 16'
LWL - 15' 2"
Beam - 4' 10"
Draft (cb up) - 4"
(cb down) - 2"
Weight - about 250 lbs.
Sail Area (gaff) - 90 sq. ft.
Construction:  1/4 bead and cove strip built with fiberglass overlay




Persistence does not use the traditional "barn door" style rudder, but rather a spade style rudder actuated by a Dotan Rudder Head.  The design yields light responsive steering and a rudder which is engaged by a flick of the wrist on the tiller

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