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Some Say he was eaten by a whale! Others say the earth really is flat andJoe is the first since Columbus to find the edge.... Hardly! Joe Adams justsailed away for a while but is still drawing boats and has now drawn acruiser that he feels is the culmination of his decades of experience.ADAMS FAST 40 CRUISING YACHTL.O.A 12.6mL.W.L. 12.0mBEAM 3.39mDRAFT 1.53mSA 85.13 om MAIN & FORE ∆Words & Drawings by Joe Adams use of an inexpensive in-line pump. To get REFRIGERATION. You can have a top Cat rig and will sail you anywhere yourid of the water just opening fridge in the table in the galley want to go even better than Bligh. AlsoI have drawn several yachts of this put the shower rose into the hand basin. if you want. Not for me as I have never included is how to make the yacht selfsize and they are always popular. I worked out what use they are on a long steer plus the twin spinnaker set up.have found that a 40 footer is the best THIS 40 HAS TO SELF STEER. No distance cruising boat. Only thing I canlength for long distance cruising. Not vanes or auto pilot needed. To achieve think of is to make cold water. Is it THE DINGHY is 2.03m long and a beamso big that a man & wife cannot easily this the hull sections are veed. The keel is really worthwhile? of 1.2m. Has a good freeboard whichhandle and not too expensive to shallow and rudder and skeg are good allows you to free your oars in a slop.maintain. So over the last few years I size. ENGINE. I know I will be in big trouble Rows beautifully. Has no skeg whichhave thought to design a 40 footer by saying I would not have an inboard. allows you to crab out to your yachtthat combines the cruising features I YOU MUST HAVE A SAIL PLAN THAT This yacht will sail wherever you want to keeping the dinghy bow to weather. Alsolike personally. MAKE THE YACHT EASY TO HANDLE go and at better speeds than an engine no skeg allows the dinghy to blowIN ANY WEATHER. You do not want a rig can push you. An engine, the sideways in heavy wind when tied to yourOF REASONABLY LOW that requires great strength and cunning to exhausts, the controls, the tanks; all stern so that it cannot be flipped upsideDISPLACEMENT so that the handling control. All must be very easy. So I have for close to nothing. I would use an down. Under the seats built in lockers toloads are low and a little overloading drawn a large mainsail with a ¾ headsail. outboard. 9H.P. is enough. That would hold emergency gear. The mast & boom,doesn't matter. A long L.W.L. to give To reef, roll down some of the mainsail, roll get you through the canals and its etc. stowed inside the dinghy. Minemax speeds and at the same time to up the yankee and all is under control. For maintenance will not have you waiting weighed 70lbs.design so that the sailing length exceeds ease of reefing the main, I like a roller. in ports for engine parts. And if yourits actual length. The sections must also There is a knack with roller reefing but for outboard expires, no problem just There was at one time a fleet of these inhave good speeds in light weather for short handed sailing it is the best. The throw it overboard. Sydney. We raced them in the twilightmost of your cruising will be in light staysail is on a wishbone. With the period. One or should I say the only ruleweather. wishbone you don't need a trysail. It is LIFERAFT. You may remember Harry was that before you crossed the finish lineeasy to heave the boat to or run off before Newton Scott and his ketch, The “New the crew had to finish off a flagon of wine.THE ACCOMMODATION SHOWN IS 6 a gale. Once you have cruised with a Silvergull” he taught me a great deal. I So a crew of 5 was found to be good.BUNKS, for me 2 is enough. I have wishbone stay sail you will never be said to Harry once just before picking Huge ensigns and large umbrellas werenever cruised with 4 or 6 people. Don't without. The mast drawn is bending so as up courage to sail across to New normal. Paddling and rudder wagglingwant to either. Of course you can take to make sailing to windward more efficient. Zealand, “Harry, I think I will buy an expected. Think about it. It is not asyour mother in law cruising. No one says You may opt for a more rigid rig. inflatable life raft.” Harry paused, looked simple as you might think. For the Darwinyou have to bring her back. You have to at me and said, “Why, were you thinking people I would suggest two stubbies.have space for books, vegetables, fruit, ELECTRICITY. Be super stringent. If you of sinking?” A great answer because ofanchor chain, rope (lots). You need a have high power requirements you will be 2 reasons. One because if you are TCP note: Joe is on an island somewherebathroom that you can swing a cat in. ill fated. I have shown 4 solar panels on thinking of sinking DO NOT GO. Two and can be contacted through TCP.After all this yacht will be your home and the house deck. That should be more because the very last thing you would Joe has provided TCP with simple plansthe shower-toilet can make all the than enough. Do not fizgig with motor car want to do is get off your boat into a of the dinghy mentioned above. They willdifference. The sole of the shower batteries, get one medium sized Ni Cad. rubber go nowhere dinghy. So with the be published in the electronic edition ofshould have a sump. To shower, pour Somewhat expensive but the best buy you drawing of this yacht I have included the this paper along with contact details of anyour hot (or cold) water into the sump can make. drawings of a ply or glass dingy that Australian builder with moulds.and it will be continually cycled with thefits nicely on deck, has a neat Gunterwww.harken.com.auThe Coastal Passage #47 2011 Page 27