Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes 2012

Stabilized, steady sailer

Here's a similar sized, circumnavigator:

http://www.chuckpaine.com/pdf/58STEADYSAILER58.pdf

Thanks! It is ironic you should post that particular design as I am almost finished reading "Voyaging Under Power" where the formula for creating such a functional design is discussed. The history of passage makers is very interesting and is helping me understand how and why vessels look and perform as they do and don't.

While the Paine design is totally functional and capable at a low cost I am much more "excited" by the Garcia design that seems as functional but with much more panache.

It will be interesting to see how the Garcia design shakes out in the upcoming YF review where price/performance/stability will hopefully be discussed.

No (YF reviews don't quote prices), yes, and yes. I can tell you that Le Trawler does not have, nor does it need, flopper stoppers.

Judy

Did you set the Trawler Review Picture as your Desktop Background, yet?

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/g...680-completed-garcia-54-trawler-new-post.html

No thanks for pointing it out!

I must say she is pretty stiff competition for my current desktop rotation so I will have to add her to the mix!

I am a form follows function guy so I am pretty taken with the finish of her hull and am interested to hear what Judy will have to say in her upcoming review.