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(10-12-2021)

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Surfsong - 8.3m Deep V Cruiser

THE FACTS AND FIGURES

sheet ply or grp flat panel hulls, ply decks

LENGTH O.A. 8.4m 27ft6in
LENGTH W.L. 7.5m 24ft6in
BEAM OA 5.1m 16ft8in
DISPL (empty) 1.75T 4000lbs
DISPL (loaded to WL)2.25T 5000lbs
HEADROOM 1.5m 5ft
DRAFT 0.46 - 1.2m 18in-4ft
SAIL AREA 35 sq m 376sqft

Smallest of our deep 'V' catamarans - Surfsong has been designed as a sporty and rugged little seaboat. Surfsong is a comfortable coastal cruiser/racer, seaworthy enough to be capable of offshore or even trans-ocean sailing with one or two crew. There is enough room in each hull to seat four people in comfort. The rigid self draining cockpit with the 'wing' seats both sides is good for the children and also makes a solid sail handling area.

Owners Comments:

(Richard says: I found the following on an ebay advert, the first news I had ever had of this particular boat, see photo above)

"Alley Cat was built in 1989 and has been our home since 1996. In the same year we sailed from Ravenglass, Cumbria, UK bound for sunnier climes. We followed the classical route southwards and through gales in the Irish Sea and Biscay, to the sweltering heat of the Mediterranean, she has kept us safe and warm, or cool, as required.

This simple way of life, with very few overheads, has allowed us to enjoy what many can only dream about, on a minimal income. Very reluctantly age is now forcing us ashore. Since 1997 she has been cruising in the Western Mediterranean, and the Balearic islands in particular.

This is a very deceptive boat, offering more space inside than you would think. Yet she is light and fast, achieving 18 knots in a stiff breeze. Under power she can move at 5 knots, but it is under sail where she really performs.

She can tack almost like a dinghy, yet running in a sea she is steady, dry, and very easily handled. In light airs she also out-sails most other yachts, and in the sometimes sloppy, short seas to be found in the Mediterranean this is a distinct advantage."

M Maitrepierre, South Pacific

"She is a fast and comfortable boat, easy to steer, tacking well, marvellous when we are reaching and surprisingly dry"

A Berry - Marshall Islands

"It steers like a sports car and accelerates unlike anything I've sailed lately. I did not lower the centreboard and was still impressed with its lack of leeway"

Surfsong Owners Comments

By a Dutch owner:

And now for the 10.000 dollar question: How does she sail?

The summer of 1994 gave ample opportunity to test her light-weather performance - a dream. She starts moving on a whisper, and keeps moving under 20 m2 mainsail and 22.5 m2 flying drifter where 30 foot monohulls under spinnaker drift around aimlessly. With the foot of the flying drifter on a two feet strop, forward visibility is much improved, although a turning block is now required aft of the winches. On the other hand, by mounting this block on a rail athwartship, the drifter can be exquisitely fine-tuned for every wind angle.

With the tiller half over, she easily sailed in circles. She also sailed well under mainsail alone in winds down to Force next-to-nothing, providing that the main is fully released when going through the wind's eye. On the other hand, she really raced along under single-reefed main and 16 m2 genoa in a force 5 to 6 quarterly wind - 12 knots, more in gusts, with water spouting from her rudders with the sound of a jetfighter and just enough additional weather helm to keep the helmsperson alert, but still relaxed single-handed steering!

In a force 3 to 4 she just moves fast without any fuss. Only the position marks on the chart reveal the real speed (5 knots on a force 3 beam reach, 9 knots on a top of force 4, a honest-to God 12 knots over an 18 miles reach in a real breeze from Lelystad Haven to Hoorn and yes, we've done that several times, with independent witnesses on board too.) - no heel, no spray, only the jet engine noise from the rudders.

And under power? Under power, (9.9 hp extra longshaft, electric starter, and controls on the outside of the central well) she makes 7 knots top speed, 4 knots at a more comfortable sound level, and she does as she's told.

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