A revised hull form tuned to give a design that will compete across the wind speed range with the best existing designs in this class i.e. RENAISSANCE & ROCOCO providing it is built to the same standard. |
A six metre design essentially for fun sailors. Double chine construction in ply panels. Simple to build and cheap too! |
Class yacht of round bilge section intended for planking in timber for racing. The plan shows full size frames fin and lead bulb with half size profiles. No construction details are on the drawings. |
PETREL (design 1990) by John Lewis
LOA 57 inches LWL 41 inches Displacement 26.6 lbs Sail Area 1216 sq inches (A single large blueprint) |
A good light airs boat. |
MEHALAH (design 1992)
by John Lewis LOA 55.3 inches LWL 43 inches Displacement 30.46 lbs Sail Area 1133 sq inches (A single large blueprint) |
This was a custom design for Alan Bright that arose from a conversation with John about how far the LWL could be pushed in the class and still have a competitive boat. |