Your Favorite Hull Designs for Monohull Sailboats

[Sandero]

Shiva... Contest 36s Deep fin keel, fractional rig, Hull 14

[StuM]

Originally Posted by Delancey

Foiling is not just for multihulls. In fact, Moths dinghies were early adopters long before the AC.

How about a foiling Opti?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UokOO60dsMU

[Delancey]

Originally Posted by StuM

How about a foiling Opti?

Hahaha! That is awesome. I started sailing Optis when I was five years old and all we had to brag about was the greased watermelon race!

[Steadman Uhlich]

The Balmain Bug

Balmain Bug: the tiny classic skiff that's too much sail and not enough boat

Excerpt:
"The Balmain Bug is a 1.83m (6ft) Australian skiff class dinghy, of which just two remain in existence. First raced in 1899 at Balmain in Sydney, the fleet expanded throughout the 1900s, until it was overtaken by the larger skiffs, including the iconic 18-footers.

Ask any Sydneysider what they know about the ‘Balmain Bug’ and they’ll probably tell you about the primordial, lobster-like creature at the Sydney Fish markets. Few residents of the Emerald City – most sailors included – would know of the other Balmain Bug, a tiny historic wooden skiff replica with a 6ft long hull and an absurdly oversized rig that trebles her length overall."

"Campbell Reid, commodore of the Balmain Sailing Club and forward hand for our demonstration sail of the Balmain Bug, relates that there was a strong correlation between the length of boats built and the changing fortunes of the owners: “The legend is that the boats cost a pound per foot. So, when times were good you built a 22-footer and when they were tough you built a ten-footer or a six-footer!”

Balmain Bug is one of only two replica six-footers in existence today. Built in 1994 by boatbuilder Ian Smith she resides in the dinghy shed of her owners, Balmain Sailing Club. She makes occasional guest appearances at regattas, usually sailed by Reid and his skipper David Hodgson, both of whom are former ‘skiffies’ in the 12, 16 and 18-footers.

“When we got it out of the shed the first time, everyone told us it was pretty much impossible to sail. It’s not impossible to sail at all, but it’s very much like any of the other skiffs, really – too much sail and not enough boat!” says Reid.

Not surprisingly the six-foot skiff has a relatively modest upper wind limit of about 15 knots, with even the shortest waves amplifying its submarine tendencies. The Balmain Bug does have a smaller rig for her higher wind range, but since Reid and Hodgson have been in charge it has not seen the light of day.

“Yes, we have a smaller rig” says Reid, “but we are believers in the old skiff adage: ‘big rigs win big races’.”


SPECIFICATIONS

LWL 1.8m (6ft)

LOA 5.5m (18ft)

Beam 1.6m (5ft 3in)

Weight circa. 105kg

Upwind sail area 13m2 (140ft2)

Downwind sail area 13m2 (140ft2)


Read more at Balmain Bug: the tiny classic skiff that's too much sail and not enough boat

[Steadman Uhlich]

The Balmain Bug video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHzk...ature=youtu.be

[zeehag]

the lil gaff rigged sloop is what i call my training ship. i have no below waterline pix. is a clinton crane raceabout commissioned in 1903, undergoing full restoration currently. was a fun sailing boat on hudson river. no tjust classic but registered historic place/treasure. last of its kind on planet.
the deep keeled fat bottomed girl is my choice of cruising hull.
donot need speed--speed on water is a bit exhausting. i keep my speeding to the roadways.. err did when i had sporty cars. zoom zoom was fun.
oh yeah the sailing pic was of previous owner before i bought boat.

[Steadman Uhlich]

Wally "Tango"

LOA = 100 feet

Just launched.
Flush Deck.
Check out that keel.

"The 100′ Wally ‘Tango’ was launched in Savona Italy yesterday to begin a busy month of sea trials before the handover to the client. This opens a new chapter in an intense and exciting build project, our largest to date. It is also we believe the most innovative, the most stylish, and certainly has been one of the most satisfying to develop in collaboration with the client and his team, Wally Yachts, Pininfarina, and Persico Marine. More here: http://mills-design.com/news/"

[Steadman Uhlich]

Originally Posted by zeehag

the lil gaff rigged sloop is what i call my training ship. i have no below waterline pix. is a clinton crane raceabout commissioned in 1903, undergoing full restoration currently. was a fun sailing boat on hudson river. no tjust classic but registered historic place/treasure. last of its kind on planet.
the deep keeled fat bottomed girl is my choice of cruising hull.
donot need speed--speed on water is a bit exhausting. i keep my speeding to the roadways.. err did when i had sporty cars. zoom zoom was fun.
oh yeah the sailing pic was of previous owner before i bought boat.

Thanks for adding your boats to the mix. I enjoyed seeing them and like them too.

[Steadman Uhlich]

Originally Posted by StuM

How about a foiling Opti?

Foiling looks like fun! And a challenge for the sailor.
It is cool to see these developments, from Moth to America's Cup to Opti.

[SV DestinyAscen]

I don't know how to post pictures - but I have photos scanned from NZL-20 in AC92.

[Steadman Uhlich]

Originally Posted by SV DestinyAscen

I don't know how to post pictures - but I have photos scanned from NZL-20 in AC92.

See this post I wrote with my tips on posting photos on CF.

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...ml#post2441391

[Don C L]

You know Steady, this topic, to my way of thinking, divides into (at least) two camps... my skinny hull with long keel.. something like that Dragon under the water, gets its stability from the weight and moment arm of the ballast, whereas more modern designs prefer the initial stability increase of a beamier hull. Well, and then there are the sleds and scows. And Moths, are they even in the "monohull" category? Do we mean "favorite" for performance or feel/comfort or sea-kindliness? My boat is pretty tender, but there can be advantages to that. To my non-naval architect mind, the tenderness has the advantage of dumping the load of gusts on the rigging quickly, by heeling and not trying to shove a wider beam, becoming a more rockered hull, in deeper, which I happen to like. Perhaps this narrrow beam thing is an acquired taste. They are faster and more stable once they are heeling.
In any case it is fun to debate the cons and pros...

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by StuM

How about a foiling Opti?

I WANT ONE!

[Cheechako]

My favorite was this. Yves Marie Tanton designer. Basically a canoe with long fin and skeg:

[Don C L]

I've always liked what Olin Stephens designed...