Skiff Zeilboot. This page was last edited on 18 June 2020 at 0552. Not many small steel bluewater sailboats boats were built but the Van De Stadt is definitely one of the most seaworthy ones.
Were proud that RS Sailing designs have built some of. Evolving from our heritage in flat-out racing classes the RS Sailing range has grown to include boats for beginners families clubs and schools developed using that same desire to move the game forward. Nic Comptons new volume on Ian Oughtred published by and available now at WoodenBoat courtesy WoodenBoat Iains Elf after the Hardanger Faering courtesy Bootbouwer A sailing version of the Acorn Skiff the design credited with making Iains career courtesy Jane Pete Peterson The Arctic Tern says Iain is a 95 scaled down Ness Yawl.
This small bluewater sailboat goes very well into the wind with a gentle motion even in steep seas.
The reason for this placement. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The Open Skiff has become the go-to junior sailboat in several countries where sailing interest has been stunted by 60 year old boat designs and over emphasis on elite competition. Being a development class the Moth has evolved from a hull in the 1930s that could best be described as a heavy narrow scow or a blunt nosed skiff weighing about 50 kg to todays remarkable foilers with hull weights of under 10 kg.