MAINE
Wooden weekend wonder
rtisan Boatworks, well known for their beautifully-crafted daysailers like the Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 15 and 18, are well under way with their biggest project to date: the 39ft 6in (12m) bermudan yacht has been designed by Maine spirit-of-tradition maestros Stephens Waring in the manner of yachts that offer easy, modern sailing, with some luxury, yet with the timeless draw of mid-20th century design – above the water at least: the definition of SoT in fact. The 39ft length was a “calculated choice” to ensure standing headroom in both galley and heads. She features’s design places her in a category popular in these parts… the high-end dayboat/weekender. The hull is cold-moulded in wood, with the increasingly popular method of the deck, together with cabin trunk and cockpit, being built separately and dropped on towards the end of the build. Auxiliary power comes from a Yanmar 3JH40 40hp.
