Modern wooden sailing boat ?

[Edina]

Hello, I am looking for a modern wooden sailing boat, one that has contemporary design. If anyone knows one please post a link or other info. I'm looking for such for research reasons - not to purchase one. Any size or type.

Wood is beautiful material and it's a pity that design has not developed really since 50's. Well, at least I have not found any contemporary designs yet. There are wooden boats that are called modern but are actually far from it.

[Tcubed]

Here is one ;
http://www.balta.fr/etoilehori2.html
This boat got modified from it's original form for the vendee.

[Tcubed]

As in it was originally designed for the vendee, later changed for cruising as pictured. It still goes ust as fast as before.

[Tcubed]

These are all wood too;http://www.pattersonyachts.com/images.html

And here we have a lot more:
Classic Sailing Boat Plans wanted.

But the Balta design is a nice one.

[Edina]

Thanks, very interesting, Patterson trimaran has something to it.
However, most of the wooden boats are classic design even if they would be new. Nothing wrong with classic though - it's by the way amazing how many people react negatively when I mention 'contemporary design wooden boat'. As if it would be somehow plasphemous.

[gonzo]

There are many modern racing boats in wood. Look at the minitransat for example

[lewisboats]

http://www.Bateau.com Look at the Vagabonds and the Sportboat

[PAR]

Edina, I hope by now your research has proven your previous comments, about wooden boats not being modern, a bit premature.

I remember a cover of WoodenBoat magazine a few years ago that had a VOR, Vendee, Open 60 or similar on the cover, you don't get more modern then these.

Wood as a building material has a displacement/size range where it's very competitive with other building materials. It's this reason small craft have a large wooden representation. There are many modern, some very modern and in fact cutting edge sailors available. I have a few that I'm offering too, one (RYD-14.6) in the gallery is being built locally, is about 120 pounds and modern in most regards. It'll also scream by most plastic contemporaries of similar size.

[maxsalgado]

LS 30 built and designed in the Landing School

http://www.landingschoolboats.com/LS-30.html

[Paul B]

Originally Posted by maxsalgado

LS 30 built and designed in the Landing School

http://www.landingschoolboats.com/LS-30.html

Not a bad looking school project there.

I just watched the video in the link. The designer says the open transom is an aero benefit, like opening the tailgate on a pickup truck.

I guess he doesn't know much about the aerodynamics of pickup trucks, with regard to tailgate open or closed.

[maxsalgado]

Ye haha I dont thik he watches mythbusters, but I think that could work for boats sinse the dont have such a big cabin, nor they go as fast as truck to create a vacuum under it

[peter radclyffe]

modern wooden boats are usually not just wooden
they are composite epoxy glue / wood
half their construction may be glue
so you cant call them wood

[Tcubed]

Someone care to define contemporary or modern?
When bowsprits started to get fashionable again did people go <Eww.. Look how antiquated...>
Now all the vendee boats got bowsprits.
Soon people will get over their hangup over non triangular sails. I know , i know , Gasp! The shock etc.

Is this contemporary?

[Tcubed]