Is that it? Have full keel cruisers been permanently eclipsed by the flatter hull, wide transom, twin rudder surfers? I keep reading the arguments...
Dolfino is designed within the frame of an old french rule dated 1924, the « 12 m2 du Havre », based on a very simple formula : Sails surface...
This is the actual pattern I made for the sailmaker and which I couldn't resist putting on the boat just to see how it looks. It's 1900...
Before and After Shots. 24ft boat was 350kg overweight with inefficient keel and rig. Not to mention the deck layout!! Al the rigging was...
