ATOA Expedition yacht

I meant that the teak planks could be removed for rough weather, so that waves can't lift from underneath and cause a broach. It's not because I think they would break--your boat looks solid in every way!

But if you don't think a broach could happen, then perhaps it is not important. You know the vessel better than anyone else.

Cheers

 

I'm intrigued with the very aft set sailplan. A quick sketch of the CLR COA from your side profile shows no lead (leed lede ).

That's why the mizzen is down and the main has a reef while carrying a No2 jib in the pic in your first post.

Surely this boat will have enough weather helm to rupture a gorilla if you use the mizzen on anything other than a very close beat.
It's like it's been designed only as a sloop and the mizzen has been added later, or the keel has been cut off the original design.

A centre-board as suggested before would give you more bite and address the sail imbalance perhaps ? On a vessel like this you should have been aiming for what? around 12% waterline length lead according to theory ???

Are owners going to add massive bowsprits or retractable ones if they want to sail this as a balanced hull with full sail ?

 

The boat is normally balanced, in design drawings and on water. The existed design was from first step, long shallow keel and 2 masts. If somebody want the fin keel or board, sloop rig, ect. it will be another boat. On foto reefed mizzen and main is just due wind 25 knots wind, we make different test sails, including main+mizzen. The boat has option with 2 side lifting boards for better performance upwind, but after tests, all crew (4 famous guys from design and boatbuilding world) were agreed the tacking upwind 40 degr and 8-9 knots is very good result for this type of boat.