19′ 6″ Caledonia Yawl

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Designer Iain Oughtred is known for applying an artist's touch to his light lapstrake creations. He admits to having been under the influence of Shetland ness yoles and sixerns while drawing this handsome double-ender.

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The Caledonia Yawl has relatively high ends and shows con­siderable reserve buoyancy above the waterline through­out its length. The hull lines resemble those of many surfboats that have evolved to meet the rigors of working off exposed beaches. Oughtred gave her a run that is finer and shows more deadrise than might be ideal for extremely high speed under sail, but the resulting gains in helm bal­ance and civilized behavior in waves make the compro­mise worthwhile.

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