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10: BayCruiser 20 now in the mainstream, Nov 2008

Swallow boats have expanded their website now to include the BayCruiser 20 as a current boat. It is no longer on the drawing board. You can see the details on their website at:

http://www.swallowboats.co.uk/content/view/148/118/

It is interesting to see how it has developed. Compared to the BayRaider, it is 5in (0.12m) longer, 1ft 3in (0.35m) wider and 320lbs (100kg) heavier. So it is a bigger boat all round, but not a BIG boat. There are likely to be some significant changes to the rig, which all come about from the presence of the cabin. A single solid mast is possible to deal with where to stow the topmast. Possibly a conventional Bermudian main sail to ease reefing from the cockpit. A self tacking jib, but not on a clubbed foot. Details will be finalised in the next few weeks.

Current BayCruiser sketches from Swallow Boats These images are on the Swallow Boats website and could disappear if they change them. Click either image to go to the BayCruiser home page

By way of comparisons:

I wanted to include the Cornish Shrimper in this list, but when I went to check the specification on Select Yachts website (the Shrimper's builder) I was dismayed to find they had gone into liquidation at the end of October 2008. Not good news at all, and I hope that the firm can be rescued somehow. The causes were apparently "potential customers waiting for things to improve" and a big tax bill. The latter I can do nothing about, but for the former, do as I did, if you are thinking of buying a new boat, do it now. Things don't improve if you wait, they only improve if you act. There have to be boat buyers before there can be boat builders.

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