In the starboard tail section is the galley, when you get to them, which also help in stepping round the daggerboard safely. The more
another piece of ultra modern design. With natural route to reach the foredeck would be through the circular entrance to the working
a rectangular stainless sink, two burner gas cockpit, forward of the saloon cockpit, where there are easy steps up. Forward of the
stove and inset fridge box, the unit caters “working” cockpit, net lies between the hulls, with the bowsprit spine strutting out from the
for a one-man or woman show. In the other body of the boat down the centerline. There is possible stowage everywhere, from around
hull tail section is the nav station, which is the fuel or water tanks in the compartments between the jib track and the nets, to the
truly novel with its aft-facing cushioned seat bow section tops, to voluminous cubbies where the rudder and steering bar are housed.
and chart-sized chart table that fills the hull Minimizing weight was high on the design objective so the gas bottles are situated in their
width from skin to skin. The nav station own air-tight locker, immediately aft of the galley and forward of the starboard rudder. There
table is accessed by stepping down from is no swim ladder and getting out of the water may be tricky without one. A series of steps
the companionway onto the nav station up the back of each hull make getting on and off the boat into a dinghy or onto the dock, as
cushioned seat and then stepping onto practical as possible. There are no davits for a dinghy or RIB off the back beam and when
the cabin sole. Throughout the boat, head asked about this, Uwe explained that he thought that suspending a 2,000 lb dinghy off the
room allows for 6ft 3.”Each hull has its own back beam would bring down the performance of the boat. With boards and rudders lifted
lockable entrance with a hatch that lifts up up, the boat only draws 2.2ft and so Jasperson’s plan is for owners to either anchor close
and bolts out of the way, to the hard top to the shore or hoist a dinghy using a halyard and lash it partially deflated to the tramps. A
above. The door is fastened similarly to the 12v air compressor could be fitted on board to assist re-inflation. Equally, the standard boat
side. is windless-less, without an anchor winch manual or electric. Using an adjustable bridle
The forward cockpit area and helm position
Exterior secured to the bow pad-eyes, a mooring
Like a bona fide Caribbean charter cat, the maybe pinned between the hulls. Similarly
saloon is not housed, but al fresco with a an anchor could be hand thrown over board
roomy settee arrangement for dining and and made fast in this way.
lounging, occupying the majority of the
cockpit. The table is socializing banquet The cleats are the low-windage, toe-safe,
sized with fold up flaps and a non- pull-up to use/push-down to stow variety
refrigerated drinks ice box in the center. of suitable size and good location. Two
Under seat storage is ample.On the M37 pad-eyes per hull, one on each bow and
“Island Hopper,” interior accommodation is stern supply additional strong-holds for line.
exploited to the max, with side decks down Arrangements for a sea anchor or drogue
to a humble foot or so wide. Accepting have yet to be considered, although all the
that the stanchions were off for the boat hardware is there. With only two deck-
show, moving down the side decks is still mounted winches on the boat, drogue lines would have to be run via a block at the stern
a somewhat precarious manoeuvre. The pad-eye and then led across the saloon to the opposing cockpit primary. Likewise, sea
hard top cockpit cover provides an obvious anchor lines would need to feed back to the primaries via a block at the bow pad-eyes for
handhold, as do the composite shrouds a controlled lead. SailingThe single helm position in the forward cockpit enables almost full
12  MULTIHULL REVIEW : JANUARY 2009
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