The transomshape of Perseverance is a carefully judged compromise between waterline length and traditional elegance, with a subtly truncated counter
describes her as ‘super easy, fast and efficient. The rig is exceptionally powerful for this boat and she is very stiff. I’mvery happy with the Doyle Structured Luff and Cableless sails. Just like it says in the adverts, the luff does project to windward.’ ‘On the delivery down to theMed
we had some great sailing,’ he says. ‘We logged 20+kts off Holland quite easily when we weren’t really trying. We started off with the code zero but then changed down tomain with one reef and full blade. The wind was about 20-25kts.We’ve been out in winds up to about 35kts; so far I’ve played it safe with the weather. She also goes very well in light airs.’
She carries a huge amount of sailpower. The sails areDoyle Stratis,with structured luff technology built in
