In deliverymode, the bimini top of the passenger cockpit is lowered flushwith the coamings to make an almost watertight seal


having an additional set, I wouldn’t be against it,’ he says. ‘But that was not the case.We did a calculation run with Hall Spars and it all appeared to work out quite nicely and themast section is not excessively stiff. So then you get a reduction in windage.’ As a result, the mast’s longitudinal sections are stiffened with high-modulus carbon fibre but intermediate-modulus carbon is used in the sides of themast. A square-topmainsail was put on


hold. ‘It is a lot of complication for a small gain,’Wassen says. ‘You do get a fewmore squaremetres, the sail is probably easier to trim, it’s a bitmore forgiving in puffs. There are benefits but also the drawback of always needing to use your runners and not having a fixed backstay,making the whole rigmore vulnerable. That’s something you need to weigh. The boat is fast as she is, and doesn’t actually need a square top main.’ Even so, the rig is designed to incorporate a square top in years to come as the boat develops, tomake sure it’s a simple adaption later on. The deck plan is firmly focused on simplicity. ‘There are a number of fixed


points,’Wassen says. ‘You can have a tweaker on the code sheet and kite sheet if you want. There are all sorts of racing capabilities but in normal operation it’s a very simple and straightforward sailplan.’ Themainsheet andmain halyard are on below-deck captive winches, the jib and staysail sheets are led aft via pin-stop cars to primary winches on the coamings. ‘We have the halyards on locks, partly because I like to sail with a clean foredeck,’ Perseverance’s captain Ryan Taylor explains. ‘Also because we only have twomast winches although we do have plenty of jammers.’


Construction The entire boat is built in Gurit Sprint prepreg carbon with a foamcore. Her actual weight is within three per cent of her design weight, which would be remarkable formost builders but is about normal for Baltic Yachts. Despite appearances, there is actually very little solid wood on board. ‘Over a long period of time we have


learned how tomanage and create a solid wood look for our exterior


There isn’t enough freeboard for a through-hull entrance door so the fold- out boarding platformhas a flight of steps leading up to the deck


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