Radius chine hull shape gives good looks, efficiency and enhanced resale value. Choose from aft or centre cockpit versions, a variety of layouts and two depth options. See the Dix 43 Pilot for the same hull with a pilothouse deck. This design was commissioned by circum-navigator passing through Cape Town, to be his boat for the next time round. She was required to be a go-anywhere yacht of modern concept.
Construction is steel, designed to the ABS scantling rules for ocean racing yachts.
This allows unnecesary weight to be trimmed out where loadings are not high while placing strength into the structure in high load areas. She is robust, using 4mm plate in the flat topside plating and 5mm in the bottom and radiused chine. She can also be built of 4mm plate throughout with extra stringers, for a weight saving of approximately 450kg. The design waterline has been stretched out as long as is practical to carry the displacement and maintain performance. Click to enlarge The hull has been shaped for ease of construction, using a single radiused chine configuration, giving a round bilge hull shape within the capabilities of an amateur.