This concept of yacht has always been popular in UK and is becoming more so. The hull is GRP with an inner moulding forming the entire deck and cockpit. Up front there is a moulded anchor locker with lockable flush cover and aft there are a moulded outboard engine well and a removable flush fitting insulated hamper. The volume under the decks is used for stowage lockers and sufficient buoyancy to make her unsinkable. Surrounding the casing is a liner moulding which forms a void in which the bilge pump strum box and piping are contained.
Hull shape is lapstrake in form and traditional in profile and plan.
However, traditional does not necessarily mean slow. The panels have been laid out so as to give a moderate bow for beating ability, with sufficient flare for dryness. They have little taper aft of their widest point and have a flat run to give offwind speed. This is most effective broad reaching, when she is powerful, with good speed. The centreplate is 12mm steel, galvanised after manufacture and is raised by a tackle system.