A deep elliptical rudder contributes a goodly amount of lift, as well as excellent response. She steers accurately, too, even though the steering cables needed adjusting and the wheel had some slop off center. I'd love to sail her with everything nicely tightened. Below, her accommodations are a delightful blend of traditional arrangements and warm-tone butternut veneer. The raised house over the galley and navigation area floods the entire interior between the two main bulkheads with natural light.
Serious ventilation comes from eight overhead hatches, eight portholes and two Dorades.
The area way back aft under the cockpit houses a quarter berth each side, joined by a transverse section that makes up into a double. This gives the off-watch crew a comfortable place to sleep at sea, and provides guest accommodations in port. Paine is a master at drawing attractive deckhouses on small boats, but I'm not crazy about the way this one looks in combination with the cabin trunk forward of it. I'd specify a flush deck forward of the house and abaft it, then lower the profile of the house to go with the flush deck. Inc. All rights reserved.