Then here is a beauty, Ezra sister ship to Eve of St Mawes and Agnes. Built in 2006 by Luke Powell and has worked as a charter boat in Scotland. Coming to Cornwall end of June so if you interested you can have a good look at her.
Please see the Classic Yacht Brokerage web site http://tinyurl.com/
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…Or choose that virtual one build by Rene Underby at ReneMarine Yacht Building…
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| *RM* Gaff Rigged Pilot Cutter |
The cutter is one of several types of sailboats. Traditionally the sloop rig was a rig with a single mast located forward of 70% of the length of the sailplan. In this traditional definition a sloop could have multiple jibs on a fixed bowsprit.
In the cutter rig, the gaff on the sails aft of the mast is divided between a mainsail below the gaff and a topsail above. This is useful for sailing with small crews as the total sail area is divided into smaller individual sails. These can be managed without the need for large crews, winches, or complex tackles, making the cutter especially suitable for pilot, customs and coast guard duties. For example, a pilot cutter may only have two people on board for its outward trip—the pilot to be delivered to a ship and an assistant who had to sail the cutter back to port single-handed. The cutter sailing rig became so ubiquitous for these tasks that the modern-day motorised vessels now engaged in these duties are known as 'cutters'.
The Pilot Cutter was developed from the need for a fast boat to take Maritime pilots from harbour to incoming large trading vessels. As most early pilots were local fisherman who undertook both jobs, although licensed by the harbour to operate within their jurisdiction, pilots were generally self-employed, and the quickest transport meant greater income. As their fishing boats were heavy working boats, and filled with fishing equipment, they needed a new type of boat.
Early boats were developed from single masted fishing cutter designs and twin masted yawls, and latterly into the specialist pilot cutter. These were effectively light-weight and over powered single masted boats with large steeply angled keels, making them deep draft under power and shallow draft in lighter sail.
In this ReneMarine representation of The Cutter, two passengers are switchable with the pilot. The sails that can be raised and lowered individually provide a reefing capability. A detailed cabin below includes a cuddle pose engine that is integrated into the boat so that it can be sailed with the passengers there. A new Sail HUD provides visual control of the sails.
