My Wooden Boat of the Week

and check out her sail plan:

Lunne Sailplan

www.lunne.se

The astute among you — even those who don’t read Swedish — will discern that she’s not wooden.  But she can be.

I emailed the designer last week and asked if the surfaces were developable, and if plans were available for wood construction.  He answered Yes to the former, and No to the latter.  But he’s seeking feedback on how a wooden kit would do.  I said I thought they’d do fine, but I’d rather that plans were made available for our capable builders.

Please chime in below with YOUR comments.  Maybe we can provide enough groundswell to help make this happen?

To me, this design — if available in wood — would serve, at least, as a modern update of Ray Hunt’s 110.  I love the athwartships fixed outer-seats and the rig.  And her performance seems undeniable.  Please watch the video if you’re interested.

Thanks to our friends at Sailing Anarchy for pointing out this new design.

And brother-in-arms John Hanson found this great website for Swedish sailing canoes:

http://www.kanotseglarna.se/default.asp?id=1&mnu=1.  The links are fantastic.

I’ll be off to METS in Holland on Friday for their annual and great trade show.  If you will be there, please visit us at Stand EL-12.  I’ll try to post on Tuesday next week, but I have no idea if our hotel has an internet connection.

Please comment below.  It’s painless, free, and easy = the way life should be.

Thanks, Carl