A ‘planing lugger’ is perhaps a contradiction in terms, it traditionally being the domain of heavy working boats, fishing craft and small tenders. Given the raw power of the lugsail and the ease of rigging, it seemed a wild but logical step to turn the tractor into a racing car! Within her design we incorporate the best of the old with the best of the new.
Catering for sailing in shallow, winding creeks and negotiating the numerous shallows where a boat needs to be agile and quick to tack, while also providing exhilerating sailing.
She has a cedar strip planked hull, epoxy/glass twill sheathed, with a double layer on the bottom panels for additional wear resistance. Internal framing is light weight spruce, with Gaboon plywood bulkheads.
The mast and yard are of light weight carbon fibre tube for stiffness and strength. The centreboard is constructed from laminated, light weight, cedar and carbon fibre. Buoyancy tanks and deck are of high quality, light weight, 5mm Gaboone plywood.
The backbone, along with the centreboard case framing, thwart, mast partner and transom etc, are all of solid sapele timber.
Windsong can be sailed sloop rigged, with the jib flown from the removeable bowsprit, or swiftly converted to cat rig for single handed sailing.
Windsong’s sails are by Michael McNamara (X Sails) and the bulk of the fittings from Allen Brothers, with the balance from RWO Marine Equipment. Our choice of epoxy resin is the boat builder friendly resin, Mas Epoxy, from epoxy.ltd in the UK
