One of the most exciting new projects under development at my yard is one of the smallest.The Buccaneer 28 is an 8.6 metre, shallow-draft, centreboard, GRP monohull sloop designed for a small family to cruise in the 'thin' waters and light airs of the Gulf of Thailand.
If the RB34 catamaran was the first fully-fledged production yacht to be designed and built in Thailand, then the Buccaneer 28 will be the first production monohull. I'm confident it will find a wide market not only in South-East Asia but also in Australia, where the north-east coasts are littered with coral reefs and cays and a deep draught can hamper access to some of the best reef and bar-protected river anchorages.
Designed by Albert Nazarov, the small yacht will be 8.63 metres LOA and 7.13 metres on the waterline, with a maximum beam across the deck of 2.50 metres. With its centrebooard raised, it will draw less than half a metre, unladen, not accounting for its transom hung rudder. The 10.75 metre high mast will carry a maximum sail area of 37.4 metres squared.
The yacht will be relatively light, fast, and easy to sail, making quick work of coastal passages in the prevailing light airs of equatorial and tropical waters. Its modest dimensions will allow it to be transported by road – or delivered by a 40-foot shipping container to anywhere in the world. As for the price: around two million Thai baht or just under $US60,000, very competitive with even the most economical small production yachts available in the U.S., Europe, or Australia.
If the RB34 catamaran was the first fully-fledged production yacht to be designed and built in Thailand, then the Buccaneer 28 will be the first production monohull. I'm confident it will find a wide market not only in South-East Asia but also in Australia, where the north-east coasts are littered with coral reefs and cays and a deep draught can hamper access to some of the best reef and bar-protected river anchorages.
Designed by Albert Nazarov, the small yacht will be 8.63 metres LOA and 7.13 metres on the waterline, with a maximum beam across the deck of 2.50 metres. With its centrebooard raised, it will draw less than half a metre, unladen, not accounting for its transom hung rudder. The 10.75 metre high mast will carry a maximum sail area of 37.4 metres squared.
The yacht will be relatively light, fast, and easy to sail, making quick work of coastal passages in the prevailing light airs of equatorial and tropical waters. Its modest dimensions will allow it to be transported by road – or delivered by a 40-foot shipping container to anywhere in the world. As for the price: around two million Thai baht or just under $US60,000, very competitive with even the most economical small production yachts available in the U.S., Europe, or Australia.
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