Custom Aluminum Sailboat Design!

This time on Distant Shores, we meet the design team and see preliminary drawings for Distant Shores 4, created by KM Yachtbuilders and Dykstra Naval Architects, based on our discussions.

During lockdown in Panama aboard Distant Shores 3, we began video calls with Eeuwe Kooi, owner of KM Yachtbuilders in the Netherlands, renowned for their aluminum sailboats. We’ve been doing a design feasibility study with him, outlining our criteria, listening to his suggestions, and looking at examples of other yachts KM have built with similar features.

00:00 Planning to sail north
02:18 The Dykstra & KM Yacht design team
03:25 Can we use an existing Bestevaer hull for our new boat?
04:30 What do we like on our current boat?
05:50 Performance considerations for wider or narrower sailboat
07:15 Modern boats are wider to accommodate large interior
09:30 Designing accommodations in a sailboat
11:22 Sailboat bigger than 50 or less than 50 feet
14:01 Details on sailboat design
15:40 Next time we plan to see some KM boats!

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