A Rudy Choy-designed catamaran featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Designed by Csk & Rudy Choy, built by W. D. Schock Corp.
LOA
Beam
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Shoal draughtDraws 0.48 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightD/L 87Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 41.5Powered-up
Lighter than ~87% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~83% of boats her size on file
Compared with 215 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
41.5
Displacement / length
86.5
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Dbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1970–1972
Units built
12
Designer
CSK, Rudy Choy
Builder
W. D. Schock Corp, CSK, Schock W.D
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Gemini 105MC10.21 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA versatile cruising catamaran featuring a cockpit that converts with canvas or solid panels for all-weather comfort
Dragonfly 4012.40 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA high-performance swing-wing trimaran featuring carbon-fiber construction and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Astrea 4212.58 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA Berret-Racoupeau designed catamaran with a shallow 1.25m draft, built for stable cruising between 2018 and 2025
Fp 4112.10 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 2025 catamaran successor to the Astrea 42, featuring a 1.35m draft and the choice of diesel or electric propulsion