Banshee

Brand:

Woods

Designed by:

Woods Designs, Lilian Woods

Yard(s):

Palamos Boatbuild

Description:

The Banshee is a cruiser-racer, based on the Flica 35, but with lower bridgedeck saloon, greater beam, bigger rig and with daggerboards. The saloon is spacious, with sitting headroom, though there is full standing headroom in the hulls. Designed as a fast offshore or ocean cruiser, the Banshee will tack through 80 degrees and can sail at close to wind speed on a reach.

Type:

Performance cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Keels, boards and rudders:

Daggerboards

Accommodation:

Port hull: double cabin aft; heads compartment with shower amidships; double cabin forward
Starboard hull: double cabin aft; galley amidships; double cabin forward
Bridgedeck saloon: spacious with all-round views and sitting headroom.
Headroom: standing headroom in the hulls - 6 ft 6 in (2.08 m); sitting headroom in the saloon - 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)

LOA (length overall):

10.67 m (35 ft)

Beam:

6.71 m (22 ft)

Draft minimum:

0.46 m (1 ft 6 in)

Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):

1.52 m (5 ft)

Windward sail area:

Daggerboard / centreboard:

2

Number of berths:

8

Cabin headroom:

2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)

Outboard engines:

1

Typical total engine HP:

9.9

Fuel type:

Petrol

Trailerable:

No

In production:

No

Last produced:

1988

Degree of customisation:

Several options

Reviews:

• Review of the Banshee from Yachting Monthly
• Review of the Banshee from Multihulls Magazine

Used boats for sale:

40 boats of this brand currently available!

Associations & newsgroups:

• Woods boats' forum

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