Eclipse 99

Brand:

Woods

Designed by:

Lilian Woods, Woods Designs

Yard(s):

Multihull Centre

Description:

The Eclipse 99 is a comfortable and practical ocean cruiser with outstanding all-round performance. The design is one of the most recent, drawn by Richard and Lilian Woods who built the prototype and sailed it across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. With standing headroom throughout, roomy cabins aft, large galley and saloon seating for seven, the Eclipse has ample amenities for live-aboard and long-distance cruising.

She beats to windward with no bridgedeck slamming. A pronounced knuckle and a high bridgedeck clearance virtually eliminate this problem. The Eclipse is light on the helm, which can be either tiller or wheel, and there is very good visibility from the cockpit, as well as from the saloon.

Top speeds over 20 knots are achievable in safety. To windward tacking through less than 90 degrees at 8.5 knots has been recorded.

Plans for this boat are available for home-building from the designers; for this purpose it is called the Eclipse 32.

Type:

Performance cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Construction:

Fibreglass/foam sandwich

Sails and rigging images:

Deck layout and gear:

• Large raised cockpit with good visability and wrap-round seating
• Wheel or tiller steering

Deck layout images:

Keels, boards and rudders:

Daggerboards or fixed low aspect ratio keels (makes min draft of 2 ft 11 in (0.9 m)).

Accommodation:

Berths: large double cabins aft in both hulls with sitting headroom, dressing area; single berths in the forepeaks.
Galley: "in-hull" galley that opens into saloon; 6 ft 6 in (2 m) headroom
Heads: roomy heads compartment with shower and wash basin; 6 ft 6 in (2 m) headroom
Saloon: 360 degree views; table seating for seven - converts to double bunk

Accommodation images:

Systems - Power, Navigation:

Outboard engine, or optional twin inboard diesels with the low aspect ration keel (LAR) version

LOA (length overall):

9.9 m (32 ft 6 in)

LWL (length at waterline):

9.45 m (31 ft)

Beam:

5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)

Draft minimum:

0.5 m (1 ft 8 in)

Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):

1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)

Windward sail area:

57 m² (614 ft²)

Mainsail area:

34 m² (366 ft²)

Jib or Solent area:

23 m² (248 ft²)

Daggerboard / centreboard:

2

Displacement, lightship (empty):

2540 kg (2.5 tons)

Displacement, maximum:

3759 kg (3.7 tons)

Number of berths:

6

Cabin headroom:

2 m (6 ft 7 in)

Inboard engines:

1

Typical total engine HP:

9.9

Fuel type:

Petrol

First introduced:

2002

In production:

No

New price up to:

£131000 Sterling (approx: €176988 / $259875 US / $295465 AUS)*

More images:

Degree of customisation:

Several options

Designer's/manufacturer's website:

• Eclipse on designers' website
• Designers' log of Caribbean cruise in the Eclipse prototype

Used boats for sale:

40 boats of this brand currently available!

Associations & newsgroups:

• Woods boats' forum

* Exchange rates last updated: Sunday 27th January 2008 19:27 GMT