Janus

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Woods

Designed by:

Lilian Woods, Woods Designs

Description:

Janus is a performance cruiser than is particularly simple to build and sail. The dory-shaped hulls are very easy to build and give a lot of internal room for the length of boat. Trailering and assembly are easy as the flat-bottomed hulls are self-supporting. For all her simplicity, Janus has surprisingly good performance.

Type:

Performance cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Construction:

Plywood hulls and decks

Sails and rigging images:

LOA (length overall):

6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)

LWL (length at waterline):

6 m (19 ft 8 in)

Beam:

3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)

Draft minimum:

0.25 m (0 ft 10 in)

Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):

0.8 m (2 ft 7 in)

Windward sail area:

20.9 m² (225 ft²)

Displacement, lightship (empty):

400 kg (0.39 tons)

Displacement, maximum:

800 kg (0.79 tons)

Number of berths:

Cabin headroom:

1.22 m (4 ft)

Trailerable:

Yes: requires demounting

In production:

Plans available

More images:

Degree of customisation:

Several options

Used boats for sale:

40 boats of this brand currently available!

Associations & newsgroups:

• Woods boats' forum

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