Meander

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Woods

Designed by:

Lilian Woods, Woods Designs

Description:

Meander is a fast open bridgedeck ocean cruiser, similar to the Mira but with significantly better performance. The crew is protected by a windshield that can be extended to make a large cockpit tent. Plans have alternatives for the rig, engines, keels and hull section.

Type:

Performance cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Construction:

Deep V hulls: sheet plywood or fibreglass flat panels
Round bilge version: cedar strip-planked hulls; plywood decks

Sails and rigging:

Cutter or fractional sloop rig

Sails and rigging images:

Deck layout and gear:

Open bridgedeck with big windshield

Keels, boards and rudders:

Daggerboards, centreboards or fixed keels

Systems - Power, Navigation:

The aft lockers in each hull can accommodate inboard diesels or outboards

LOA (length overall):

12.2 m (40 ft)

LWL (length at waterline):

11 m (36 ft 1 in)

Beam:

6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)

Draft minimum:

0.65 m (2 ft 2 in)

Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):

1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

Windward sail area:

70 m² (753 ft²)

Daggerboard / centreboard:

2

Displacement, lightship (empty):

3500 kg (3.44 tons)

Displacement, maximum:

6000 kg (5.91 tons)

Number of berths:

8

Cabin headroom:

1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)

Outboard engines:

2

Typical total engine HP:

19.8

Fuel type:

Petrol

In production:

Plans available

More images:

Degree of customisation:

Several options

Cost to home-build:

£25000 Sterling (approx: €33777 / $49595 US / $56387 AUS)*

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