Merlin

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Woods

Designed by:

Lilian Woods, Woods Designs

Description:

The Merlin is a compromise between the Strider (a sports cruiser) and the Gwahir (a racer). The hulls are finer than on the Strider, but they have more freeboard and the cabins are longer than on the Gwahir. The result is a very fast cruiser racer, with good performance in stronger winds and lumpy seas.

Type:

Cruiser-racer

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Construction:

Strip-planked cedar round bilge hulls; ply decks

Accommodation:

Single berths fore and aft in each hull - similar to the Shadow

LOA (length overall):

7.65 m (25 ft 1 in)

LWL (length at waterline):

7 m (23 ft)

Beam:

4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)

Draft minimum:

0.25 m (0 ft 10 in)

Draft maximum (e.g. boards down):

1 m (3 ft 3 in)

Windward sail area:

30.75 m² (331 ft²)

Number of berths:

4

Trailerable:

No

In production:

Plans available

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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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