Rhea

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Woods

Designed by:

Lilian Woods, Woods Designs

Description:

The Rhea is a fast cruiser which has, insted of the usual bridgedeck saloon, a central cuddy that does not link to the hulls. This arrangement preserves some of the advantages of an open bridgedeck as there is very easy protected access forward between the cuddy and hulls. With the separate cuddy the sections of this boat can be rapidly assembled. For instance, this operation could be done by the water.

Type:

Performance cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Construction:

Flat panel hulls: sheet plywood or fibreglass panels
Round bilge hulls: cedar strip-planking; plywood or fibreglass and foam sandwich

Accommodation:

• Double berths at the ends of each hull; heads amidships
• Cuddy with dinette and galley

Accommodation images:

LOA (length overall):

12.2 m (40 ft)

LWL (length at waterline):

11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)

Beam:

7.1 m (23 ft 4 in)

Draft minimum:

1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)

Windward sail area:

85 m² (915 ft²)

Number of berths:

8

Cabin headroom:

1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)

Inboard engines:

2

Fuel type:

Diesel

In production:

Plans available

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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