Shilo

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Tennant

Designed by:

Malcolm Tennant Multihull Design Limited

Description:

The Shilo has a rigid bridgedeck cabin as in the conservative style of older English catamarans, but this is mated with an efficient rig and centerboards of higher performance open bridgedeck designs. The result is a boat with a lot of comfort but still with respectable performance under sail. Handling is easy. The headsails can be roller-furled and the fully battened main uses a single line reefing system to allow simultaneous reefing of the tack and clew. Lazy jacks keep the sail securely on the boom when reefed or lowered. Only sitting headroom is available in the bridgedeck cabin. More headroom in a catamran of this length would compromise underwing clearance and increase windage.

Type:

Cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Sails and rigging:

Furling headsails; fully battened main

Accommodation:

Port hull: galley midships and double cabin forward
Bridgedeck cabin: dinette
Starboard hull: heads midships and double cabin forward

LOA (length overall):

9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)

Beam:

5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)

Windward sail area:

48.5 m² (522 ft²)

Daggerboard / centreboard:

2

Displacement at design waterline (DWL):

3087 kg (3.04 tons)

Number of berths:

4

Trailerable:

No

In production:

Plans available

Designer's/manufacturer's website:

• Designer's website

Used boats for sale:

17 boats of this brand currently available!

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