Strider Club

Brand:

Woods

Designed by:

Woods Designs, Lilian Woods

Yard(s):

Palamos Boatbuild

Description:

The Strider Club is a fibreglass production of the Shadow. This boat was popular in the late 1980s, when around 50 Strider Clubs were sold.

The designers sailed three Strider Clubs single-handed in a convoy that made a 600 mile trip from Plymouth, UK to Russia and back. They lived aboard them for 3 months.

Type:

Performance cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Keels, boards and rudders:

Fixed low aspect ration keels

LOA (length overall):

7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)

LWL (length at waterline):

6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)

Beam:

4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)

Draft minimum:

0.55 m (1 ft 10 in)

Windward sail area:

18.8 m² (202 ft²)

Displacement, lightship (empty):

700 kg (0.69 tons)

Displacement, maximum:

1000 kg (0.98 tons)

Number of berths:

4

Outboard engines:

1

Fuel type:

Petrol

Trailerable:

No

First introduced:

1988

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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