Vorpal Blade MK 2

 Home-built from plans

Brand:

Tennant

Designed by:

Malcolm Tennant Multihull Design Limited

Description:

The original Vorpal Blade was designed and built by Malcolm Tennant in 1969 for his own use. The high performance cruiser, which had alloy cross beams, was very advanced for its day. The design avoids the difficulties of obtaining standing headroom, good wingdeck clearance and performance in a catamaran of this size. The inboard sleeping pods had sitting headroom; access to the foredeck was via the central passageway.

Type:

Cruiser-racer

Multihull type:

Catamaran

LOA (length overall):

11 m (36 ft 1 in)

Beam:

5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)

Windward sail area:

56.5 m² (608 ft²)

Daggerboard / centreboard:

2

Displacement at design waterline (DWL):

2500 kg (2.46 tons)

Number of berths:

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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