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CLASSIC BOAT OCTOBER 2016 89

CRAFTSMANSHIP

Brooklin is also mid-way through a 49ft (14.9m) cruiser/racer

designed by Jim Taylor of Marblehead, MA. A variation of

Taylor’s successful design Dreadnought, launched by Brooklin

in 2014, the new boat, built for a New England yachtsman

and keen racer, carries the same underwater profi le but the

cockpit, aft end of the cabin trunk and interior arrangement

aft of the mast has all been moved forward 25 inches. Other

diff erences include a dedicated liferaft locker and changes to

deck hardware. With a mainsail of 650sq ft (60m^2 ) and

foretriangle of 413sq ft (38m^2 ), she boasts a total sail area of

almost 1,000sq ft (93m^2 ).

LOA 49ft (14.9m) LWL 35ft 1in (10.6m)

BEAM 11ft 6in (3.5m) DRAUGHT 7ft 8in (2.3m)

DISPLACEMENT 16,500lb

BOTIN 22
LOA
84ft 8in (25.8m)

LW L
68ft 11in (21.09m)

BEAM
20ft 1in (6.11m)

DRAUGHT
14ft 10in (4.5m)

MAINSAIL AREA
180m^2 (1,937sq ft)

J1 AREA
121m^2 (1,302sq ft)

MASTHEAD
GENNAKER AREA
430m^2 (4,628sq ft)

Taylor 49 in build

Below clockwise from top left: Brooklin’s experienced project managers Eric Blake (who

trained at IBTC Lowestoft) and Brian Larkin; the Botin 22’s cruising interior taking shape;

cabin detailing; cockpit fl oor awaiting installation