92 CLASSIC BOAT AUGUST 2016
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C/O VIVIERRAY LITTLE, CB ARCHIVESPeter Poland commissioned this design when he was MD of Hunter Yachts. He was after a sensible,
attractive, reasonably fast, go-anywhere cruising yacht, combining elements of a 6-M, Contessa 32,
Folkboat and Robert Clark’s Mystery. That’s a pretty broad set of ingredients and a similarly broad (and
optimistic) brief. The designer he chose though, Stephen Jones, was a sensible choice for this sort of
thing, and came up with this attractive yacht: Jones seems to have a knack for this “tradition in a sharp
suit” sort of thing. She’s built in hand-laid GRP, with a near-50 per cent ballast ratio in the moderate
bulb keel, giving her tremendous stability. Her interior is traditional in lay-out, and her sailing
performance was, we found in 2006, “extremely close-winded”, giving 5.5 knots, 36^0 off the wind in 10
knots apparent. Easing off easily added another knot. “There is nothing else like it on the market,”
concluded our tester at the time, although these days Rustler Yachts has also been enjoying the Jones
magic on its similarly desirable Rustler 37.Price £164,250, Tel: +44 (0)1208 862666, cornishcrabbers.co.ukNew Classics
CREIZIC
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Creizic is one of the latest designs from French sail-and-oar designer
François Vivier. He designed her in reply to a contest by Chasse Marée
for a light passage-making dinghy, a brief she would seem to meet
with her 108kg (238lb) hull weight. This one, built by Icarai of
Cherbourg in 2014, is the fi rst and, so far, only example. She’s 15ft
(4.6m) with a beam of just over 5ft (c1.6m) and built-in oar stowage
(a common feature on Vivier boats). Construction is clinker ply, in
6mm and 9mm thicknesses, stitched and glued. She’s nearly
fl at-bottomed in shape with a centreboard and kick-up rudder (think
beachable) and two rowing positions.
She’s RCD-C rated and should accommodate a crew of four for
family sailing. Apparently this one has been designed for ease of
construction, which must mean something from Vivier, as his boats
are generally commended for their clarity in this department.
Plans for homebuilders will be available soon.Asking €5,900 (c£4,700), Lying Pornichet
Tel: +33 7454 1860, [email protected]MYSTERY 35
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