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Saltram (Saga) 36 |
Brief details
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Builder |
K. R. Skentlebery, Laira Bridge Boatyard, Plymouth |
Designed by Alan
Pape, the Saltram 36 (originally called the Saltram Saga 36 design)
is one of the classic long-distance cruising yachts. They are double-ended,
very strongly built, with a large flush foredeck. Other sized Sagas
were also built, including 31, 34 and 40 foot versions, all being
of a very similar nature. These yachts were virtually all custom-built,
so exact fitout may differ. Also, prices may vary greatly, being
dependent on many factors such as age, quality of fitout and level
of maintenance. |
LOA |
35' 9" |
Sail area |
561 sq ft working sail area |
LWL |
28' 3" |
Rig |
cutter |
Beam |
10' 9" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
5' 8" |
Berths |
3-4 |
Displacement |
20,390 lbs |
Engine |
various |
Ballast |
7,760 lbs |
BHP |
typically 18-30 |
Keel type |
Long keel with canoe stern hung rudder |
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Alan Pape designed the Saltram 36 as a development
of the Colin Archer 'redningskoite' sailing lifeboat hull
form, which for many years have been regarded as being amongst
the most seaworthy small boats ever built. Using modern materials,
the Saltrams share the seaworthiness, but are substantially
faster than the original wooden gaff-rigged Colin Archers,
thanks to higher ballast ratios, external ballast keels, a
slightly cutaway forefoot and a bermudan rig.
They are very substantially built: typically with heavily
laid up GRP hulls, with epoxy-coated ply decks and coachroof
over laminated timber deck beams. Although the accommodation
is small compared to most other 36-footers, this is not what
these boats are about - the aim is seaworthiness and passage-making
ability. |
The original Colin Archer designed
'redningskoite' sailing lifeboats, unlike modern lifeboats,
were built over a hundred years ago to cruise the waters
of the northern seas under sail with the Norwegian fishing
fleet, to act as rescue ships. They were between 45
and 50 feet in length, immensely strongly built, and
mostly gaff ketch rigged. Although capable of working
to windward even in extreme conditions, they were fairly
slow. The small lines plan below shows the original
redningskoite hull form |
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