November 10th 2008

For a dutchman in Indonesia, we designed a new 10m sloop (design 150). The sloop has the same characteristics as the ‘Quaestor’ and the ‘Falcon’. A 40kW engine is located in the aft and in the front is a double berth and a small interior.

June 5th 2008: Axonite

Guido de Groot Design finished the interior end exterior design of the Axonite 69 (design 149). We did the naval architecture and at the moment we’re finishing the construction drawings. The Axonite 69 will be built in Sealium by K&M; in Makkum. Some features are a retractable keel, waterballast and a dinghy storage.

May 25th 2008: Indigo

The Indigo (design 144) made her first trials and the boat has a lot of potential. The first trip was a regatta in a light wind condition and the second trip a trial with 25kts true wind. In both conditions the performance was good and we sailed 14kts without gennaker. The next months we will […]

May 5th 2008: Ten

We just visited the yard in China, where the Ten (design 147) will be built at the moment. The goal was to check the moulds and to discuss a lot of details. It was nice to see that the yard owner and his crew were very motivated and capable. The first trials are expected in […]