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The French NA Giles Montaubin has drawn a number of raid type boats, some of which may be worth looking over as a way to see how the balance of choices shakes out in actuality. Here is one of his...

I think I just sorted the posting bit. Here is a SP moments after going over, with mast head bouyancy to prevent turtling, but it shows the approximate angle at which the mast tops strike the water...

Happy New Year, All!
Mik, the forum software on my tablet was set so as not to save “sent” PM’s—if you want to post my message to about boats which look after tired sailors as a critical measure of...

Depending on the hull shape, the flat cockpit sole creates ample space beneath for stowage and/or flotation. In the ilur, the designer chose storage space for oars, anchor and rode. Yes, open boats...

Mik, I think the decks are worth the extra weight. One of the main ways water comes aboard the Ilur (and I am sure the Seil also, which is a much lower freeboard board) is spray coming over the rail...

Joost, thanks for those images and the description of the tabernacle and gooseneck on the Valk, they will provide much food for thought.
I agree that a even a nicely sorted motor well creates some...

Somewhere on Vivier’s website is a picture of two (young, strong, smiling) French sailors rowing one of the original Stir Vens, which are bigger and heavier than the Jewell, sitting side by side on...

The Hartley 21 is almost 8 feet wide, and displaces 2300lbs, while the Jewell is 7’ 4”/ 2.2 m in beam, displacing 1500 lb. These are big boats compared to most sail and oar types. It sounds like...

Mik, I mentioned my Ilur is optimized for solo cruising. My wife enjoys sailing and wants to be able to join me, so I am building a 6 m pocket cruiser with plans to trailer sail it along the Maine...

Greetings, all—
Just signed on to join this brainstorm. I can add relevant experience from dinghy cruising in a Francois Vivier designed Ilur. It definitely fits into the shorter/wider end of the...