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YVES-MARIE TANTON With over 650 completed boat designs and projects over a 43 year period, Tanton is well versed in all aspects of yacht design, naval architecture, marine engineering, new construction and brokerage. Known as the yacht designer’s naval architect, he has dozens of champion boats to his credit. A pioneer in the use of carbon fiber spars, he has proven to the world the superiority qualities of carbon fiber, allowing boats to have masts that are much lighter and stronger   http://www.tantonyachts.com/ http://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/boat-reviews/tanton-43-a-ketch-of-a-different-cult http://www.cruisingworld.com/people/people-and-food/a-trinity-with-vision

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An introduction to cat ketch and to free-standing rig.

The Cat ketch rig is not an aberration but the most popular and prolific sailing rig of yesteryear, evolving from the New Haven Sharpie of the 1850’s. Minimal crew and ease of handling were important in working sailboats. Sailors turn to the Cat Ketch rig as they once more seek the same virtues.

It is interesting to note the appearance of recent articles in various publications extolling the advantages of free -standing rig. We are seeing Carbo-Spar with their Aerorig, the stay-less French Admiral’s cup boat Krazy K-Yote 2, the word that some America’s Cup boat uses the mainsail to twist the carbon mast to present a better alignment with the wind. One can also note my design introduction of a free- standing rig for the use with the America’ Cup yacht “Independence”, a challenge sponsored by a Connecticut syndicate. She could have been the fastest boat to compete in the 1992’s America’s Cup races. This Cup yacht could be even faster and easier to handle that the current crop of America’s Cup boats for the year 2000 race.    

I have produced custom sailboats for years, designed, engineered and constructed to be the optimum with various rig configurations. But I have also developed Cat-Ketch rigged yachts. By this I mean boats with rig and hull designs conceived for proper balance, which requires a certain degree of contrary thinking from that required to design sloop or cutter rigs.

The Marine Industry 23 years ago with one exception was not geared toward the free-standing rig and the Cat-Ketch in particular. To compensate for this a manufacturing capability had to be developed. The carbon composite technology for producing the rigs surpassed anything seen in the sailing industry.

I am convinced that free-standing- rigged cruising boats in the 35’ LOA and larger range should have two masts to maximize performance, ease of handling and cruising enjoyment. The Cat ketch rig provides the optimum power to weight ratio for larger boats with the least amount of weight aloft. It allows for proper balance of hull/rig parameters, lowers the center of effort, increases the boat’s stability, allows for the shallowest draft with the best windward ability, and lets you carry maximum sail with the easiest sail handling capability in all sorts of sailing conditions.

To accomplish the best design and construction of larger Cat Ketch yachts, it is necessary to develop the technology to produce lightweight and extremely strong carbon-fiber composite, free- standing masts to be used with wishbone booms. Aluminum and wood can be used on smaller boats were loading factor are not substantial enough to require carbon composite masts or justify their cost. They must, however, be fabricated from the highest-grade aluminum alloys and designed to accept bending moments to handle loads created by forces inherent in the boat’s hull design. And preferably utilized with a Cat- ketch rig which subjects each mast to far lower loads in relation to the sail area than a similar size boat with cat boat rig or free-standing sloop rig. Use of the wishbone boom in its fullest sense requires that the full camber (draft) of each sail can be set with no pinching of the sail or distortion of air flow, while the entire boom should be capable of rotating more than 180 degrees about the spar. Not possible on a rig with shrouds or a boom affixed to a gooseneck. The wishbone boom acts as both the boom and vang, being one piece of equipment that replaces all the normal complexities of gear and equipment associated with straight booms affixed to a gooseneck at the mast. If increased roach is desired for racing or extreme light air performance, full battens need then only be adds to the top half of each sail. Wishbone booms also provide the easiest possible sailing with no threat of boom hitting anyone in the cockpit. Only one or two winches are necessary, and no large crew required handling them.

The rig technology and hull designs have created Cat Ketch rigged yachts where each mast is, in effect, a true flex loading beam incorporated into a hull designed and constructed specifically to work with its qualities.

Combined with wishbone booms, these yachts have proven to be well balanced with excellent windward ability. Yachts which can be handled with the absolute minimum of gear and equipment. The result is a sailing yacht, which I believe provides the best of both worlds–excellent performance, easy handling, and complete cruising comfort. No excess headsails or gear, no crew, and no work! They answer the need for an easier and less complicated way to enjoy sailing .

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Tanton Seashell

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This 31-footer has been prepared for the homebuilder with modest boatbuilding skills. The hull form is a double-chine shape with no twist to any of the panels. This makes it easy to bend plywood around the frames/bulkheads. This hull form starts off as a single-chine shape with V-ed entry and stern, but then Tanton slices off the bottom in a straight horizontal plane to form the second chine. The D/L is 196.8. Ballast-either lead or steel-is poured in the bottom of the boat in a concrete slurry.

The daggerboards or leeboards run parallel to the topsides and, when retracted, allow the boat to sit on the mud or the beach with a high degree of dignity and aplomb. This makes the Seashell an ideal gunkholer. With a board-up draft of only 2 feet, you can "gunk" some very small "holes" in this boat. I would be slightly concerned that the small rudder will maintain a grip on the water at high angles of heel.

This will be a very picturesque rig. It also has enough area to keep the Seashell moving in light air. There are some unusual features to this rig: The big, loose-footed gaff mainsail is hoisted with both throat and peak halyards and is sheeted to the stern pulpit aft. The topsail uses a jackstay to extend its area above the masthead. The working staysail is on a club that the designer calls a "balastron." This balastron extends to form a bowsprit so you can set an asymmetrical chute for reaching. The balastron is controlled inboard by a small track and at the stem by a snotter line. The balastron can also be used to help lower the tabernacle-mounted mat when bridge clearances demand.

The interior is very simple and is designed around the structural bulkheads that provide the frames for the plywood shell. The head is large and the galley is workable, though modest. I think the forward berth, shown as a double, might be on the light side and might benefit from spanning the entire beam forward. As shown it is perfect for one big, sleepy sailor.

I hate to see the entire pursuit of sailing reduced to a search for "sensible shoes." Sailing is a frivolous pastime and makes little sense when juxtaposed with the pressures and success models for modern life. We should have some fun with our boats, treat them like toys and allow them to express the playful side of our nature. Seashell is a handsome and distinct boat.Tanton says, "This boat is a kind of Swiss Army knife. There is nothing she cannot do with a little reflection and time."

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