Centreboard or Lifting Keel? Building an Aluminum Boat - Design Part 3 with KM Yachtbuilders
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Join award-winning documentary filmmakers Paul and Sheryl Shard as they manage their first hybrid-powered aluminum flagship, Distant Shores IV, in Bermuda in 2026.
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⛵️ Sail Away Weeks with Paul and Sheryl Shard 🏝
Join Paul and Sheryl for a sailing experience in the world’s top cruising destinations. Get an introduction to the sailing lifestyle, build new skills, make new like-minded friends! Cabins still available for British Virgin Islands, February 20-28, 2022.
Ever wondered about the pros and cons of a centreboard versus a vertical lifting keel? In this session of our design feasibility study with KM Yachtbuilders, we do a deep dive into keel options – how they operate, how each affects interior space and the importance of rudder depth. We consider a Bestevaer 53, look at features of a Stadtship 56 including telescoping rudders and study stability curves and polar diagrams.
00:00 Introduction
08:28 Custom vs Full Custom Yacht
10:05 Sailboat Stability Curve
16:36 Polar speed diagram for sailboats
35:58 We met up 24 years earlier?
38:35 Conclusion
Criteria for our New Boat, Distant Shores 4
– a monohull sailboat under 50 feet in length
– a pilot house or raised salon you can steer from
– a variable-draft ballasted centreboard for performance and exploring
– comfortable office space for both of us so we can work while cruising
– 2 double cabins, 1 single cabin, sea berths
– day head near the companionway with shower, ensuite head and shower for master cabin
– galley ideally near the companionway but alongside is good too, if not too far forward.
– twin wheels in the cockpit, not a tiller
– table in cockpit
– stern scoop
– stern arch with dinghy lift
#kmyachtbuilders #aluminumboats #aluminiumsailboats #bestevaer45 #bestevaer49 #integrelsolutions #highfieldboats #distantshores4
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Special Thanks to:
KM Yachtbuilders: https://www.kmy.nl/
Dykstra Naval Architects: https://www.dykstra-na.nl/
Equipment:
Pantaenius Yacht Insurance: https://www.pantaenius.com/uk-en/?adid=2808
BRNKL Yacht Security & Monitoring: https://www.brnkl.io/
Brunton’s Propellers: https://www.bruntonspropellers.com/
Elvstrøm Sails: https://elvstromsails.com
Seldén Mast / Furlex: https://www.seldenmast.com/
Lewmar: https://www.lewmar.com/
Raymarine: https://www.raymarine.com/
Scanstrut: https://www.scanstrut.com/
Navionics Charts: https://www.navionics.com/
GN Espace Ocean Chef: https://www.gn-espace.com/yacht-galley-equipment/marine-gas-cookers/ocean-chef/
Highfield Classic Inflatable: https://www.highfieldboats.com
Integrel On-Engine Generator: https://www.integrelmarine.com/
MG Energy Systems (lithium batteries): https://www.mgenergysystems.eu/
Ultra Anchor (35 kg): https://www.ultramarine-anchors.com/
Oceanskies Yacht Registration: https://www.oceanskies.com/yachts/
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About
Paul and Sheryl Shard are award-winning travel documentary television producers and videographers who have been cruising internationally since 1989 documenting their global adventures for television, social media, in books and sailing publications. They have sailed over 110,000 nm including 9 ocean crossings and are the producers and presenters of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series which is broadcast to 47 million households in 24 languages around the world (AWE, Nautical Channel, ACCTV, ShineTV). Through their TV programs, YouTube videos, articles/blogs and popular cruising seminars, the Shards help anyone dreaming of setting sail to get out on the water and experience their own adventure safely and comfortably.
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