Design #586 Transpac 52

Deck layout and cabin geometry have been designed to give working space for critical racing maneuvers and sail changes and provide deck areas for efficient sheeting. A twin pedestal arrangement provides the necessary crew horsepower input for gybing and other racing maneuvers. Aft topsides at the transom have been whittled away to save weight and move the aft boundary of the working deck further forward. The wheels are set well outboard to give the helmsman the most effective driving position.

The interior arrangement has been simplified to its racing functionality. Structural detailing has been reviewed to reduce weight and maintain reliability. The resulting weight savings have been used to congregate weight centrally in the boat to reduce pitching inertia and allow some exchange of volumes between appendages and hull.

Rigs are fairly standard 20 degree swept spreader layout with a freestanding topmast without the "cathedral" style stay support system. The stay envelope has been carefully set out to achieve the most efficient sheeting of the overlapping code zero upwind sail. The mast has been designed to class rule minimum weight and VCG height.