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Heard 35 gaff cutter |
Brief details |
Builder |
Gaffers & Luggers, Mylor Bridge, Falmouth |
Heard 35s are a modern
derivation of a traditional Falmouth Quay Punt, a type noted for
seaworthiness. With more ballast in the deep keel than most modern
35-footers weigh in total, they are an immensely solid and powerful
yacht - and surprisingly fast. |
LOA |
35' 0" on deck, 48' including bowsprit and
rudder |
Sail area |
990 sq ft with main, jib, staysail and topsail (pole
mast cutter version) |
LWL |
33' 0" |
Rig |
gaff cutter |
Beam |
11' 0" |
Cabins |
Usually forecabin and saloon |
Draught |
6' 4" |
Berths |
4 to 6, depending on layout |
Displacement |
28,000 lbs |
Engine |
usually a Beta diesel |
Ballast |
15,680 lbs |
BHP |
40 - 45 |
Keel type |
Long keel, encapsulated lead ballast |
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Falmouth Quay Punts were well-established by around
1870 as working sailing boats that ferried stores, gear and even
ballast to and from the square-riggers that used the Port of Falmouth.
To compete for custom from the ships' captains, they used to sail
out to sea to meet ships, and they were also regularly raced by
their owners, alongside others built purely as yachts, in local
regattas for which there were substantial sums as cash prizes.
Most working punts were yawl rigged, with removable topmasts allowing
a lower mainmast to let the punts lie alongside square-riggers
without the masts fouling the ship's yards.
Many of the original working boats ended up being
converted to yachts, as steam took over from commercial sail.
One of these working boats, the 28 foot 'Curlew' built in 1898,
has taken her owners, the Carrs, from the Arctic to the Antarctic,
and almost everywhere in between, all without an engine. many
more Quay Punts have also made notable blue water passages.
The 'Heard 35' is built to order on GRP hulls,
the lines of which were taken from original drawings, by the late Martin
Heard's Gaffers
& Luggers yard at Tregatreath, Falmouth. At 35 foot on
deck, Heard 35s are big for Punts. Most now also have taller rigs
with pole masts, allowing a topsail to be set on a wire stay rather
than having to hoist a heavy spar, although some have been built
with removable topmasts, and a couple with the traditional punt
yawl rig. Being custom-built, various deck, cockpit and coachroof
layouts have been built, along with various interior layouts.
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