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Twister |
Price Guide |
Wooden or composite:
£16,000 to £20,000, all-GRP £18,000 to £24,000
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Builder |
mostly built by Uphams, Brixham,
though other builder and home builders did complete Twisters |
Length OA |
28' 3" (GRP hulls) or 27' 9" (wooden hulls) |
Sail Area |
Several slight variations were made to rig. Uphams quoted
425 sq ft |
Length WL |
21' 6" |
Rig |
Sloop |
Brief Notes |
Beam |
8' 1" |
Cabins |
2 |
Twisters are
one of the absolute classic long-keel cruisers, first built
in wood in 1963. Although accommodation is modest, they are
fast and seaworthy, as well as very pretty. |
Draught |
5' 0" (GRP hulls) or 5' 3"
(wooden) |
Berths |
4 or 5 |
Displacement |
9,968 lbs (GRP hulls) 9,856 lbs (wooden) |
Engine type |
various |
Ballast |
4,480 lbs (GRP hulls) 4,032 lbs (wooden) |
Engine bhp |
usually 6 - 10 |
Keel type |
Long keel with cutaway forefoot |
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The Twister is a Kim Holman design from 1963, the first
boat built, "Twister of Mersea", in traditional
carvel wooden construction, proving phenomenally successful
in offshore racing.
About 30 all-wood Twisters were built before the design was
modified very slightly ( six inches more length, three inches
less draught, and a slightly fuller bow ) for GRP hull construction.
In 1964 the first of these GRP composite boats were built,
with timber coachroof and deck. In 1969 Uphams started building
all-GRP Twisters.
Twisters sail beautifully, and are still sought after as
all-weather fast cruisers.
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