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Prototype Sailing Yachtsby Kasten Marine Design, Inc.
Copyright 2000 - 2008 Michael Kasten
What's a "prototype...?" The prototypes below are design concepts, each of which has excellent merit for further development.
Several of these prototypes were originally created as preliminary design studies for various clients in order to address their differing requests. Please see our Prototypes Introduction page for a complete answer to the above question... And see below for the boats themselves... Please also note that new designs are added as they
are developed and are flagged with the symbol
Sailing Mono-hull Prototypes from 28' to, well 'Big Enough...!'
50 Meter KLM
Shadow Line 135 Leah 112 - Leah is a sleek, modern sailing yacht in all respects, intended for fast but comfortable all-ocean sailing. Aluminum construction; twin fin keels with ballast bulbs; twin rudders; three masts; fully battened sails; etc. The ultimate luxury charter vessel or private yacht. Two crew cabins, two large luxury guest suites, one enormous owner's stateroom, and un-crowded accommodations throughout. Impressive! (Preliminary design information available; please inquire.) Caribe 73 - A series of classic fast sailing charter yachts in aluminum, intended for the shoal waters of the Caribbean. The 73' version has a dedicated owner's cabin, separate crew quarters, a walk-in engine room, a large galley and three private staterooms for guests. Excellent renderings can be viewed at the link given here. (Preliminary design information available; please inquire.) Josephine 55 - Very close in hull form to the schooner Lucille, but stretched to 55' on deck - and also quite similar to the larger Caribe series above. Check it out...! Now this is what a schooner should look like... at least in my view...! (Preliminary design information available; please inquire.) Wylde Pathaway 55 - Steel or Aluminum. Wylde Pathaway was the name of my grandfather's brother. Joseph Conrad himself would fall for this excellent schooner, the larger sister to Lucille and
Abshire having an added stateroom/office amidships. A sister ship to Wylde Pathaway has been developed as a ketch, named Shiraz, in aluminum. (Preliminary design information & Study Sketch available; please inquire.)
Skipjack 50 - Modeled after the fast sailing Skipjacks of the Chesapeake, but less wide and with more freeboard for offshore sailing. Simple and classic chine hull form, ideal for steel or aluminum
construction. (Preliminary design information available; please inquire.)
Zeb 45
to 60 - Two prototype aluminum sailing yachts, one a 45' sloop and the other a 60' ketch, each having a fin / bulb keel and skeg hung rudder for fast ocean sailing whether on or off the wind. Radius chine for a rounded
appearance. Sugar scoop transom for easy access from the water. (Preliminary design information available; please inquire.)
Sonja 50 - A flush deck ketch with a fin / bulb keel and skeg hung rudder for fast ocean sailing. A strong and seaworthy classic design, equally at home on a circumnavigation or sailing in the islands...
(Preliminary design information available; please inquire.)
Abshire 50 - Essentially the same as the 50' schooner Lucille, but with a single chine hull for the sake of economy in building and with aluminum for the hull structure. A few excellent images available here... As with Lucille, a pilot house could be easily added amidships, or the vessel could be left as a classic sailing yacht with open decks. (Preliminary design information & Study Sketch available; please inquire.) Grace 43 - A transom stern single chine steel cutter, modeled after the 42' Zephyr and Highland Lass, but with a cruising fin keel, spade rudder and high aspect rig for very competent windward sailing. (Preliminary design information available; please inquire.)
Fantail 33 - Similar to the 36' Grace, however smaller, and with considerably lighter displacement, for construction in aluminum. Two keel configurations offered:
full keel, or fin / skeg combination. (Preliminary design information available; please inquire.)
Grace 32 - A small cutter intended for aluminum, plywood or fiberglass.
Essentially a smaller sister to the excellent 36' Grace,
having a graceful counter stern. (Preliminary design information available;
please inquire.)
Pilgrim 30 - A small cutter intended for aluminum, plywood or fiberglass.
A fantail stern is the perfect way to end a single chine hull form. The
cutter rig is the ultimate in simplicity. (Preliminary design information available;
please inquire.)
Bedouin 28 - Aluminum bilge keel yacht, the big sister to Sarah Cat. Trailerable and ocean worthy. (Preliminary design information & Study Sketch available; please inquire.
Sailing Multi-hullsGemini 60 - Gemini is a fast sailing catamaran intended for fiberglass or aluminum construction. A catamaran is ideally suited for two couples, each of whom can have identical accommodations...! Several images are on the Gemini page, plus a good description of the interior. (Preliminary design information available; please inquire.)
Interested in Study Sketches or Other Drawings...?Preliminary Design Study Sketches are available onrequest for some of the above Prototype Designs. If you'd like to know more about creating a Custom Design to suit your specific requirements you'll find a thorough introduction on our Custom Design page. Study Drawings, Estimating Plans, or complete Building Plans are available for the designs listed on our Sail Boats and Power Boats web pages. If you would like to order plans for any of those designs, please see our Plans List Page for a summary of prices and ordering information. Our Stock Design page gives a good a description of what is included in a typical Building Plans package. |
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