BitterSweet
BitterSweet Sail Plan 
BitterSweet Lines Plan 
BitterSweet Construction Plan 
BitterSweet at WoodenBoat Show, Mystic Seaport 
BitterSweet at WoodenBoat Show, Mystic Seaport 
BitterSweet at WoodenBoat Show, Mystic Seaport 
BitterSweet in the slings 
BitterSweet Evening… 
BitterSweet in the slings 
BitterSweet Cockpit from below 
BitterSweet, getting ready to launch 
BitterSweet in the slings 
BitterSweet on the cover of WaterCraft
BitterSweet is an electric auxiliary cutter
designed for coastal cruising and daysailing.
Her owner/builder put years into the project
and developed the electrical propulsion system himself.
She carries banks of large capacity marine batteries
around which the boat was designed.
Along with a composite, lead & steel centerboard
and a lead shoe they help provide ballast.
Even with a Gaff Cutter rig,
this is the fastest mono-hull of her size I’ve sailed on.
In her home waters on Cape Ann
she leaves much larger boats in her wake!
I had the distinct good fortune to have this design
reviewed by the late Joel White,
E.B. White‘s son and one of the finest designers we’ve had.
His review was in WoodenBoat Magazine,
here is his review.
Dimensions:
- LBP 22′ – 8″
- LWL 20′ – 9 1/4″
- Beam 7′ – 6″
- Draft 1′ – 6″/4′ – 6″
Sail Area:
- Main 183 sq. ft.
- Stays’l 82 sq. ft.
- Jib 63 sq. ft.
- Total 298 sq. ft.
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