Design and Quality
32' Smack Yacht
The first vessel to be designed in Butler & Co's Whitstable Boat Shed is a 32' Smack Yacht, designed for coastal cruising. She is Butler & Co's third design and is being built on spec.| L.O.A. |
32' |
| L.W.L. | 27' |
| Beam | 10' |
| Draft | 4'6" |
| Displacement | 7 tons |
Prospective future builds may include a 40' Sally B for a cruising family, a 45' Victorian Yawl and a replica 50' Revenue Cutter, originally built at Wivenhoe in 1836.
39' Thames Cutter
This Bawley yacht design was commissioned for a family of 4 to go long distance cruising in comfort but with a good turn of speed.| L.O.A. | 39' |
| L.W.L. | 38' |
| Beam |
13' |
| Draft | 6' |
| Displacement | 18 tons |
| Sail Area | 1500 sq ft |
45' Yawl
Designed for a couple to go long distance cruising, this Yawl will provide comfort & style. The yawl rig is ideally suited to short handed sailing.| L.O.A. |
45' |
| L.W.L. | 38' |
| Beam | 13' |
| Draft | 6' |
| Displacement | 16 tons |
60' Revenue Cutter
This Revenue Cutter is based on the cutters built at Wivenhoe, Essex by two brothers. They were jailed for building smuggling vessels but subsequently released and ordered to build Revenue Cutters for the HM Customs as none of the Kings' existing boats were fast enough to catch the smugglers! This boat will be ideally suited to Sail Training & Team Building.| L.O.A. | 60' |
| L.W.L. | 52' |
| Beam | 15' |
| Draft | 8' |
| Displacement | 30 tons |
32' Smack Yacht
39' Thames Cutter
Sail plan of a 39' Thames Cutter
Sail plan of a 45' Yawl
Sail plan of a 60' Revenue Cutter
