FIRST POLAR 65 HULL ALREADY CONCLUDED
Aleixo Belov, builder of the first Polar 65, sent us these photos of
the preparations for turning his boat upside. Aleixo is a civil engineer
with extensive experience as a cruising sailor, once he is one of the
few persons who managed to sail around the world single handed, for
three times consecutively.
Finding his 37 foot sailboat too small for a more socialising type of
cruising, he came to our office to order a larger yacht capable of taking
his family and friends along with a degree of comfort he can't afford
to proportion with his present boat. Besides upgrading in size, Aleixo
also was looking for a specialised boat with shallow draught possibilities
and a thorough thermal insulation, qualifying her for high latitudes
sailing.
The design we developed for his "Fraternidade"( fraternity
in Portuguese ) is our stock plan Polar 65, a yacht with a swing keel
with ratchet and hydraulic brake, two rudders and two engines ( see
more details in Polar 65 stock plan ), which are innovative solutions
for rudder control, manoeuvrability and ultimate shallow draught capabilities
for a monohull.
We are specially impressed by the high standard of the steelwork, demonstrating
his strong know how in metallic boat building. With all the equipment
already purchased and taking into account the short time spent in reaching
this stage of construction we expect to see the "Fraternidade"doing
its first sea trials at the end of this year.
*Photos: Nilton Souza - www.niltonsouza.com.br
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