| Rhodes Cutter
design #398 37'3" x 28' x 9'10" x
4'11" (1935)
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| The Rhodes Cutter was designed as a shallow draft keelboat without a centerboard. The designed turned out to be an excellent sailor to windward, especially when hard down in a chop. Rhodes noted that the full rocker keel gives the entire keel length a chance to cut solid water. One theory was that when the water flow runs aft rather than turning under the bottom of the keel, tip vortex, which robs a keel of much of its efficiency, is minimized. Have today's designers, enamored with deep, narrow foils, missed something? |
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photo with
permission of Cory Silken, www.studio6x7.com
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