a reverse sheer, a cambered deck design, and— most unusual for a boat of 

 this type— twin keels. Her doghouse blends well with the rest of the cabin, 

 helping to give her an attractive appearance. She qualifies under Midget 

 Ocean Racing Club rules. Her design was a joint effort by William Shaw, 

 Richard Ketcham, and J. M. Willis. 



Accommodations include a double-cabin arrangement, with two single 

 berths in the main cabin and one double berth forward, a galley, enclosed 

 head, etc. Headroom is 4^7" (doghouse); 4'i'' (trunk). The mast is stepped 

 in a deck tabernacle, which helps to provide room below. Her twin keels 

 avoid having a centerboard trunk, in the cabin and yet they provide very 

 shoal draft for a keel boat. The twin keels have the added advantage of 

 allowing a grounded boat to sit upright. 



The Sea Witch has only recently come on the market, and while sixteen 

 are reported to be under construction at the time of writing, it is expected 

 that 120 will be built during the first year. The boats are produced and sold 

 by Midget Yachts, Inc. (75 Marine St., Farmingdale, N.Y. ). The price with 

 Dacron working sails is $4865. 



VITAL STATISTICS: L.O.A. 22'3''; watcrlinc 19V'; beam 7'; draft 

 (keels) 2^1"; sail area 183 sq. ft.; displacement 2800 lbs.; Cruising Club of 

 America rating est. 18.0; power, Palmer P. W. 27 (8-h.p. Huskie). 



SWIFTSURE 



The Swiftsure is a 33-foot Philip L. Rhodes design which has had unusual 

 success for a boat of its size. Only started in 1959, it is estimated that about 

 a hundred have been built up to the time of writing. The builder is G. 

 deVries Lentsch, of Amsterdam, Holland. The leading importer is Seafarer 

 Fiber Glass Yachts, Inc. (205 E. 42nd St., New York 17, N.Y. ). Her cruising 

 grounds are well scattered over the United States and western Europe. 

 Philip L. Rhodes describes her as having a "fiberglass reinforced plastic 

 hull and deck, medium displacement, stiff, a beamy centerboarder." She is 

 a sturdy, good-looking sloop with a conventional profile and has a combina- 

 tion keel-centerboard. , 



Accommodations include two berths in the main cabin plus two extension 

 berths; also two berths in the forward cabin— or six in all. A galley, an en- 

 closed head, and other facilities are included. Price is $17,990, not including 

 sails. 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. 33'; waterline 22'ii''; beam 10'; draft 

 without centerboard 3^6", with C.B. 6'7''; sail area 508 sq. ft.; power, 30-h.p. 

 Universal Atomic Four. 



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