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One Metre (IOM) Racing Yacht “THREE”
Designed by Frank Parsons and Robin Wheeler-Osman.

A proven design over several season's racing, the new 3 has many improvements and tweaks, and optimum keel and mast position have been maximised to the full. Features a completely new deck layout and redesigned under deck winch & radio installation.

She has all weather capability and can maintain position with her rig when others have had to reduce canvas. When beating she is impressive and she comes into her own when close hauled maintaining a steady course. Hands-off sailing shows her stable nature, and she points very closely. The carefully designed underwater hull shape pays dividends in the way she is quick to respond and handles all conditions ably. A very ‘slippy’ boat, a fellow yachtsman commented! In skilled hands she can be a dozen or so points ahead of the rest of the fleet giving a very convincing win at the end of the days sailing. She will give a very good account when pitched against the broader skiff type of yacht, and we have had many good responses from happy yachtsmen who have impressed others with her sparkling handling and ability to allow the skipper to set a fast course (the quickest way between two points is a straight line!), with the minimum of tacking.

Features - finely moulded GRP hull which is trimmed to deck level, carbon fibre fin & rudder and ready–made keel box (incorporating mast box). Rig kit includes scrim sails with 11.1mm aluminium mast & boom tubing. Available with either ply deck, or white GRP moulded deck (with after run drop).

Kit specifications vary, please see options under section 8 in the price list. GRP hulls moulded in white - colours to special order (at extra cost), blue, red, yellow or orange. Sail colours may be specified in Dacron, otherwise suits in racing scrim have coloured corners.

Kits that incorporate a GRP moulded deck come with a fully illustrated stage by stage colour building booklet (which includes rig building instructions). We also provide a free BB3 “How to” booklet.

Please note that the redesigned Spirit 3 features new radio layout and a moulded GRP deck (with lowered after run). The Spirit is still available with ply deck for those who desire a more conventional yacht.
Length 1000mm; beam 210mm

Testimonials -
Peter from Devon wrote: I completed the boat last week and put it into the water yesterday morning, and was delighted with its performance.
Roy from Norfolk phoned: Just perfect, faultless handling, great to windward, she’s a very fast boat, I’m beating everything else - I’m very pleased (2b).

Please note that all prices exclude postage & packing.