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Kelsall KSS48 2008 Boats Review and Specs

Year: 2008  
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Price: £69,500
(US$109,108)  


Photos and detailed specification on on www.gillarooo.co.uk
Gillaroo is based on a Kelsall KSS-46. Derek Kelsall, the designer has been an active multihull naval architect since the 60’s, originally racing designs but now concentrating on cruising boats. More details about his designs can be found on www.kelsall.com. As we intended to use Gillaroo for a circumnavigation we made some modifications to the original design – Derek extended the hulls by 2′ (to improve the cruising speed) and increased their load carrying capacity by 1 ton. The result is that she sails with the transoms well clear of the waterline and creates almost no wake and subsequently reduced drag – a rarity in cruising cats. We also increased the bridgedeck clearance (to reduce slamming under the bridgedeck – a common problem with cruising boats) and redesigned the cockpit to be fully enclosed for more protection from following waves. This means there is an extra step up and down to get from the cockpit to the aft steps but makes the whole aft space more enclosed. She was built to weight (around 8.5 tons) and the hulls are slim so the interior is more the size of a typical 42′ production boat. As a result she is faster than the great majority of production cats (though with fixed keels not as fast as a few of the top performers with daggerboards), particularly in light winds. We would generally make ½ the wind speed close hauled, 2/3 wind speed on a broad reach (though I have had her above wind speed in perfect conditions) and around ½ windspeed downwind.

She was completed in 2008 and since then has been completed a 3 year circumnavigation with the owner/builder.


 

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

 

Dimensions: Length: 48’ Beam: 23′ Draft: 5′ (fixed keels) Weight: 8.5t, with equipment but not stores.
Layout:
Hulls – both hulls are the same with: Forward small double cabin, Through head, Corridor with storage cupboards, Large aft double cabin.
The saloon has navigation station to port, saloon table/seating and galley to starboard.
The saloon table is on a raised podium to give good all around visibility and comfortably seats 8. There is good head height throughout the saloon and the layout has proved to be comfortable during the circumnavigation.
The cockpit has two levels of seating on each side with helm station and double seat to port and cockpit table to starboard. The bimini gives good protection to the helm position in all but strong following winds. The bimini windows are made of stratoglass, a top quality material that can be rolled up but that is also giving good clear visibility even after three years of use. The aft console stretches right across the boat for increased strength and safety (we have never had waves breaking into the cockpit). Main sheets are ‘Catana’ style with two sheets coming to separate winches. Each sheet has two blocks at deck level, the outer one is on a snap shackle that can be shifted outboard when sailing downwind thus acting as a preventer. The jib, reacher and spinnaker sheets all come back to the aft console and are at an ergonomic height for hard use.
There is a storage area under the cockpit that can be used to stow the rib and/or windsurfer, kayaks etc. We originally had a 2-part canadian canoe that we stored there but found the assembly time limited how much it was used.


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12174867
Tyrone Currie
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