"Got Sails? A trawler with sails: exciting, efficient and enjoyable,"
by Robert M. Lane, PassageMaker, October 2004, pages 92 - 100.AS QUOTED—
"Without her mast, jib and small mainsail, Peregrine would be a handsome, trawler-type motherly, although one with some unusual characteristics. With the tip of the mast 48 feet above the water and both sails working, she is spectacular."
"...we heeled and began flying toward Marrowstone Island on the other side of the bay . . . I had forgotten the rush that comes as a ship hustles along under sail. It was great fun."
"In a time of increasingly speedy trawler-type boats, the Big Foot shape is a throwback to the good old days of 9-knot cruising. ' If you have the need for a fast boat, put a small, fast boat on the stern,' the designer suggests. 'It can be launched on a moment's notice and off you go. Keep in mind that faster boats are more vulnerable in rough weather. A stable hull may get you home a bit slower, but you can count on it to get you there even if you can't count on the seas to remain calm....'"
"Peregrine's interior layout resembles that found in nearly every other trawler-type yacht--but is not quite the same....She has an asymmetrical design, with the side deck only to starboard . . . . a saloon that, because of the 28-foot-6-inch beam and single side deck is large enough for a scrimmage. A settee to port, with a coffee table that grows to dinging size . . . . A top-loading 7-cubic-foot freezer is reached through a hatch beneath the table....To starboard is a library/reading area, with a Knutsen folding game table. The saloon is finished with mahogany. The sole is carpeted, with a quarter-inch of acoustical foam as padding. A Kabola pot burner warms the saloon and the pilothouse without a whiff of diesel. For severely cold weather, the crew may switch on a Wallas furnace . . . . galley [is] well equipped, with two refrigerators and a dishwasher among the usual appliances . . . ."
"If Peregrine were Knutsen's boat, she probably would have the smaller engine and a traditional transmission and driveline. It would be cheaper and coast less. 'In the fishboat world, we like to keep things simple,' he says . . . ."
"The workboat styling of the Townsend 47 is strongly evident in the row of windows that sweeps across the front of the pilothouse. they provide excellent visibility, and the reversed-raked, NorthSea-style windows will reduce glare and catch less rain and spray. They look sharp, too."
"A sail-assisted trawler should appeal to the thrifty. One person can manage the sails, avoiding the need for a big deck crew. Many passagemakers are former sailors, and a sail-assisted yacht might please them, too, with reminders of what they are missing . . . . don't worry if sailing is not on your list of things to do. The mast and sails are optional on the Townsend 47."
Please, refer to the October 2004 issue of PassageMaker magazine to read the entire article.
