Medway Sailability Club's Hawk 20, ''Able Spirit'
Medway Sailability's Hawk 20, 'Able Spirit', a 20ft open cockpit sail boat.
Chris Hawkins, a physically impaired MP commisioned Reid Marine to build a one-design 20 ft craft that could be sailed sinlge-handed.
The Hawk 20 is self-righting, unsinkable, has 50% ballast ratio, can carry up to 6 people in Force 6 winds. She is marketed as a sea going day boat.
'Able Spirit' has proved to be a well suited craft to enable people with disabilities to sail. She has several modifications to include an aft centre line foot brace for those less ambulant sailors in well heeled conditions and a speaking Tridata system giving depth, speed and log readings.
'Able Spirit' is a most enjoyable, very exhilarating, giving confidence and safety with sail in a wide range of wind conditions.
We guarantee you will want to come back for more....!!!!
Chris Hawkins, a physically impaired MP commisioned Reid Marine to build a one-design 20 ft craft that could be sailed sinlge-handed.
The Hawk 20 is self-righting, unsinkable, has 50% ballast ratio, can carry up to 6 people in Force 6 winds. She is marketed as a sea going day boat.
'Able Spirit' has proved to be a well suited craft to enable people with disabilities to sail. She has several modifications to include an aft centre line foot brace for those less ambulant sailors in well heeled conditions and a speaking Tridata system giving depth, speed and log readings.
'Able Spirit' is a most enjoyable, very exhilarating, giving confidence and safety with sail in a wide range of wind conditions.
We guarantee you will want to come back for more....!!!!
LOA=20ft/6.1m
L@W=17ft/5.2m
Beam=7.5ft/2.3m
Draft = 9" - 4'3"
0.23m-1.3m
Weight=816kg
L@W=17ft/5.2m
Beam=7.5ft/2.3m
Draft = 9" - 4'3"
0.23m-1.3m
Weight=816kg
Sail Area:
Mainsail
13sqm
Jib
7.44sqm
Spinnaker
23.69sqm
Outboard Engine
Honda 5hp, 4 stoke
Mainsail
13sqm
Jib
7.44sqm
Spinnaker
23.69sqm
Outboard Engine
Honda 5hp, 4 stoke
* Trailer-Sailer, sea going day boat
* Tested & complying with EU recreational craft directive category C
* Self-righting from 90 deg. (even with keel up) dry
* Self-draining (sailing or moored)
* Unsinkable, easy to handle with crew or single handed
* Low maintenance, high quality, sturdy GRP construction
(If you would like to see ABLE SPIRIT in action right click on icons at page footer and save as target. The file ABLE_SPIRIT_1 is a Quicktime clip 1 is approx 13.2MB. You will need either Quicktime Player or REAL Player installed to view file.)
* Tested & complying with EU recreational craft directive category C
* Self-righting from 90 deg. (even with keel up) dry
* Self-draining (sailing or moored)
* Unsinkable, easy to handle with crew or single handed
* Low maintenance, high quality, sturdy GRP construction
(If you would like to see ABLE SPIRIT in action right click on icons at page footer and save as target. The file ABLE_SPIRIT_1 is a Quicktime clip 1 is approx 13.2MB. You will need either Quicktime Player or REAL Player installed to view file.)
