“Squiggle” (Designed by John Taylor)
Winner of the
Winner of the Tri-Services
Championships (2007)
Top 20 position in the British
Championship (2008)
In the beginning of 2007 when I
first started this project, it has been a huge
learning curve to produce my very first
yacht design from a computer.
Using an aging “Max Surf” programme,
this boat started to take shape after
some very long and frustrating nights. It’s been over 10
years since I last designed
a One Metre and a lot has been exploited from my previous
design, “Paracite”,
to create this new shape.
The main feature of this boat has to be the chine that runs
from the transom and
along the hull line.
This feature is similar to that of the “Lintel”, but my previous
design “Paracite” also used the same concept, as the chine
allows the hull to grip
the water when heeled.
Another feature of the “Squiggle” is the lowered foredeck.
Almost all the
IOM’s today have their rigs as low as possible to create
maximum performance.
However, what normally happens is the jib is still
positioned quite high up
the mast. Therefore, rig performance still becomes marginally
sacrificed, as well
as there is little adjustment at the top of the jib. By “Squiggle’s” lowered deck design,
plenty of adjustment to the jib is still available and the
height of the rig, can still be low
enough so performance is not effected. An example of this feature can be seen on the
successful “Widget” and “Gadget” (IOM) designs.
“Squiggle” has a “U” shape hull form within the fwd sections
of the hull, similar to my
“Paracite” (IOM). After various test hulls that were made,
this shape provided the best
concept during
manoeuvring evolutions, especially under extreme wind conditions.
Personal thanks must go to the following individuals who
have all made a contribution
to the Squiggle (IOM) design yacht.
David Creed, Hughie Shields, Martin Roberts, Robert Walsh
and Bill Curtis.
