The Lapwing 16

The Lapwing 16
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Image © Graham Byrnes.

I think of the Lapwing as a Core Sound prettied up in Glued Lapstrake. A fellow builder at the Small Reach Regatta was asked what she thought the best and worse thing about the Core Sounds were. She loves it's sailing attributes but felt the worse was they weren't quite as pretty as more traditional designs.

The Lapstrake was designed for Tom Lathrop a close personal friend of Graham who felt he had to get a Glued lapstrake build out of his system. Tom Loved the sailing attributes of the Core Sounds and the excellent interior layout and the advantages of the Cat Ketch rig. Graham designed a round bilge hull that has performance attributes just shy of the Core Sound 17. Last Year though Tom Thoroughly embarrassed me by besting me significantly at last years Small Reach Regatta against my 20 and motivated me to become a better sailor.

I sorted out a few things that were holding me back, and I am hoping to get the chance to have a rematch against him in coming years.

I love the look of the Lapwing and think it is a great compromise between outright performance and traditional looks.

Specifications:

LOA	15' 8"
BEAM	5' 6 1/2" (4.63 m)
DRAFT	7" - 3' 6"

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