It's a Bill Luders design, from the hand of the man who designed
winning America's Cup racers in the mid-20th Century. His designs
were all rule-beaters, and this boat is no exception.


Jeff Morris wrote:
Luders was a great designer, but America's Cup was not hs best genre.
Weatherly was a rework of a Rhodes design (built by Luders), and might
have lost to the faster Gretel were it not for the aggressive handling
of Bud Mosbacher.


I agree completely with the rest of your comments. IIRC, Mate gushed
over the Luders 34.

The Luders Navy Yawls were the best of the best
http://www.navypaxsail.com/Yawls.htm

and I think that most sailors my age or a bit older (or at least, the
ones that have their eyes open) will have drooled over the Luders 16
http://www.l16.org/

I've seen some bigger Luders racer/cruisers with much the same look, the
Sea Sprites are a lot less extreme. While the long stretched-out
overhangs look really elegant, they throw spray and they're a great way
to get small-boat accomodation in a big boat LOA.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King