Designed and built by the young architect Antoine Mainfray, the Aloes 18 is a 5.50 m day boat made of epoxy plywood. The first model is under construction and will be presented at the Grand-Pavois de La Rochelle 2016.
It is a transportable day boat, designed for multipurpose use: sailing with the family, motoring to go fishing, for river navigation, or for more sporting use. It will also make a good support for learning the art of sculling.
Its large, self-draining cockpit is 3 m long and can accommodate 5 people in category D and 3 people in category C. The flush deck in front of the mast conceals a large locker for storing sails, personal belongings, picnic and safety equipment.
For raiding or coastal camping, a version with a small roof allowing 2 people to camp is available as an option.
The entire exterior space, even above deck, is enclosed by a bulwark. The transom closes off the cockpit, but does not impede access to the sea.
This dinghy uses a central ballast as main ballast. This offers both a high ballast ratio and a reduced weight for transport on a trailer (easier handling).
Its pivoting daggerboard (it is an integral dinghy) is weighted with 30kg of lead for safety. The 2 rudders on the transom can be raised in case of impact.
The standard rig is composed of a mast and an aluminum boom (AG+) with one stage of pushrods, shrouds and lower shrouds that do not require a backstay. Thus the mainsail is horned. The solent is mounted on snap shackles always in the spirit of simplicity. A 25m² spinnaker can be rigged on a carbon bowsprit (optional). For the sailors looking for performance, a kit of double trapezes allowing a more sportive navigation is also planned.
The Aloes 18 is positioned as less racing than the Seascape 18 or the Open 5.50 but less cushy than the Ikone. An in-between boat that can be bought finished or in kit form to assemble yourself.
ALOES 18
- Length: 5,50 m
- Width : 2,30 m
- Draft : 0.10 âeuros 1,30 m
- Weight ready to sail : 520 kg
- Ballast : 220 kg (190 kg ballast + 30 kg daggerboard)
- Weight on trailer: 330 kg
- Sail surface : 20m² (GV 12,5 m², solent 7,5 m²)
- Engine: from 2.5 to 15 hp
- Material : CP epoxy
- Price :
- from 16 500 euros TTC ready to sail (boats + mainsail + solent)
- Kit and plans for amateur builder : 3200 euros TTC + shipping costs
