The Proteus 106 design as posted on the SA Yacht Blog

Justin started his South African yacht blog just a few years back, since then he has added many yachts and related stories.

http://sayachts.blogspot.co.za/2013/09/proteus-106.html

This one is on the Proteus 106 design.

My thanks to Justin.

Roy

Deck space on the Proteus 106 cat

As boats are finished and they start to sail some pictures are starting to come in.

There is a very full study pack that we can have the yachts designer mail you, please contact me and I shall arrange the file is sent to you.

The space on this 35ft cat is remarkable!

Roy

News on the Proteus 106 sailing catamaran

We see an increase in people asking for more information on the Proteus 106 design by Angelo Lavranos.

The Thai cat is a bit different inside,   That was not built from the kit , A Lavranos.

Please note that the basics are the same, this boat was just made longer and with inboard rudders.

The build time will have been very much longer by working from plans and not our kit.

Roy

Cruising boat dingies, the Argie 10 as a kit boat build

Not just a cruising boat of course but also a fun kind of knock about family dinghy you can use on your local protected waters.

This one has been in our family for around three decades, it has since been sold to the family that bought our yacht as it fits the transom lifting gear so well.

Our next dinghy may well be the Argie 10 by Dudley Dix, we have the plans for sale and kits are available to your order.

http://dixdesign.com/dinghies.htm

The smaller Dixi dinghy may also be a good choice, that dinghy uses just two sheets of plywood only.

Roy

Cruising in Venezuela, circa 1989

Those days were good, not perfect as some locals did resist outsiders entering their country, this is nothing new and on the whole we were very happy to be there and spent many months cruising the islands and meeting nice people.

Click on the image, it should become larger. I took the photo with my Canon FT film camera using Kodaks Echtachrome slide film. Kodak are gone now? I still have that camera.

The place we are entering is Punta Pargo, Venezuela, there are no roads on the land side, so there are no tourists, just the locals.

We anchored for the night and then sailed to Port of Spain in Trinidad the next day.

Cruising in Venezuela

This was a lot safer in 1989 than I hear it is today, which is a sad state of affairs and one that costs that country dearly in lost tourist revenue.

The person in the Duckling dinghy is myself, taken a year back after the sale of our Dix designed yacht named Flying Cloud.

The place is Hout Bay, South Africa.

That same dinghy has been to places such as St Helena and Ascension Islands, Brasil, from Salvador, Bahia and all the way up to Trinidad and Tobago, then on to Venezuela.

The dinghy went as a pasenger on the deck of our yacht named Ocean Cloud, that is all the way there and then all the way back!

You learn a lot about yachts, dingies and cruising this way.

Black Cat in the Rio Iate Clube

Didi 38 "Black Cat" in Rio, waiting for engine parts before heading back across the Atlantic to Cape Town.

Click on the image to enlarge it.

What parts are needed I do not know but I suspect it will be head gaskets for the Yanmar twin diesel the boat has?

Then they sail back to Cape Town.

How hard can that be?

I may tell you one day!

Roy

Black Cat the Didi 38 arrives in Rio do Janerio, Brasil.

This is Black Cats third Cape 2 Rio race.

Photo by Alec Smith, he has a large folder on all the yachts in this years race, they are for sale.

Click on the image to enlarge it

Well done to the six crew members who did this crossing.

How hard can it be?

Well they ended up with two blown head gaskets and on a twin cylinder diesel engine, so the last week or so they had no electric power.

Roy

This was the boat that Dudley Dix built for himself, he designed it also.

DUDLEY DIX YACHT DESIGN

Didi 38 & Didi 40
Radius chine plywood cruiser racers

Read about our experiences on a Didi 38 in the MTN Cape to Rio 2000 Race. It was rather different from what all competitors expected. Click here

Affordable Performance This one was for me! For the first time in my professional design career I was the client. I drew her to be the type of boat that I enjoy - light, responsive, fast and fun. She also had to be quick to build for only one or two people and fit a terminally ill wallet. Launched in 1995, I have crossed the South Atlantic three times on her and experienced a run of nearly 250 miles in 24 hours and a top speed of nearly 22 knots. ~ More conservative version, with masthead rig and shallower keel. More info. ~ Plywood bulkhead kits. More info. ~ 40ft Cruiser Didi 40cr, with greater space and comfort. More info. ~ Advice, tips and build photos in Builders'  Notes http://www.dixdesign.com/38didi.htm

Black Cat the Didi 38 at the start of the 2017 Cape 2 Rio yacht race.

The picture was pre race start, they are just leaving the entrance to Cape Town Harbour.

Click on the image to enlarge it.

The excellent image was taken from the Cape 2 Rio 2017 web site, my thanks to them.

We can do CNC cut kits to this design, also the Didi 26 etc.

Roy

Argie 15 in Zurich, Basil is painting

Yes, also he has added some very nice none slip as well.

Hi Roy

I have just finished painting the inside of the hull. For more comfort I glued in a anti slip mat.

Now I will begin to paint the outside of the boat.

Have a good time and a happy new year,

Basil

We supplied the North Sails and Ronstan deck package to this boat which included the round inspection hatches, We can also do similar plastic rectangular hatches.

Exporting world wide is possible.

This Argie 15 is in Zurich, Switzerland and is for sale, please contact me for the sellers details.

Roy

Best Seasonal Wishes

To all of my friends and customers around the world,  may I wish you the very best of what is left of the year 2016 and even better  for the year 2017.

Many of you will know by now that I have been working with the Hillman Imp for some time now.

Regards,

Roy

Wilhelm's Argie 15 build

We supplied the Argie 15 kit to start with.

Wilhelm has now built the boat and we are about to supply the North Sails and Rontan deck pack.

Roy

Sarita, the Proteus 106 seen inside

The pictures say more than I can?

The boat will float to its marks when the mast is fitted.

The design calls for a light ship approach.

This boat has been fitted with twin engines, the original design works well with just the one.

Good storage and counter space for working on.

This makes for a very workable galley.

The internal parts of the yacht are not included in the base kit


Roy

Proteus 106 - Sarita is afloat!

This is the first Proteus 106 to have been built as the designer wanted, the K.I.S.S rule applies to this boat.

My thanks to Barry, the boats owner / builder for supplying the pictures.

The boat is named Sarita.

She was launched recently and in South Africa.

A basic roof over your build is great idea.

My thanks to Justin of the SA Yacht Blog for resizing the images.

http://sayachts.blogspot.co.za/2013/09/proteus-106.html

Please copy and paste, open and read more about this very affordable design.

The builder reported that the kit worked and that the panels fitted.

How hard can this be?

Try one and see for yourself?

Prices, basic CNC cut okoume marine ply and removable staions, allow R180,000 which is around U$13,000 ( prices to material and rate of exchange pending)

The plans are NZ$4500 and supplied direct from Lavranos Design.

All prices subject to change without notice, please make contact for an up to date quotation.

Roy

Building our kits in Zurich, Switzerland.

We have sent many of our boat kits to Switzerland, recently to Basil in Zurich.

http://www.optimisten-werkstatt.ch/partner/

Basil is now running his own web site to promote his builds.

The kit that Basil is building in these pictures is the Argie 15

http://www.dixdesign.com/argie15.htm

The site can be viewed in a number of languages, just click on the Google link on the top left hand of the page when your on his web site.

How hard can this be?

Not at all as I have just tried it and it works!

This Argie 15 has the optional side seats fitted.

This is another one of our Argie 15 kits, built in South Africa by Nick Fairly who is sailing it.

http://sayachts.blogspot.co.za/2014/06/argie-15.html


Roy