SpeedDream, the 27′ all carbon prototype under construction here at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, is just weeks away from her first test sail. Built initially as a prototype for the record setter SpeedDream100, the boat is now available as a commercially produced high performance yacht for those who crave speed and innovation.
The design, a scaled down prototype of the record setter will be, quite simply, the fastest sailboat of its size anywhere on the planet. From its narrow, wave piercing hull to the lifting wings and extreme canting keel, SpeedDream27 relies on efficiency rather than raw power to achieve speeds that will reach, and often exceed, 30 knots.
The SpeedDream27 is one of the most advanced and innovative yacht design concepts in sailing today.
Some of the main characteristics of the boat are:
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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, August 15, 2012; Image: lymanmorse