The Inheritance

The lines were reduced to half the length, but everything was kept in proportion so she would retain the speed, comfort, and—most importantly—the seakeeping ability of these highly respected predecessors. These pilot boats have a 400-year history. Operating independently to pilotage, they had to be on hand to meet incoming ships night or day, in any kind of weather, and obviously the first to the ship got the job. They had to be fast enough to beat their rivals—sturdy enough to withstand anything—yet handy enough to be maneuvered by one man. The result was a cutter rig with a plumb stem, long counter and as handsome as it was seaworthy. The narrower beam not only helped make them faster but more seaworthy.

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