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The rudder attaches to the skeg and is steered by cables attached to it. In select sweeping boats, typically fours and eights, a coxswain will control the rudder, while in sculling boats and some sweeping boats, especially pairs, the rudder will be controlled with toe-steering. [4] A skeg typically consists of a flat piece of metal or plastic. [5]
S&S 34 is a cruising and racing fibreglass monohull sailboat class. It was based on a design by Olin Stephens from Sparkman and Stephens after a commission from British yachtsman Michael Winfield. [2] The design features a skeg-hung rudder and a Bermuda rig with a large, overlapping headsail.
The Pacific Seacraft 34 is a bluewater cruising yacht produced since 1984 by Pacific Seacraft of Washington, North Carolina.Although of GRP construction, the yacht is traditionally built with a cutter rig, skeg-hung rudder, canoe stern and semi-long keel.
The yacht is traditionally lined and styled, but is built from solid glassfibre composite with a fin and skeg underwater profile. To achieve a good seakeeping ability for ocean cruising, the yacht is heavily constructed, and well ballasted. In addition, the yacht incorporates a strong skeg hung rudder. [1]
A new interior layout was also introduced. The design has a length overall of 44.16 ft (13.5 m) and has a waterline length of 34.92 ft (10.6 m). The boat has a draft of 8.80 ft (2.68 m) with the centreboard extended and 4.90 ft (1.49 m) with it retracted. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine. [2]
It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder, with a partial skeg, controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,750 lb (3,062 kg) and carries 2,750 lb (1,247 kg) of ballast. [1] [2] The boat has a draft of 4.30 ft (1.31 m) with the standard keel. [1] [2]
Swan 37 is a GRP constructed, fin keeled, one tonner masthead sloop and successor to the Swan 36.It was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and manufactured by Nautor Oy between 1970 and 1974 with total of 59 boats being built.
It has a masthead sloop rig with painted aluminum spars, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 18,000 lb (8,165 kg) and carries 7,091 lb (3,216 kg) of lead ballast. [1] [3] The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard keel fitted. [1]