- Who wouldn't look at the Guillaume Verdier Design of Comanche, and not think that she is a bad ass of a boat! Her records speak for themselves, with the latest being the Sydney-Hobart Ocean Race. See: Comanche on this Blog.
- I have seen the boat in Newport and took a few pictures, in and out of the water. With her paint job, 22ft of draft, a very wide stern, and low freeboard, she is all business.
- Personally, when I see a good idea or an interesting boat design, it is hard for me not to explore the object further. That is the artist in me, with not always enough in the pot to be fed at the same time when I develop side projects such as this one. It takes a lot of time to get it right.
- To duplicate is out of question, but by analyzing the subject, to figure out the beast, I can project my totally own interpretation.
- So, here is Mohegan, what is in a name? The Tribe is also known as the Mohican in parts of New England where I live. In 1826, James Fenimore Cooper wrote The Last of the Mohicans, a book that I devoured at a very young age.
- Back to the Design.
- At 100ft, she matches Comanche; the length is dictated by restrictions in the Sydney-Hobart Race, for instance.
- She is shorter on the waterline by 5ft to present a spatula bow, curving up to the chine line above the waterline. This is to ride, and not pierce the wave. Not a scow bow, even though the stem is wider. I am afraid that a fuller bow would present a grave pounding problem, especially at the speed we are talking about!
- The chine line is divided into 3 parts over the length of the boat. Fore and aft, but absent in the middle to offer less drag over the curve to the topsides.
- For a given displacement, a la Comanche, the profile of the hull on the centreline is deeper, with more rocker. The sections are more elliptical than flatter, with strong shoulders from stem to stern, up to the chine line above the waterline.
