Frigate

Another Half Hull from Demi-Coques, aka Chorus1, this time about the 1973 Admiral's Cup Frigate. Designed by Carter Offshore, the 39' in that event was the leading boat for the English team.

Frigate distinction comes from the overall clean approach in the design, be it the hull shape, the clear deck for an easy working area, and low windage. The sail controls led to a battery of winches distributed on the bridge deck at the forward end of the cockpit.

The German Team of Rubin, Saudade, and Carina111 (another Carter Design) won the 1973 Admiral's Cup, the world's championship in International Ocean Racing.

Now, Frigate is part of the "Patrimoine Maritime de France", similar to historic buildings in the USA. Quite a feat to have an American Design, English-built and owned in 1973, and passed to the French heritage. It must not have happened since the capture of British ships during the Napoleonic Wars.

- Above the Body Sections of Frigate. You will notice the introduction of deadrise, a feature not designed since the 42ft 2 Tonner Aggressive, a couple of years prior. Robin Aisher, her owner, wanted the feature of a deeper mid-section.

-Note: (2026). A question on Sailing anarchy about the size of the rudder fitted with a skeg. In my view, with the poor reputation of the I.O.R fleet on downwind legs with spinnaker and blooper on relatively heavy displacement boats, we felt that the added controllability given by this configuration of skeg and rudder is worthwhile. I must add that the added belly depth on the veed section is also contributive to bad behaviour downwind. I believe that the Carter's boats were always under control.

- By comparison, the Carter 39, designed the same year for the 1973 Admiral's Cup, shows the flatter sections, comparable to the One Tonner Ydra. Giving a production run built in Greece by Olympic