Beckon under sail in the San Juan Islands of Washington. I'm on the cabin top enjoying the ride, and builder Richard Beck is at the helm.
The North Sea 29 is a cruising cutter originally designed for sailing in the rough North Sea. She's a substantial boat that should prove a very capable ocean cruiser. She offers excellent stability and the promise of good performance, while the centerboard will make it easy to escape crowded anchorages or explore shallow cruising grounds. Plans for the NS29 include computer generated offsets with no lofting needed. No building molds are used — four laminated ring frames plus bulkheads provide the mold over which the strip planking is fastened. The strips are then covered by two layers of 1/8"/3mm veneer.
A Bermudan rig is available as an option, as is a steel ballast box that simplifies the ballast pour. Beckon, the first NS29 to be launched, is off cruising (in Mexico as of early 2021), and another boat is building in Belgium.
North Sea 29 with long cabin trunk
Images below courtesy of Jan Saey, who is building an NS29 in Belgium