The Derwent Raider is the latest design from Witt Design Wooden Boats, and continues Allan Witt’s style of elegant fast boats that can be built from a kit. It rows, sails and can carry a small outboard. Unloaded, the Derwent Raider is light enough to be car topped.
The Raider offers exciting opportunities for both fast rowing and sailing. You can row it yourself or move the sliding seat position to accommodate your passenger. Or lower the centreboard and set up to five square metres of sail. Enjoy yourself - wind or calm.
The Raider is very suitable for a variety of purposes. Its great load carrying capacity enables the Raider to be used for coastal or river expeditions that last a few days, or day trips for pleasure or fitness.
The Raider is particularly suitable for participation in raid events, in which crews row and sail their boats to a different destination each day over a number of days. The Tawe Nunnugah is one such event in Tasmania, Australia. On the seventh day, crews arrive in Hobart for the opening of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival.
The decking and self draining cockpit give plenty of buoyancy where it is most needed. In the event of capsizing, you can right the boat on your own.
Specifications:
Length: 4.5m
Width: 1.2m
Weight : 45kg approx.
Draft: Board up: 117mm Board down: 920mm
Construction: 4mm lapstrake (clinker)
Building hours: 200-300 person hours, depending on skill level
