| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Nick Hake |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1993 |
| Builder | Hake Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Seaward Fox |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,350 lb (612 kg) |
| Draft | 1.58 ft (0.48 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 19.75 ft (6.02 m) |
| LWL | 14.83 ft (4.52 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | wing keel |
| Ballast | 450 lb (204 kg) |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Total sail area | 170.00 sq ft (15.794 m2) |
TheSeaward Fox is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byNick Hake as apocket cruiser and first built in 1993.[1][2]
The Fox is a development of the 1981Slipper 17.[1][2][3][4]
The design was built byHake Yachts in theUnited States, from 1993 until 2007, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6]
The Seaward Fox is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has afractionalsloop rig or unstayedcatboat rig with a tall mast, an optionalbowsprit, a nearlyplumb stem, a slightly angledtransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller and a fixed shoal-draftwing keel. It displaces 1,350 lb (612 kg) and carries 450 lb (204 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 1.58 ft (0.48 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW)outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. Thegalley is located on both sides just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is equipped with a stove to port and a sink to starboard. Thehead is located in the bow cabin, centered aft, under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 51 in (130 cm).[2]
The design has ahull speed of 5.4 kn (10.0 km/h).[2]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "designer Hake has taken the same basic beamy hull that he created in 1979 with the Slipper Deckhouse 17 ... spruced her up with fancier oval ports and other gear, increased some of her dimensions slightly. and changed her name. For a while she was available with either a sloop rig or a very tall cat rig (bridge clearance 33' for the cat, 8' less for the sloop) ... Best features: We think she's relatively good-looking, with springy sheer, pronouncedtumblehome, molded bulwarks, and nice fittings such as shiny stainless opening oval ports and cowl vent on the cabintop. Her self-bailing cockpit is deep and comfortable for two people, and her interior is relatively spacious considering her modest LOD; her Space Index is highest of her comp[etitor]s. The rotating freestanding carbon-fiber mast is 28' 6" long, weighs only 33 pounds, and is secured by a two-footlong sliding aluminum tube inside the mast, which couples the upper mast to a rotating mast bearing on the deck, It is claimed that the vessel takes less than five minutes to rig at a boat ramp, Worst features: Her shallow fixed keel, despite the small wings, prevents pointing as high as her comp[etitor]s, especially in light air."[2]