Upcoming launch: Buizen 52' sloop

Buizen Pilot House 52-foot sloop nearing completion​

The 52 was designed and developed by the same design team for the 60 being Anthony Starr Design Group for the superstructure and interior and Peter Lowe Design for the hull naval architecture, sail plan and performance specifications.

The 52's design started with a clean sheet of paper, although it would be fair to say she takes her design and performance clues from the 60. In summary, the 52 is more a distilled version of the 60 rather than an upscaled version of the 48. The 52's midship beam is 300mm wider than the 48, but it's the wider beam sweeping aft and the increase in topsides (hull) height of 250mm which when combined with the extra length, create an internal volume allowing incredibly generous living spaces.

In keeping with the preferred Buizen 48's layout of the forward owners stateroom, the larger aft sleeping cabins now have ensuites, the saloon is beamier and longer and the galley now spreads right across midships for increased services. On deck the cockpit boasts twin helm wheels with large entertaining areas and a clear walk through to the transom where a transom garage for dinghy storage is hydraulically operated to create a swim platform when down.

The increased sail plan sees the main sail as the dominant driving sail and the head sail more balancing. Halyards and sheets will run below decks back to winches in the cockpit providing clean and uncluttered deck space. Clean, modern, innovative, European, performance, were design brief words that Anthony Starr, the team at Peter Lowe design and Buizen kept in mind throughout the design process. The Buizen 52' sloop is likely to launch in November 2011.

For more information

Mastercraft Marine Pty Ltd
57 Myoora Road
Terrey Hills NSW 2084
Australia
www.buizenyachts.com.au

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