Lyle Hess 34ft Falmouth Cutter. Astrid is owner built built from a bare fiberglass hull from Channel Cutter Yachts over the course of ten years. The deck and cabins have been built using cold-molded building techniques which combine traditional aesthetics with a watertight and strong construction. She has been built with meticulous and uncompromising detail and materials. All hardware and fasteners are are bronze, most of the hardware custom cast to patterns made by the builder. The deck is Western red cedar with an 9/16″ overlay of Silver Bali, the cabins, combings, bulwark and cap are teak, the spars sitka spruce, rudder Sapelli Mahogany and black locust, bowsprit and boomkin Douglas fir. The interior is D. Fir and Mahogany with a bare teak sole. Throughout the build the emphasis was on simplicity and quality. There are minimal systems other than lights and the diesel motor. Plumbing is manual and the heater runs on kerosene.
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I was able to meet with Kaj and visit Astrid during the build of a sister ship, Aarda, for which Astrid was an inspiration. Astrid is beautiful and meticulously finished. The boat is obviously a labor of love and the attention to detail is outstanding. There’s lots of information on his blog about the construction, linked on this page. It’s well worth a read!
She is a stunning vessel! The materials, construction, and interior layout and finish are just fantastic. I love my Cape George 31’ Tally Ho! , but Astrid makes my heart beat maybe even a little bit faster. Beautiful boat!
I was able to meet with Kaj and visit Astrid during the build of a sister ship, Aarda, for which Astrid was an inspiration. Astrid is beautiful and meticulously finished. The boat is obviously a labor of love and the attention to detail is outstanding. There’s lots of information on his blog about the construction, linked on this page. It’s well worth a read!
She is a stunning vessel! The materials, construction, and interior layout and finish are just fantastic. I love my Cape George 31’ Tally Ho! , but Astrid makes my heart beat maybe even a little bit faster. Beautiful boat!
Truly a work of art! Congratulations.
Lovely!
Beautiful. Very nice work.