Anyone know what this boat is?

[fursoc]

Hi, just wondering if anyone knows what this boat is. I don't know anything about it other than the family on it are french, and they owned for 3 years. Maybe a European design??

Anyway, thanks for having a look.

[boatman61]

Looks like a Bruce Roberts ketch..

[fursoc]

Forgot to mention it is 40 ft

[GordMay]

? ➥ http://gebrvanenkhuizen.nl/wp-conten...15/09/Skua.pdf

[Dean Paul]

Newporter 40...just a guess as I knew a person who had a similar boat

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by fursoc

Hi, just wondering if anyone knows what this boat is. I don't know anything about it other than the family on it are french, and they owned for 3 years. Maybe a European design??

Anyway, thanks for having a look.

I love a good challenge. Nothing jumps out at me. But then it is hard to see behind all the accoutrements. This one will need those familiar with European boats I bet, like you say. Might be faster to learn how to say "what is your boat?" in French.
That cabin reminds me of a Freya, which it is not, but perhaps Swedish.
Boatman could be right, a Bruce Roberts design, I just haven't seen one like that.

[oleman]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Looks like a Bruce Roberts ketch..

The model I would like to have!
ditto

[redhead]

We had a Bruce Roberts Offshore 44 and it looked exactly like that.

[Sailing4Jesus]

It is a BOAT, which stands for BREAK OUT ANOTHER THOUSAND. But time has passed and I'd say it no longer is A Thousand, but more correctly BOAT means "BREAK OUT ANOTHER THOUSANDS", grammar is off a bit, but you get the picture I hope.

Chauncey M Freeman, Senior Chief Moanback, United States Navy Retired

[taxwizz]

Go to the owner and say...
"Qu'est que c'est?" Probably spelled wrong, but pronounced..
'Kest ke seah'
It is French (obviously) and means "What is that?"
As a boater, he will be delighted to talk about it.

[Alan j]

Originally Posted by Dean Paul

Newporter 40...just a guess as I knew a person who had a similar boat

Not a Newporter

[JPA Cate]

I think we can rule out the one Gord May found: it's a cutter, and the one in question is a ketch. Sorry, Gord, that one you found looks like a really nice boat!

Ann

[mike62]

I don't know what it is, but I can tell you it is most definitely not a Bruce Roberts 40.
I had one called Summerwine. Not too many 40's built.
That transom might be a bit of a give a way to the design though.

[Kiwikat]

She is a Orca series, design by the architect Van de Stadt.

All you need to know here:

https://skuavoilier.wordpress.com/about-skua/

cheers
Lisa

[svrodeorm]

Originally Posted by Kiwikat

She is a Orca series, design by the architect Van de Stadt.

All you need to know here:

https://skuavoilier.wordpress.com/about-skua/

cheers
Lisa

That's correct. We met Skua an her owner a couple of years ago in a Tahiti.

Very nice steeler in good shape

I would buy her had I been in the market...