The Benford designed boats are really interesting. They're dories, so they have a flat bottom, which seems daft, but under sail when they heel over, the chine presents as a "V". You can put either a full keel or a wing keel, or I think I've read that twin wing keels work as well.
Annie Hill has a book, "Voyaging on a Small Income" that talks a lot about their Benford dory "Badger". The layout is really smart, it doesn't try to jam in 9 million sleeping accomodations, the galley is large, and there's a ton of storage.
And with the junk rig, it's really easy to build, maintain, and repair yourself. Blondie Hasler (mentioned in the For Sale ad), put a junk rig on a Folkboat, which doesn't seem sane, but he made it work. The design of the junk rig is very forgiving of not-very-precise sailmaking. Reefing in a blow is particularly nice, as you don't have to struggle with it. The weight of the battens just naturally let the sail drop.
Annie Hill has a book, "Voyaging on a Small Income" that talks a lot about their Benford dory "Badger". The layout is really smart, it doesn't try to jam in 9 million sleeping accomodations, the galley is large, and there's a ton of storage.
And with the junk rig, it's really easy to build, maintain, and repair yourself. Blondie Hasler (mentioned in the For Sale ad), put a junk rig on a Folkboat, which doesn't seem sane, but he made it work. The design of the junk rig is very forgiving of not-very-precise sailmaking. Reefing in a blow is particularly nice, as you don't have to struggle with it. The weight of the battens just naturally let the sail drop.