Cruising sailboat RIDAS 46 DS

7-berth

Premium contemporary Light weight general structure The Ridas 46 DS has at its heart principles of design which are formed from our view of the needs of the modern cruising sailor. The Yacht has to be manageable with a skipper and one. It has to be of dimensions, particularly of beam and draft that allows access to places that we want to go to and the yacht has to get there without stress, quickly. At Ridas 46 DS our goal is to create the finest, fastest, safest, yachts for discerning customers. In order to achieve this we have chosen and designed a light to medium displacement yacht. For this reason we have selected modern high technology solutions for our composites. The choice of light to medium displacement when taken at the design stage allows for weight savings not simply in the hull but also impacts the critical decisions of keel design , rig size and sail design. A saving of 100kg in hull and deck at the design stage will also net a further 100 - 150kg from the keel, rig and sail plans. This combined with computer aided design of the keel and rudder foils provides for a stiff, light and therefore easily managed yacht.