Hawk 20 is the result of a two year design and
development programme to fill a need for a really modern, well balanced,
unsinkable 20ft sea-going day-boat which is fast on all points of sailing,
could go as close to the wind as an efficient racing dinghy and be able to
tack like one. It had to be easy to sail single handed and so stable that it
would carry all its sail up to Force 6 without reefing and would not capsize
in normal circumstances.
 At the same time we wanted a shallow draft and
lifting keel for exploring creeks and so that launching and recovery could be
done in minutes with the minimum of muscular effort and without getting the
trailer axle, hubs or brakes in the water. We decided to design and build Hawk
20 to a high quality, regardless of cost, to avoid the gear failures we had so
often experienced on other boats in over 35 years of sailing.
There has been a lot of input and experience
from the Reid family.
Rollo Reid, Technical Director has sailed most of
his life and helmed the Royal Engineers' Contessa in the 1974 Round Britain
Race and other similar long distance events. Peter and Tim Reid, both
involved in technical matters within the company, have sailed from the age
of 6 and currently compete successfully with Lasers and Hurricane and
Tornado catamarans (Tim came 3rd in the Olympic Trials for the Tornado) and
Mike Reid, the MD, who has cruised and raced for nearly 40 years.
All of
them have been involved in developing and testing Hawk 20 with the
designer.
For more information or to purchase a Hawk 20,
please contact us.
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