Yesterday I got a note from Eric Henseval who had just got back from a 1500-mile sail which took him from Brittany to the Baleric Islands in the Med via way of Gibraltar... You may remember Eric as the designer of the little 4.75 meter Souriceau.
Eric also mentioned that he had a couple new designs up his sleeve (always a good thing) as well as hints of things to come...
While a very cool design, the Souriceau is still a very, very small boat and I am sure that something along the same lines, if just that kiss bigger, would be no bad thing. Eric tells me that Souricea has a big brother, the Aviateur...
While still tiny by most peoples standards at 5.7 meters, the Aviateur is still a lot of boat and more than able to take you anywhere you might care to take it.
Like most of the exciting designs coming out of France these days, the boat is built in plywood and a great example of how to design an easily built hull. Throw in the fact that this minimum go anywhere boat can be put on a trailer and come home when needful... What's not to like?
