S/V Barbara Ann 

Concept

The Barbara Ann was designed as a single-handed voyaging boat, capable of crossing all oceans safely and in comfort.  It was designed with the concept that technology should make the sailing easier and that easier is safer when the going gets tough.  H. G. (Blondie) Hasler, one of the greatest innovators of single-handed sailing and an early pioneer of transatlantic racing, said in his later years "...not very much has been done to make boats easier and more comfortable to sail.  I thought that everyone would think as I did--that one would like to sail with the minimum of exertion and the minimum of fatigue, but this has not proven to be true."  S/V Barbara Ann uses all that modern boatbuilding and computer technology can offer to fulfill Hasler's goal. 

Artist's Rendering by Stephen Davis

Principal Characteristics