Barra, Morris 48 is Launched!

It's official Barra is christened!

Cuyler presents the McNeil's with a half hull model and goodies

The owner is really responsible for the last two Morris 48s. Being good friends with Mike Theniman, owner of last year’s new Morris 48 Cheshire Cat, he introduced Morris to Mike but recommended that he really should buy a brokerage Morris. Instead Mike opted to build a new 48 and a couple of months later this owner decided to go with a new build as well.

Having owned a Lyman Morse Seguin 46, he decided to go with a new build instead of retrofitting his Seguin. He went with Morris Ocean Series for speed and worked closely with Morris chief engineer Peter Smith, Jim Taylor and engineers from Hall Spars to customize the rig and keel to his specifications. The mast is 9ft taller than the standard and the keel is 8 feet instead of 6.5 feet.

The deck of his 48 was also customized for racing while the interior in the Herreshoff style of cherry and white bulkheads will be a haven of comfort and easy onboard living. The three-cabin layout: v-berth forward, portside aft guest cabin and starboard crew cabin quarterberth will accommodate the family for weeks at sea. The crew of Barra will eat well, too, Morris built in a deep freezer under the main salon settee in addition to the standard freezer in the galley for long distance provisioning.