Van de Stadt Forna Customer Letter

Customer Letter

VAN DE STADT DESIGN

YACHT DESIGNERS & NAVAL ARCHITECTS

On 4^th May 2000 we received the following letter from an English customer who bought a complete set of building plans of our design no. 459 FORNA 37 in round bilge glass-fibre wood core construction:

Dear Van de Stadt Design Team,

I purchased the plans for hull number 43 for Forna 37 about 2 years ago. You were very kind in providing me with information and help to decide whether to choose the Forna 37.

Since August have been cruising in my boat which I am very pleased to have chosen.

Last month I went aground in Dominican Republic on hard sand and rocks during an unexpected south west wind. We grounded hard on its keel and rudder for 12 hours before we were towed off, hitting several rocks hard on the way.

The boat has been lifted out and the only damage was a split at the bottom of the rudder which was easily repaired. There are not even any hairline cracks around the floors bulkheads and rudder bearings. The helm feels the same as before.

I thought I would write to thank you for designing a boat which is so strong as well as fast.

Many people comment how good looking the boat is too.

I hope this will be of interest.

Kind regards,

David

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