Sumara of Weymouth

2nd June 2026

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I spotted this Vertue2 in the Dunstaffnage boat yard, but I had actually been on the boat last year while she was still afloat. Caber is a glass fibre Vertue 2 built by Bossoms. It has a specially built hard dodger to protect the cockpit which apparently cost an extra £5,000. Unusually, Caber is junk rigged and although the junk rig has a reputation for simplicity, I was amazed at the maze of lines led aft to the cockpit. Peter has owned the boat for a couple of years and is getting used to sailing with this rig in the waters around Oban. He is thinking of relocating her on the Clyde later this year.

While I was in Ullapool coincidentally I met the previous owner who had Caber for 13 (or was it 17?) years.

The rudder has a trim tab which can be connected to a wind vane. The cockpit drains from a single outlet mid-ships towards the rudder which I have not seen before, but perhaps all V2 do the same?

Talking about cockpit drains, mine drain down to outlets on the same side but some boats cross the pipes over. Why is that? Discuss!