Van de Stadt's designs are based on the well-established premise that speed and safety go hand-in-hand: a fast yacht should be able to outrun heavy weather or, more important, if caught in a blow it should be controllable at speed in a seaway and not be forced to heave-to. Van de Stadt, therefore, gave the Van de Stadt 77 an easily driven, stable hull form, with moderate sheer, short but graceful overhangs, a long useful waterline and a generous waterline beam. This shaping provides good speed potential, excellent form stability and valuable load-carrying capacity.   Read more »»» 

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