Bras d'Or 11The first product brought to the market by Richelieu Boat Woks Inc is an elegant 11 foot catboat dinghy from the pen of the famous American naval architect, Charles Wittholz. The boat carries 80 square feet of sail and with its 5 feet beam, is very stable and much more spacious than an inflatable of the same size. The Bras d’Or 11 has excellent sailing and rowing characteristics. You may judge by yourself in viewing the boat in action in the videos section of the site.
Initially the Bras d’Or 11 was built under the direction of Keith Nelder by Big Pond Boat Shop Inc. located on the shore of the Lake Bras d’Or in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. You have guessed right, this is the origin of the name of this nice looking little catboat.
Since the beginning of 2009, the fiber glass hulls of the Bras d'Or 11 are being built by HTM Composites Inc of Neuville near Quebec City. This firm has experimented extensively with vacuum related manufacturing processes like infusion, vacuum bagging and vacuum/pressure bag moulding. They have developed tremendous expertise with these processes. The preparation and final assembly of the interiror components of the Bras d'Or 11 is done in collaboration with Jean-Guy Leblanc of DelBlanc a/s Inc in their shop located in Verchères on the south shore of the St-Lawrence near Montreal. |
