The Hunter 20 Fox C is a 20 ft keelboat designed by David Thomas and currently produced by British Hunter

British Hunter

British Hunter is a manufacturer of sailing boats based in the Lauren Marines boat yard Southampton, England. It was formerly based in Essex, and was known as Hunter Boats Limited...

 boats. It was produced by Select Yachts until 2008, but the design was bought by British Hunter when trading ceased.

Keel types

It is produced with either a bilge keel

Bilge keel

A bilge keel is used to reduce the hull's tendency to roll. Bilge keels are employed in pairs . A ship may have more than one bilge keel per side, but this is rare. Bilge keels increase hydrodynamic resistance to rolling, making the ship roll less...

 or twin leeboard

Leeboard

A leeboard is a lifting foil used by a sailboat, much like a centerboard, but located on the leeward side of the boat. The leeward side is used so that the leeboard isn't lifted from the water when the boat heels, or leans under the force of the wind....

s. The bilge keel produces an angle of vanishing stability of 121°. A single lifting fin keel system is being designed.

Interior

The interior of the boat is larger than many 20 ft craft, due in part to the small cockpit. It incorporates a V-berth forward and two side-berths, with a galley to port at the rear and - unusually in a boat of this size - a separate heads compartment to starboard.

External links

• Information on the H20 Fox C from Hunter
• Review of the Fox C Bilge Keel from the Twin Keeler Newsletter