Hunter Sonata

The Hunter Sonata 7 is a 7 m (23 ft) small racer-cruiser yacht built in Britain from 1976 to 1990 by Hunter Boats Limited (now British Hunter). The twin-keeled version is known as the Hunter Duette.

The Sonata was designed by David Thomas, and is a One-Design, Cruiser-Racer Class. It has a glass-fibre hull, with a low-profile glass-fibre deck, a Bermuda rigged aluminium mast, and an iron keel (or keels). It has a relatively large sail area and the rig is a fractional one. When fitted for cruising it has four berths, with two further occasional bunks. Mechanical power is provided by a demountable outboard motor mounted on a sliding bracket on the port side of the transom.

The Sonata was built in several forms, with a fin keel, a lifting keel, and as a bilge keeler (with twin keels), when it was called the Hunter Duette. The Duette was fitted out for cruising rather than racing. The Duette was also available with a lifting keel. The same hull was used later with different deck mouldings for other models, including the Hunter Horizon 23. The 6 m (20 ft) Hunter Medina is a scaled-down trailer sailer version of the Sonata design.

Key dimensions
  • Length (LOA): 6.90 m
  • Length on waterline: 5.60 m
  • Beam: 2.60 m
  • Sail area: 19.5 m²
  • Draught: 1.37m (fin keel)
  • Weight: 1115 kg

Racing

The Sonata is a National class in the United Kingdom and is raced across the country. The class is governed by the National Sonata Association in conjunction with the Royal Yachting Association.

Fleets

There are at least 17 fleets in the world, 15 of which are in the United Kingdom[1]

  • Abersoch
  • Brixham
  • Burnham-on-Crouch
  • Christchurch Sailing Club
  • Loch Lomond Sailing Club
  • Clyde
  • Cowes
  • Dublin
  • Hong Kong
  • Isle of Man
  • Itchenor
  • Medway
  • Moray Firth
  • Poole
  • Scarborough
  • South Coast (Hamble & Solent)
  • Strangford Lough Yacht Club
  • Sunderland
  • Tay
  • West Mersea
  • Windermere
  • Whitby

UK National Champions
YearChampionship LocationOwnerBoat
1999Dabchicks S.C, West MerseaSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2000Strangford Lough Y.C, KillinchySteve GoacherEric the Boat
2001Medway Y.C, RochesterSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2002Royal Tay Y.C, DundeeSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2003Royal Southern Yacht Club, SolentTom WhitePizzicato
2004Strangford Lough Y.C., KillinchySteve GoacherEric the Boat
2005Abersoch, WalesSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2006Dabchicks S.C., West MerseaSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2007Sunderland Y.C.Steve GoacherEric the Boat
2008Strangford Lough Y.C., KillinchyDave BoatmanBlue Tack
2009Poole Y.C., PooleDave BoatmanBlue Tack
2010Helensburgh, ClydeSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2011Dabchicks S.C., West MerseaSimon Farren & Marc PurdieCamel Toe
2012Medway Y.C., RochesterJoe CrossPresto
2013Strangford Lough Y.C., KillinchyAndy TunnicliffeEric the Boat
2014Brixham Y.C., BrixhamSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2015Helensburgh, ClydeSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2016Poole Y.C., PooleSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2017Strangford Lough Y.C, Co. DownSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2018Medway Y.C., RochesterJoe CrossExposition
2019Helensborough S.C, ClydeSteve GoacherEric the Boat
2020Island S.C, CowesTBCTBC

References
  1. http://www.sonata.org.uk/fleets/index.php
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