KITE is a 50-foot daysailer smack in the middle of the Spirit-of-Tradition narrative. Designed by Stephens Waring Design in 2007 as GINGER, she’s a mix of a long, low sheer right out of classic dayboats from the 1930’s, with efficient modern appendages, carbon spars and hardware. The key here is the sexily modern ergonomic cockpit and contemporary sail inventory. Our favorite touch? The super-clean deck, brought about by running most lines belowdeck through carefully-routed conduits.

Materials: Cold-molded wood, four layers: inner layer 3/8? Port Orford cedar strip planking over laminated fir frames; two layers diagonal 1/8? western red cedar, outer layer 3/16? Port Orford cedar, running fore-and-aft. Sheathing of 10 oz fiberglass/epoxy. Awlgrip paint system. Deck: Teak Decking Systems panelized teak deck, laid over plywood sub-deck. Mast and Boom: carbon, by Ted Van Dusen (Composite Engineering, Inc.) Standing rigging: Hall carbon. Sails: Stratis, by Doyle. Rudder: carbon, by Composite Solutions, Inc. Engine: 12-hp Saildrive 330 Winches/hardware: Harken.