Jo Lea is a Dart 18 class racing / sailing catamaran built in 1994. Formally named Dead Calm, she slept for some years and is now awake.  This is a pictorial record of the transformation, which was completed in Spring 2007.

Details:-

Bought on eBay in December 2006

New items purchased included trampoline, shrouds / stays, sail battens, hatch covers and toe loops, halyards, strops, full cover and various small bits and bobs .

Starboard rudder was also replaced as original split apart on the first sail.

Vital statistics:-  Length 5.5m (18')   Beam 2.3m (7'6")   Mast height 8m (26')   Sailing weight 130kg   Main sail 12.9 m²

Jo Lea is named after my two daughters, and is regularly sailed at the Queen Mary Sailing Club, London, UK

Take a look at why we think this is a great boat :-  http://www.dartworlds.com/the-dart-18.html