September 2008 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 19.
Circe the custom Morris 57
to Launch August 28
Bass Harbor, Maine - Cuyler Morris sailing performance, without sacrificing
President of Morris Yachts announced safety for speed. The sailing systems are a
today that launch of Circe, the custom development of the owner’s years of
Morris 57 will be celebrated at the Morris experience with an in mast furling systems
Service yard in Northeast Harbor on from Leisure Furl. Carbon fiber construction
Thursday, August 28th. The construction will keep the weight low and sail area high
of this stellar yacht was the collaboration of while the 6' draft of the design (with board
New England’s finest marine up) is designed for sailing New England, the
establishments - the boat was designed by Chesapeake and points beyond.
Fontaine Design Group, of Portsmouth, RI; The pilothouse features a retractable
the hull, deck and structural bulkheads were sunroof but the interior is also heated for
constructed by Goetz Custom Boats, of those chilly nights. The cockpit is also
Bristol RI and the interior, paint and rigging designed with comfort in mind, a highlight
was completed by Morris Yachts. being the watchman¹s station under the
Construction of the hull tooling began in hard dodger for comfortable passage
November 2006 at Goetz. The hull was making.
delivered to Morris on August 2007 and the The interior of the yacht will be finished
deck arrived in November 2007. in the traditional style of satin-varnished
Circe is a collaboration of the yachts teak. Cabinet doors are caned with satin
owners, designer and builder that reflects finished chamfered teak frames. All fiddles,
the owner¹s desire for long distance cruising grab rails and window valiances are also teak
amid luxurious surroundings. Having spent and finished with gloss. The rich wood is
the past 15 years sailing a similar sized yacht offset by the creamy white hull sheathing
the owners thought it was time replace the and the teak and maple cabin soles.
old with the new while at the same time Accommodations are as commodious as
maintaining the proven sea keeping they are thoughtful and include a fully
qualities of his previous vessel. appointed walk-thru galley and a
The hull configuration of Circe is the comfortable main salon featuring a bar area
evolution of the highly successful shallow and a U-shaped dinette that converts to a
draft centerboard “Delta Form” hull, double berth. There is also a pop-up flat
developed by designer Ted Fontaine of the screen TV along the centerline. The boat
Fontaine Design Group. This 6’0” shallow features three cabins including a very
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beam, minimizes wetted surface by creating centerline berth, a desk/vanity with laptop
steep dead rise hull sections with soft U- capabilities and a head with an independent
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hull form combines low wetted surface with addition to the galley, provides full
a high interior volume to provide fast headroom access to the engine room.
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The concept for Circe evolved from the The cruising range of this custom yacht
owner’s desire to keep his yacht as small and is limited only by imagination and desire of
as practical as could be. The design is based her owner.
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