Columbia 8.3

The Super-Cruiser design is intended to be a balance of good handling qualities, safety and ability in rough weather and speed.

On top of the veed stern there is a fairly wide spreading out transom in the style of the early American yachts like the schooner 'America'.

The net result of the bow, midships, and stern shapes is a boat which imparts tremendous confidence in rough weather.

It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel.

[1] The boat is fitted with a direct drive 30 hp (22 kW) Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine for docking and manoeuvring.

The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder and is equipped with a two-burner stove to port and a sink and icebox to starboard.