The construction is of a polyester glassfibre and closed-cell polyurethane foam sandwich, which provides buoyancy and makes the boat unsinkable.
It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or shoal draft tandem keels.
[1][3] The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JH4-TCE 75 hp (56 kW) diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring.
The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, a refrigerator and double sinks.
[3] The boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ETAP Owners Association.