Typhoon berth size?

[Dan McNece]

I've been thinking to get a Typhoon so I can get out and sail once in awhile while I fix up my current boat. I tried looking but didn't find an answer. How long is the Typhoon berths? In case I were to overnight or lay down to take a break, it would be nice knowing whether I can fit being 6'5" myself.

Thanks

[Ben Miller]

Nope. I don't have the measurements, but I'm 5'10" and I don't think I could be much taller and fit in the v-berth. The quarter berths are disqualified for other reasons, unless you like stuffing yourself into the berth like a sausage into its casing. If you were really committed to the idea I would guess that there's technically room for a 6'5" person in the cabin if you built some sort of platform that would extend the v-berth back towards the companionway.

[mgphl52]

In my prior Typhoons, you could extend your feet into the quarter berths if you don't mind having your head forward in the V.
So yes, you really could sleep with some comfort but you may need some extra cushion layers under the cockpit seats (aka: quarter berth) to make it a bit more comfortable.

[robwm]

In my completely unbiased opinion and with all due admiration for Typhoons, look at a CD22. Essentially a slightly longer Typhoon, same classic lines and equally unfussy and fun to sail while providing the accommodations that you are looking for. That's why I ended up with my CD22. Haven't regretted the decision yet ...

Robert

[wikakaru]

I'm 6'1" and The Admiral (my wife) and I have slept in the V-berth of our Typhoon on several short cruises. I'm not close to the boat right now, so I can't measure the berth for you, but I can tell you that I can just stretch out with my head in the starboard aft corner of the V-berth and my feet in the bow, as long as The Admiral keeps her feet out of the bow.

The settees are for children only--the vertical clearance between the berth and the cockpit is too small for adult-sized feet/legs to turn over when sleeping.

Of more concern for your 6'5" frame would be headroom--there isn't any, not even sitting headroom (unless you count sitting on the cabin sole and scrunching your knees up to your chest as sitting headroom). Even if the V-berth were long enough for you, you would find it difficult to fit below to get dressed/undressed or use the porta-potty.

Robwm's suggestion to instead choose a CD22 for overnighting is a good one, and is in fact what we did. The 22 at least has sitting headroom. The Typhoon "Weekender" is a sweet daysailer, but only good for weekending for short people who don't mind roughing it; the 22 is a better weekender, and the trade-off is that it is a little less responsive under sail.

Smooth sailing,

--Jim

[Dan McNece]

Thanks everyone for the replies. Good things to consider.

Maybe best to focus on getting my current boat fixed up.