Lapwing is designed to be the ideal boat for a small family who takes occasional friends along.
My client lives in a small Frisian coastal town, and has the Waddenzee with its drying sand flats, and the shoal inland lakes as sailing waters.
My design office has always had the philosophy to be as diverse as possible and avoiding to be pushed in a special corner.
Not withstanding this, it seems to work out that we ended up with a very clear specialisation, shoal draft yachts!

The proper shoal draft yacht is hardest to design because lots of features which come easily with deep high aspect keels and rudders as balance, stability and manoeuvrability can be gained here, only by utmost design care.

There are few solutions for rudders, lift keels and centre boards, which we did not try on the many boats we designed, and we learned many a lesson.
However not al the choices are applicable in any design project and in Lapwing the design criteria pivoted around the classic appearance the boat needed to display.
Her sturdy aluminium construction, with the protected propeller aperture, enables her to take the ground.
We fitted the boat with a stern hung rudder, with a swinging lower part.
The wing section is maintained over the full height, and with it its effectiveness.
The ballasted centreboard is operated by a double action hydraulic ram.

Together with the internal ballast, this is responsible for sufficient stability to have the boat classed 'A' under the CE ruling, and suitable to sail the treacherous coasts of the German bight.
For being able to do so, all other details are worked out with all safety and handling precautions in place.
Look at her anchor crane cassette, designed to keep her anchor clear of the hull.
We gave her a cutter rig to avoid the large headsails of a sloop, and when the Yankee is safely rolled away, being able to sail proper close hauled with a staysail set.

Her interior is more or less mirroring the same approach, and all the important features, which are useful while under way, can be found within a short distance of the companionway, with ample headroom.
All settees or seats can be used while under heel, something exceedingly rare nowadays!
We like to see this boat as a proper little gem between the pebbles, all the production boats not really meant to leave the marina box at all.