Our boat Swift is a Hunter Vision yacht – the most recent development of the Red Fox Vision designed by David Thomas. She was built by the British Hunter division of Select Yachts before they moved to Lauren Marine (http://www.britishhunter.co.uk).
The Vision is a 7m upgraded version of the popular Red Fox 200E 6m boats with their twin unballasted lee-boards. These 6m versions are now available as the Hunter 20 Sport and mini-C yachts. The lee-boards are lifted and lowered to tack them with the sails. Because they are shaped as hydrofoils, the lowered board offsets lee-way that would otherwise be the result of the shallow low profile keel-less hulls.
The larger Vision differs from the 6m version in having a shallow central keel. This protects both the lowered lee-boards and the propeller of a shaft-drive inboard engine. The keel also has encapsulated ballast to give righting stability to achieve an RCD category B offshore rating.
The following pages describe the boat and her unique features. As well as tips for setting up and using the boards. And reflections on other boats which also use lee-boards.
Swift - A Red Fox Vision Yacht 
Is your boat a production boat? I enjoyed your review but have not been able to find the production model.
Hi Jack- Sad to say the Vision is not in production any longer. And 2nd-hand examples are rare. We have just sold Swift in fact. But the smaller 6m version is still made – and is commonly available 2nd-hand. It has leeboards too – an outboard engine – and the later models (called the Red Fox 200E) are surprisingly spacious and capable.
Let me know if you would like contacts to look for these types.
All the best
Martyn