SEAVIEW MERMAID (1909)
Sailboat Specifications
DefinitionsHull Type: | Long Keel |
Rigging Type: | Gaffhead Sloop |
LOA: | 25.00 ft / 7.62 m |
LWL: | 17.00 ft / 5.18 m |
S.A. (reported): | 300.00 ft² / 27.87 m² |
Beam: | 6.00 ft / 1.83 m |
Displacement: | 3,500.00 lb / 1,588 kg |
Max Draft: | 3.00 ft / 0.91 m |
Construction: | Wood planked |
First Built: | 1909 |
Last Built: | 1922 |
# Built: | 6 |
Builder: | Arthur Taylor (UK) |
Designer: | G. U. Laws |
Sailboat Calculations
DefinitionsS.A. / Displ.: | 20.88 |
Disp: / Len: | 318.03 |
Comfort Ratio: | 25.61 |
Capsize Screening Formula: | 1.58 |
Hull Speed: | 5.52 kn |
Pounds/Inch Immersion: | 364.46 pounds/inch |
Notes
There has been a SEAVIEW class racing on the solent for more the a century.
This is the first version built by Arthur Taylor of Sandown on the Isle of Wight. Construction details: Scottish larch on ash.
Replaced in 1922:
Boats have been replaced several times:
1909:Design-G.U. Laws, Builder- Arthur Taylor gaffhead sloop with bowsprit,wood (individually owned)
1922: New design - A. Westmacott - Woodnutts, bermudian/marconi sloop, wood (club ownership arrangement established - Seaview YC)
1962: cold-molded plywood, Arthur Robb
late-1990’s: Fiberglass. (mold for made from previous version under supervision of David Thomas)
This is the first version built by Arthur Taylor of Sandown on the Isle of Wight. Construction details: Scottish larch on ash.
Replaced in 1922:
Boats have been replaced several times:
1909:Design-G.U. Laws, Builder- Arthur Taylor gaffhead sloop with bowsprit,wood (individually owned)
1922: New design - A. Westmacott - Woodnutts, bermudian/marconi sloop, wood (club ownership arrangement established - Seaview YC)
1962: cold-molded plywood, Arthur Robb
late-1990’s: Fiberglass. (mold for made from previous version under supervision of David Thomas)
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