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Interior of prelude, fore bunk. The cabin is generous for the size of the boat; comprising 4 full sized berths (minimum 1.86m or 6'1"), [1] space for a chemical toilet and a small galley area with a sink, food store and space for a 2 burner hob.
The Seagull is widely regarded in the UK sailing community as a 'plywood classic', [1] - a boat which many young families learned to build and then learned to sail in. After the Seagull and Seamew Ian Proctor later went on to design similar sized boats such as the Nimrod, Eclipse , Prelude, and the Pirate.
The design is pretty, and attracts admiring attention wherever she goes. Worst features: Being very heavy for her length, she won't reach hull speed under sail until the wind pipes up." [4] A 2011 staff report in Sailing Magazine described the boat, "The Flicka is like Elvis or Prince, one word and you immediately draw a mental picture. Love it ...
Jon Bannenberg Born 1929 (1929) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Died 26 May 2002 (2002-05-26) (aged 72–73) London, England Nationality Australian British Alma mater Canterbury High School Sydney Conservatorium of Music Occupation Yacht designer Awards Royal Designer for Industry (1978) One of Bannenberg's Yachts, Kingdom 5KR Jon Bannenberg, RDI (1929 – 26 May 2002) was an Australian ...
The Tancook schooner, with its counter stern and characteristic round, or "spoon", bow was a distinctive type of small sailing work boat built primarily on Big Tancook Island, Nova Scotia, and the immediate surrounding area on and near Mahone Bay. The design succeeded the earlier double-ended Tancook whaler fishing boats.
The house and stable also incorporate an extremely rare tumblehome design throughout. The exterior walls slant inward from the base to the top. Since the interior walls are straight, the transition takes place in the exterior windows and doors which are wider at the bottom than they are at the top.
Small yachts are designed for sheltered coastal waters, bays inlets, lakes and rivers. [18] Small sailing are typically shorter than 33 feet (10 m) length overall. [ 17 ] The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) design category "D" addresses yachts that are fit for wind force 4—16 knots (8.2 m/s)—and 1.6-foot (0.5 m) maximum wave heights.
The boat has a draft of 3.92 ft (1.19 m) with the standard keel. [1] The design has a cockpit 11.50 ft (3.51 m) long, with space for eight people. It has a small cuddy cabin that is used for stowage and can also house a portable head. The cuddy can also be fitted with two berths for sleeping accommodation. [3] [8] The boat can plane downwind.