Classic yacht sailing on the Clyde in the 1930s, including craft designed by Alfred Mylne and Charles Nicholson. Look out particularly for the Royal Yacht Brittannia!
Month: August 2009
13ft electric launch by Andrew Wolstenholme launched at the Boat Building Academy
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Boat Building Academy principal Yvonne Green has sent a series of photos from the student launch day down in Lyme back in June, which I will be publishing over the next few days.
Today’s photos are of a 13ft electric motor launch designed by Andrew Wolstenholme and built by student Phil Evans with help from other students, especially ‘Blues Brothers’, Will Howard and Mike Brenton. We aren’t told how they acquired their soubriquet on the course – perhaps someone will oblige using the comment link below this post – but congratulations to them all.
The launch is built with three layers of veneer: the outer layers are sapele, with an inner layer of Douglas fir.
For more of Andrew Wolstenholme’s designs and plans, click here.
Preliminary drawings for the sailing Ella skiff, and some more model photos
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Preliminary sketches for the sailing Ella skiff
Intheboatshed readers following the progress of the ‘girls’ series skiffs might be interested in this initial drawing for the sailing version of the 12ft Ella skiff.
I’ve drawn quite a large sail area of 72sqft, which will make it a lively boat despite its simple hard-chine hull, and just what my daughter would love – I told here I’d try to create a boat that would keep up with a Topper, which is her current favourite small boat. The Ella skiff will also have buckets-full of built-in bouyancy.
In addition, Dan Savage kindly sent me the shots below of two card models he’s made of of the rowing version of the Ella skiff. Thanks Dan!
For more on the Ella skiff, click here.
PS – The drawings for the sailing version of the Ella skiff are done – To download the construction plans click here.
