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SEAVIEW MERMAID (1909)

Gaffhead Sloop • Long Keel • Built 1909–1922

Dimensions

LOA
25 ft
LWL
17 ft
Beam
6 ft
Max Draft
3 ft
Displacement
3,500 lbs
Ballast
— lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.58 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
20.8
D/L Ratio ⓘ
318
Ballast Ratio ⓘ

Sail Plan

Sail Area
300 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Long Keel
Rig Type
Gaffhead Sloop
Hull Material
Wood planked
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1909
Last Built
1922
Number Built
6
Notes: There has been a SEAVIEW class racing on the solent for more the a century.\nThis is the first version built by Arthur Taylor of Sandown on the Isle of Wight. Construction details: Scottish larch on ash. \nReplaced in 1922:\nBoats have been replaced several times:\n1909:Design-G.U. Laws, Builder- Arthur Taylor gaffhead sloop with bowsprit,wood (individually owned)\n1922: New design - A. Westmacott - Woodnutts, bermudian/marconi sloop, wood (club ownership arrangement established - Seaview YC)\n1962: cold-molded plywood, Arthur Robb\nlate-1990’s: Fiberglass. (mold for made from previous version under supervision of David Thomas)

Related Boats

Name LOA (ft) Year Rig
SEAVIEW MERMAID 24.5 1921 Fractional Sloop