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AS29 |
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04/02/2000 |
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Design Information |
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Gaff Cat Yawl,
flat bottom with vertical sides,
inboard ballasted,
2 centerboards (bilgeboards),
both masts in tabernacel for easy lowering,
counterweighted formast swings through open bow. |
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LOA |
29'6" |
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Beam |
7'10" |
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Draft (boards up) |
~1'1" |
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Displ. |
~ 7300 lbs |
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Sail area: |
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Main |
311 sq ft |
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Mizzen |
52 sq ft |
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Reaching spinnaker |
119 sq ft |
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Power: |
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Long shaft OB (max.75 lbs.) |
5-15 hp |
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Headroom (in galley) |
6'+ |
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She has a conventional layout with the exception of the dubble bunk aft and the ladder standing athwartships. |
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You can find images of the first boats sailing on Tim J. Fatchen's Page. |
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The first Advanced Sharpie sketch appeared in Common Sense Newsletter # 44, January 7, 1989 |
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First sailing tests with the prototype AS29 let to the conclusion there might be something wrong with her fore foot. So Phil Bolger came up with an extension. As far as I know did no one give it a try and moving part of the inboard ballast more aft seemed to solve the problem. |
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The AS29 and 74 other unconventional designs can be found in his book:
Boats with an Open Mind, International Marine, Camden, Maine. |
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