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Owner(s) James Lowe (1937–c.1940) [2] Coast Guard Academy (1955–1968) Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (1968–1999) Laura Kilbourne (1999-2010) Phil Jordan, Pat Tierney, Claes Goran Nilsson, and Melinda Kilkenny (2010-) Racing career; Notable victories: Chicago-Mackinac Cup - 1938 [3] Specifications; Type: Marconi-rigged yawl: Displacement
Mizzen: the aftmost mast and sail in a yawl or ketch, or in a vessel with three or more masts. Oar a wooden pole enlarged on one end to resist the water when pulled. Painter: a short line at the bow of a small boat for tying it off. Parrot beak: a spring-loaded stainless steel fitting on the end of a spinnaker pole attaching it to the sail.
The design features a yawl sail plan, six berths, and over 6.0 ft (183 cm) of headroom ("standing headroom throughout"). [9] A centerboard allowed for a minimum draft of 3 ft 11 in (1.2 m) that extended to 8 ft 15 in (2.8 m) when lowered.
The plans for the hull of a 26-ft yawl built for the Royal Navy in 1809 in Portsmouth Dockyard. It is fitted for 10 oars. The yawl as a type of Royal Navy ship's boat appeared early in the second half of the 17th century. In early mentions, they were sometimes referred to as "Norway yawls", so showing a Scandinavian influence.
The term 'jolly boat' has several potential origins. It may originate in the Dutch or Swedish jolle, a term meaning a small bark or boat. [1] Other possibilities include the English term yawl, or the 'gelle-watte', the latter being a term in use in the 16th century to refer to the boat used by the captain for trips to and from shore.
Concordia Yawls #85 Arapaho and #82 Coriolis. The Concordia yawl is a class of wooden yawl sailboats; it was designed in 1938 by the naval architect C. Raymond Hunt with input from Llewellyn and Waldo Howland, Clinton Crane, Fenwick Williams and Frank Paine. [1]
The new plans would result in about half the mall being torn down. The remaining structure would be converted to about 300,000 square feet of labs and offices.
The St. Ayles Skiff (pronounced Saint Isles) is a 4 oared rowing boat, designed by Iain Oughtred and inspired by the traditional Fair Isle skiff. The boat’s hull and frames are built using clinker plywood and it measures 22’ with a beam of 5’ 8”. It is normally crewed by four sweep rowers with a coxswain.