‘Joshua’, a Spray Class Yawl

 

I have previously featured* this Spray Class Yawl. This time I have close-up detailed photographs. She appears to be a fairly accurate replica of Joshua Slocum’s original 36’ 9” wooden gaff yawl, except she is a Ferro cement boat. Her deckhouse structure is similar to the original, but she has a little less freeboard. Her solid construction and heavy displacement should give her crew an easy motion at sea. I would be interested to learn if she can do as Slocum’s ‘Spray’ did, that is to sail for hundreds of miles with her helm lashed.

Slocum's 'Spray'

Links

*Bruce Roberts Spray Class Yawl

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/bruce-roberts-spray-class-yawl.html

Spray for Sale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSzpiKQTofg

Spray

http://parsec-santa.com/sail/spray.html

Spray Illustrations

http://www.stexboat.com/slocum/spray1.htm

Solo Circumnavigation Record Attempts

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/solo-circumnavigation-record-attempts.html

Joshua Slocum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Slocum

Sailing Alone Around the World

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_Alone_Around_the_World

The Slocum Spray Society

http://www.slocumspraysociety.asn.au/ 

Bruce Roberts Yacht Designs

http://www.bruceroberts.com/

Bruce Roberts Spray Ketch for Sale

http://www.essexboatyards.com/boats/view.php/83/Bruce+Roberts+Spray+40+Ketch&

1993 Spray Cutter for Sale

 http://yachts.apolloduck.co.uk/advert.phtml?id=221161

Bruce Roberts Spray for Sale

http://yachts.apolloduck.co.uk/display.phtml?aid=258947

Ferro-cement Boat

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/ferro-cement-boat.html

‘Gem’ a Ferro-cement Yacht

http://bills-log.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/gem-ferro-cement-yacht.html