Scow 420
Scow 450
Scow 450
Dean's Box
SuperBrick
PencilBox
Jewelbox Jn
'Teamwork Evolution'
Yrvind's Ideal Boat
'Madrigal'
My thanks go again to Brian for providing another link to a
website featuring a sailing scow, namely Scow 420, designed by Jérôme Delaunay. Plans for building this 14’
hard-chined boat can be obtained from Duckworks for $50.*
Jérôme designed and
built for himself his Scow 450, which is a bigger version
at 15’ LOA. Plans for building her are in the pipeline, but you can see photos
illustrating her construction at Jérôme’s blog.**
One of the blogs he
follows is Triloboats.*** This complements Dave Zeiger’s and Anke Wagner’s
website with the same title. It gives details of ‘Slacktide’, their
self-designed and home-built T26 Triloboat, aboard which they
live. Their Triloboat 16 x 4**** would appear to be the smallest of the
range.
Dave and Anke take
their inspiration for boat design from working barges and the scows of Phil
Bolger who designed the scow SuperBrick.*****
Jim Michalak was influenced by Phil Bolger. He designed Dean’s
Box, a 16’ open scow. Describing the boat he explains how she
is in keeping with Phil Bolger’s theory of rocker curve matching side curve for
minimizing swirling around the chines. His Pencilbox with minimal accommodation
for two, also accords to the Bolger theory – likewise does his Jewelbox
Jr.
There is a cross-pollination
of ideas and concepts shared between sailboat designers, and by looking at Sven
Yrvind’s ideal small ocean sailboat (last Link) one can see similarities
between her and some of the scows mentioned above. She is box-like, with moderate
rocker, and has rounded chines and a snub bow.
Although Sven is
not into speed sailing, I feel sure he would be aware of the success of the
scow ‘Teamwork Evolution’ that competed in the Transat 6.50 which has a similar
rounded bow to that of his ideal small ocean sailboat.
Finally, have a
look at John Hawes’s Madrigal, a scow-like 22’ sailboat with
characteristics similar to those of a Dutch Botter.
Links
*Scow 420
**Scow 450 (In French) with photos of the
construction
Jérôme Delaunay
Designs
***Triloboats
****Trilo T16 Study Plans
Trilobyte T16
*****Bolger Superbrick Sailing Shantyboat
Triloboats.com
SuperBrick Challenge – Bolger’s SuperBrick
Dean’s Box – a Michalak 16’ open scow
Pencilbox
Jewelbox Jr – Plans
Madrigal
‘Teamwork Evolution’ – Winner of the Transit 6.50 Second Leg
Sven Yrvind’s Ideal Boat
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