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Thursday, March 21, 2013

‘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


Spray for Sale


Spray


Spray Illustrations


Solo Circumnavigation Record Attempts


Joshua Slocum


Sailing Alone Around the World


The Slocum Spray Society


Bruce Roberts Yacht Designs

http://www.bruceroberts.com/

Bruce Roberts Spray Ketch for Sale


1993 Spray Cutter for Sale


Bruce Roberts Spray for Sale


Ferro-cement Boat


‘Gem’ a Ferro-cement Yacht

1 comment:

  1. Lovely looking ferro Spray. Where is she? Any chance of getting to know more about her?
    regards
    Paul

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