23' Schooner Gaviota

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  • A trailerable centerboarder, Gaviota is modeled after the schooner yachts made popular by John Alden.
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  • Vessel Specifications and Comments

    • LOD: 23' 3"
    • LWL: 17' 6"
    • Beam: 8' 0"
    • Draft: 2'6" B/U, 6'0" B/D
    • Displacement: 4000 lbs
    • Sail Area: 322 sq.ft.
    • Construction: Sheathed-strip planking over plywood bulkheads
    • General Comments: 23' trailerable centerboard schooner, modeled after the schooner yachts made popular by John Alden. Gaviota’s interior includes a vee berth forward, unfortunately split by the foremast, with a head under the aft end of the berth.  On the Port side is an additional berth/seat which extends aft under the cockpit.  The tiny wood stove is midships next to the ladder, and a counter with sink is on starboard outboard of the hatchway.  She is a tiny boat but construction hours will be high because she carries every feature of much larger vessels, only the pieces will be small.

About the Plans

    • Construction Method and Materials:

      Sheathed-strip planking over plywood bulkheads.

    • Number and Type of Drawings:

      • Lines and Offsets,
      • General Construction,
      • Full Size Construction Details,
      • General Arrangement,
      • Sail Plan,
      • Spar and Rigging Plan. 
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Comments

 Gaviota’s interior includes a vee berth forward, unfortunately split by the foremast, with a head under the aft end of the berth.  On the Port side is an additional berth/seat which extends aft under the cockpit.  The tiny wood stove is midships next to the ladder, and a counter with sink is on starboard outboard of the hatchway.  She is a tiny boat but construction hours will be high because she carries every feature of much larger vessels, only the pieces will be small.

One of several small boats designed to be built at the Silva Bay Shipyard School by a team of students.  A trailerable centerboarder, she is modeled after the schooner yachts made popular by John Alden. 

Tad Roberts