Teazer 28' Coastwise-cruising Ketch

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  • Teazer 28' Coastwise-cruising Ketch
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  • Vessel Specifications and Comments

    • Construction: cold-molded wood construction
    • LOD: 28' 0"
    • LWL:
    • Beam: 7' 10"
    • Draft: 4' 0"
    • Displacement: 5,600 lbs
    • Ballast: = 2400 lbs
    • Sail Area: 405 sq.ft.
    • General Comments: When looking at the drawing, the first clue to [Teazer's] intended use is the huge cockpit with a short trunk cabin forward. I have taken her strongest elements from traditional cruising designs: classic sheer, the low, rounded house, elliptical transom, and ketch rig. Modern touches are the short overhangs, fin keel and spade rudder, and tight bilge radius with flattish sections amidships. The wild card in this mix is the slight reversal in the stem profile. I think the slight clipper bow balances the short stern nicely and gives Teazer a distinctive look. She is no longer trying to look like a Herreshoff but has developed her own character.

  • About the Plans

    • Construction Method and Materials:

      Cold-molded.

    • 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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Designer's Comments

 Teazer is one of four small sailboat designs created for    PDF Tad's article “Sailing Cruiser Design -Part 1” published in Wooden Boat #175. Part 2, PDF “Sailing Cruiser Design -Part 2”, was published in Wooden Boat #176.

 When looking at the drawing, the first clue to [Teazer's] intended use is the huge cockpit with a short trunk cabin forward. I have taken her strongest elements from traditional cruising designs: classic sheer, the low, rounded house, elliptical transom, and ketch rig. Modern touches are the short overhangs, fin keel and spade rudder, and tight bilge radius with flattish sections amidships. The wild card in this mix is the slight reversal in the stem profile. I think the slight clipper bow balances the short stern nicely and gives Teazer a distinctive look. She is no longer trying to look like a Herreshoff but has developed her own character.

Tad Roberts