Wooden Drascombe
Name: 'Beeswing'
Type: Longboat Cruiser
Builder: Norman Whyte
Owner: Mike Greenwood
Quote
from Mike Greenwood:-
"I have a Bermudan Yawl daysailer based on the Drascombe Longboat built by Norman Whyte formerly of Findhorn in 1990. The design was approved by John Watkinson. It has a fixed keel with 300lbs of lead ballast, Bermudan rig with booms on mainsail and mizzen, has a masthead jib with roller reefing, has a foredeck and is partially decked aft. LOA 21'6" Beam 6'7" and Draft 4'. The sail area is the same as the original. It is superbly built from Brunzeel 10mm ply lapstrake epoxied and has sitka spruce spars."
Later quote from Mike Greenwood:-
"I attach latest photos of Beeswing. Last Winter I had a wood epoxy cabin built by John S Hill boatbuilder at Fairlie. It now has 2 berths, cooker, washbasin, toilet and a reasonable amount of storage and stowage." (December 2008)
Last updated: 25 December, 2008
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