Boat of the week
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cdrmike43
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I saw this beautiful boat when the hull had just been completed. It was built on a piece of waste ground about 100m from the sea(not up a mountain) but a track to the shoreline had to be made and a temporary rock breakwater etc constructed for when it was launched in about Dec 2006. The lead for the keel was from scrapped batteries which were melted down adjacent to the build site.
Rum_Pirate
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Jeanneauman, I must correct you.
You saw Kate on Reggie Francis' 'yard' which is just across the road from where it was launched.
The hull was constructed at Philip Walwyn's house at Mount Pleasant, St Kitts which is located on the lower slopes just below the rainforest covered slopes of Mount Liamuiga on the 350')' contour line.
For info on Kate here is the web site http://www.1906-twelvemetre.com/
In the 4th pic from left in top row you will see the hull being transported down through the cane fields to the 'waste land' under the shadow of Brimstone Hill in St. Kitts.
http://www.1906-twelvemetre.com/photogallery.html#gallery
From another site showing shed it was build under.
http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1303718
You saw Kate on Reggie Francis' 'yard' which is just across the road from where it was launched.
The hull was constructed at Philip Walwyn's house at Mount Pleasant, St Kitts which is located on the lower slopes just below the rainforest covered slopes of Mount Liamuiga on the 350')' contour line.
For info on Kate here is the web site http://www.1906-twelvemetre.com/
In the 4th pic from left in top row you will see the hull being transported down through the cane fields to the 'waste land' under the shadow of Brimstone Hill in St. Kitts.
http://www.1906-twelvemetre.com/photogallery.html#gallery
From another site showing shed it was build under.
I was visiting my son in St Kitts last week when I noted an article in the local visitors' guide about a new 12 meter being built there.
After a little snooping around, we found Philip Walwyn and his new 12 meter, a replica of Javotte (shown below).
Philip was gracious enough to spend a couple of hours showing us his project. She was designed by Alfred Mylne, and adapted by Ian Nicolson
for strip plank construction. Hull construction is 1 3/8 inch douglas fir strip planking over laminated mahogany frames and backbone.
Deck is 3/16 douglas fir set in epoxy over double-layer plywood. She is 60 feet on deck with a 78 foot sparred length. No auxiliary or electronics.
The hull and deck are essentially complete, as are the spars except for final shaping of the mast.
The plug for the lead keel is finished but the keel still has to be poured. Spars are Sitka spruce.
It was quite a surreal experience finding this creation on an abandoned sugar plantation at the end of a nearly impassable road.
He has been working on this project for 3 years with the help of 2 local craftsmen.
It was difficult to get good photos because of the boat shed, but here is a glimpse:
Philip has a little more information in his web site
http://www.woodenboat.com/forum/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1303718
