Guillemot

The Guillemot is a very capable boat along the lines of a 19th Century ship’s boat or large yacht tender. She floats on her designed waterline with three adults aboard and can take a great load of gear as well; she’ll carry five people for a moderate distance in suitable conditions. Two plus two children might be a comfortable maximum for pottering about.

The Guillemot has been designed for owners who need a burdensome hull with flatter floors, firmer bilges and higher freeboard. She will not be light and fast, but is steady in the water and less ‘flighty’. For all that, she is finely modelled and performs very well indeed for a boat of this type, whether rowed or under sail. She can happily take a light outboard as well.

Two optional sailing rigs are shown in the plans: the basic standing lug is the simplest to set up and handle. The gunter sloop gives a more interesting sailing performance; it is set up with traditional simplicity, and the short spars are easily stowed out of the way. There are no battens to complicate the handling of the mainsail.

The kit comprises the planking and the moulds over which the hull is built.  The parts are cut out and labelled, and shipped in boxes that can be handled by two people.  The transom can be cut from plywood is required.

The kit can be supplied as the standard 11’6″ or as the extended 12’3″ version.