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Wharram Study Plans are intended to help you decide if a particular boat design is for you. They provide more detail than is available in the Design Book. The most important part of the Study Plan is the Materials List, which will list the major boat building materials requirements so you can cost your project in your own area. We feel sure that after studying these plans you will appreciate the quality and detail of the Building Plans.
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Amatasi 27 Study Plan
The Amatasi Study Plan is intended to help you decide if this design is for you.
Description
Amatasi was designed for the 2010 Design Competition in Classic Boat magazine for a Fishing boat under 30ft/10m that would not need a licence for fishing under sail or oar. She won First Prize!
The design is modelled on the hullshape of fishing canoes of Samoa, but built in ply/epoxy/glass stitch & glue construction. Beams and spars are constructed from naturally grown roundwood (i.e. whole tree trunks). Hulls, beams and platform are all lashed together in Ethnic fashion. Running rigging uses hand carved dead-eye blocks. The Plans explain how to make all these components in detail.
The hulls of Amatasi can be open-topped and self-draining, or can be fitted with a lift-off cuddy (on one hull or on both hulls). The large planked platform between the hulls easily fits a standard camping tent to give extra sleeping accommodation for 2-3 people.
Amatasi has a Cat Yawl rig, with a gaff mainsail and small spritsail mizzen. Without a jib the standing rigging can be rope. The small mizzen is used for manoeuvring and tacking. She has Indonesian style side rudders.
By self-making almost everything, including natural spars and hand carved deadeye blocks, her building cost is low. This is a boat that needs NO expensive yachting hardware! If you are skilled at sewing you can even make the sails as well.
In 2011 we built the prototype, which we test sailed in Cornwall and in the Traditional Boat festivals in Brest and Douarnenez in 2012. She fulfilled all our expectations.
Amatasi is an ideal boat for youth groups, Raids and Coastal Trekking.
Study Plan Contents
- 2 x A2 Plan Sheets
- Materials List
- 1 x A3 Colour photo sheet
- Competition article
- Information page
Design Data
Building Method: | Ply/Glass/Epoxy/Laminate | |
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Length Overall: | 27′ 7″ | 8.4 m |
Beam overall: | 13′ 10″ | 4.2 m |
Waterline length: | 23′ 4″ | 7.1 m |
Draft (Max): | 1′ 2″ | 0.36 m |
Weight (Approx): | 990 lbs | 450 kg |
Loading capacity: | 1540 lbs | 700 kg |
Sail area: | 242 sqft | 22 sqm |
Building Time Estimate: | 650 hours |
Visual Tour
Amatasi Photo Gallery Amatasi VideosMore Information
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Winner of Classic Boat Design Competition 2010
Amatasi was designed for the 2010 Design Competition in Classic Boat magazine.
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Amatasi at Brest and Douarnenez
Amatasi takes part in the traditional boat festivals of Brest and Douarnenez, France.
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Amatasi at Beale Park
Exhibiting the new Amatasi design at Beale Park Boatshow
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Amatasi Launched
85 people were there to celebrate her entering the water, including old friends, press and television.