Design
Roof Rack
Designed by John Welsford
A friend extracted a casual promise of a tender, then turned up one Friday evening to say he was leaving on Monday and wanted to build it over the weekend. Welsford sent him out for plywood and glue to buy time, drew the outline and some parts at one-fifth scale while he was gone, and then stayed one or two items ahead of him all weekend; the tender followed the yacht down the channel on Monday with the paint still soft. A tender for a small yacht is a hard brief: towed most of the time so she has to stay straight and dry above her own hull speed, able to carry a heavy load safely when the crew come back from a party, and liftable aboard by somebody who is not a bodybuilder.
A 7 ft 2 in tender at 30 to 35 kg, drawn to go on the roof of a car or the deck of a small yacht, and alternatively built at 6 ft 1 in for a shorter foredeck. Beamy at 3 ft 4 in so it carries a load for its length.
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| Design | Plans from | LOA | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trixie | Andrew Walters Design | 7′ 2″ (2.18 m) | 0 |
| Pram 220 | BCA Demco | 2.2 m (7′ 3″) | 0 |
| Stasha | Woodenwidget | 7′ 3″ (2.2 m) | 0 |
| Tweak | Plyboat | 2.2 m (7′ 3″) | 0 |
| 7 ft 3 in Dinghy | Benford Design Group | 7′ 3″ (2.21 m) | 0 |
| Tender Behind | John Welsford | 2.22 m (7′ 3″) | 0 |