Design
Aber
Designed by François Vivier
Aber is a 4.30 m sail and oar dinghy with a 1.48 m beam, drawn by François Vivier in 1985 as his first boat designed specially for the home builder. It derives from Aven, his first sail and oar design, a little smaller but with more buoyancy forward for better seakeeping. She carries a 9.7 square meter standing lug in the Breton style and has a pivoting centerboard.
The designer calls her the best choice in his sail and oar range for a small crew of one to three, an excellent rowing boat for one or two and a lively sailer. She can be built in clinker plywood or strip planked, from the plans alone or with full-size patterns or a CNC-cut plywood kit for the clinker version. Lug sloop and sprit rigs are offered as options.
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