Design
Beg-Meil
Designed by François Vivier
Beg-Meil is a traditional gaff sloop dayboat, 4.46 m long and 1.68 m wide, half-decked with varnished wood coamings. Her hull shape is the same as the Ilur, François Vivier's best-known sail and oar boat, and a 40 kg steel pivoting centerboard adds stability and performance.
She can be sailed alone or with a crew of three or four, and launches easily from a trailer. The hull is planked over plywood bulkheads, either in wooden strips or in marine plywood lapstrakes, and the designer says the lapstrake version is the easier one to build. The first Beg-Meil was launched in 2005 by an amateur builder working from a kit.
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| Design | Plans from | LOA | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue | John Welsford | 4.45 m (14′ 7″) | 0 |
| Rundgatting no. 15 | Båtritningar | 4.45 m (14′ 7″) | 0 |
| Saturday Night Special | John Welsford | 4.47 m (14′ 8″) | 0 |
| SEI | John Welsford | 4.45 m (14′ 7″) | 0 |
| Ilur | Vivier Boats | 4.44 m (14′ 7″) | 0 |
| Navigator | John Welsford | 4.5 m (14′ 9″) | 1 |