Wooden Drascombes
John Watkinson
19ft Peterboat
It was at this juncture that John Watkinson decided to once again try something a little bit different, so he designed and built at Drascombe Barton a 19ft double ender he called the "Peterboat".
She
was intended to have a bit more performance than the "Lugger" or "Longboat"
although the decking arrangement with the outboard motor well and the
lapstrake hull construction definitely bore the "Drascombe" stamp, her
rig was radically different and quite controversial. Initially she was
rigged with a spritsail main, jib and mizzen, but this was dramatically
changed and she ended up with a gunter main with a curved yard and a large
foresail. A rig that produced an amazing performance, coupled with a remarkably
distinctive appearance.
Last updated: 9 November, 2006
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