He has put the really simple sails standard 89sq ft lug on his skiff increasing the sail area but still allowing adequate reefing to smaller than the original sail. boat is an iain oughtred elfyn double ender. sanders, the builder is happy with his sail – you can read his comments.. Iain oughtred designed this faering to use modern materials yet still keep the simple beauty and performance of the original boats. these boats have a narrow beam at the waterline for efficient rowing, but the topsides flare significantly, which provides plenty of reserve stability.. 16’6 iain oughtred ‘elfyn’ matt and jay are building a modern version of a norwegian faering. the boat construction method is glued clinker..
Atkin & co boat plans, boat designs, boat building, william atkin, john atkin, billy atkin, small boats, good boats. elf a 30' 10 1/2" sloop the sloop elf, herewith, is a narrow type. she will prove to be able, fast and comfortable, and quite husky enough to go to sea with.. Studying the ancient ships and boats of the norsemen i saw how little these small craft had changed in 1000 years. the high ends of the old boats were less extreme, but otherwise their form and structure was practically unchanged.. Would not do. the boat had to be a faering or nothing, so any suggestion of more strakes than three was soon rejected in iain’s quiet but insistent way, and a laminated stem and stern – as opposed to solid, scarphed oak – didn’t stand a chance. of course, the idea of building a faering to plans is absurd. there are no such plans..
