Firecrest Schooner

[MasterNavigator0913]

Found this really interesting litle schooner and was wondering if anybody had any info. she is a Selway Fisher design and is only 15-17 feet.

[Keith Wilson]

Here's a picture:

http://www.selway-fisher.com/Firecrestd1.gif

It reminds me of the Stevenson Weekender, a straightforward flat-bottom skiff with complicated rig and some decoration to make it look like a traditional boat. It would be fun to sail, though, as long as you weren't in a hurry going to windward. The short masts and spars would be convenient, although there are certainly a lot of them. I think the cabin is hideous, like something off a particularly ugly fiberglass boat, an O'Day 22 maybe. It might be better built as an open boat - a lot easier to deal with the rig if you can walk forward.

Selway-Fisher boats always seem to me to look better in the flesh, or in photographs, than they do in the plans. Better that than the other way around, I guess.

[ 06-07-2005, 10:07 AM: Message edited by: Keith Wilson ]

[MasterNavigator0913]

I like the open boat with maybe a camper top, either dodger with bimini for over nighting. Open boat would make it easier to work all of the strings.

Prifile looks like a pelican 18 to me! I can see the weekender in this plan as well.

Since the Pelican is fairly striaght forward how would this type of short masted schooner rig do on her? :rolleyes:

[Gavin Atkin]

Hmmm... They may exist somewhere but I've yet to see a boat with this sort of rig sail well - though I can see some value in having lots of bits of string to hold if you want to go sailing with a family.

How would it be with a cat ketch or periauger rig, and a more attractive cosmetic treatment of the house? Well, it would be a different boat, but I think it might be a lot better.

Wonder what shape the hull profile is?

Gavin