Canoe building plan

I am not exactly sure why this design was assigned a new job number. She is an exact copy of Figaro, design #1107 in terms of shape. It does look like her construction plan was modified slightly. The boat was built for a repeat client who previously owned a Brasil Class, design #509, named Cairu II.

The boat was built by Yachting Brasiliero of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The year was 1960, five years after Figaro's launch.

More about Figaro here.

I think these boats with the recessed space at the end of the deckhouse are just fantastic. In most of our boats designed with this feature the bulkhead at the aft end of the house cuts right across one of the side windows. In this particular design three side windows were styled into the profile with a nice result. The aft bulkhead lands on the mullion between the aft two windows.


The helm seat on centerline is also a rarity in our designs. I have only found it in one other, yacht Jandy, design #1711. I believe this is feature first found in some designs by Uffa Fox and as confirmed by a reader of this blog.


Here's that helm seat.


And here's that great protected area aft of the house.


Here are the plans.

This design was created for a repeat client, but was never built. I think it's worthy of study as it's a great interior layout. It was worked up by designer Evan K. Marshall when he was at S&S in the late 1980s. For those that know there is another Cyclos II out there by another design firm so we missed out on this one.

Click here for our posting about Cyclos II.

Here's the general arrangement and inboard profile.