Design 148 - 18' LOA Sailing Canoe

I was very interested to research this design as I found it very hard to believe we actually designed an 18' canoe as part of our portfolio. As I suspected, we were commissioned only to design a sailing rig for a "stock" canoe as can be seen by the plan list. The year was 1936.


The only thing that seems missing would be a sliding seat or some way to get one's weight outboard in order to keep this enormous sail plan upright.

The plan is a bit tattered, and the poor reproduction is due to the fact we pulled this scan from our microfiche files.

Design 2242 - Alpa A34

This past Friday we posted an article about the Alpa A27, design #2241. This model followed directly on the heels of the A27 and would be the final model designed for Alpa Yachts of Cremona, Italy as well as the final model produced by Alpa. It was introduced in 1977, the final year of yacht production for the company.

Here are the plans.

Principal Dimensions
LOA 33'-1"
LWL 27'-5"
Beam 10'-6"
Draft 5'-9"
Displacement 11,464 lbs
Ballast 4,848 lbs
Sail Area 699 sq ft

Design 72 - Tawas Bay One Design

This design takes us back to 1935. We can't tell if the Tawas Bay One Design was commissioned by the Tawas Bay Yacht Club of Tawas Bay, Michigan. The boats were built by Tawas Boat Works from the same town.

The boat are very similar to yet slightly smaller than the Dark Harbor 20, designed 4 design numbers and 3 years earlier, with the exception of the missing deckhouse.

Here is the construction plan.

Principal Dimensions
LOA 27'-1"
LWL 17'-6"
Beam 6'-2"
Draft 3'-9"

Design 385 - Richardson 37 Power Cruiser

Way back in 2010 we posted an article about the Richardson 31. Here is a bigger sister at 37' introduced in 1941. The images with the models are amusing.


Here is the brochure.



And here is a Richardson 37' today. It's a great looking boat. Thanks for sending this image.

Design 2241 - Alpa A27

Sparkman & Stephens designed 9 production sailing yacht models for Alpa Yachts of Cremona, Italy between 1969 and 1977 . Alpa was one of the first fiberglass production builders in Europe and was highly regarded. The A27 was introduced in 1976. Like many of the Alpa line, the A27 was a relatively big volume cruising boat.


When Alpa ceased operation in 1977, the A27 molds were moved to the Zuanelli yard and production continued as the Z30.

Here are the plans.

Principal Dimensions
LOA 26'-10"
LWL 23'-0"
Beam 9'-8"
Draft 5'-3"
Displacement 6,470 lbs
Ballast 2,300 lbs
Sail Area 385 sq ft

Here are some rare images of the Alpa factory, courtesy of Davide Zerbinati.

S&S 30 - Design 97-C2

Here's a very nice rendering of the new S&S 30 that will be printed full scale and will be on display at the upcoming New England Boat Show in Boston, February 11th - 19th. That means the print will be approximately 32' long x 8' tall!

For plans, additional images, specifications and project history, please visit the Sparkman & Stephens 30 website at www.sparkmanstephens.com/ss30

Offered at $149,000, sail away price.

For more information including how to purchase please contact one of our offices or email us at: ss30@sparkmanstephens.com

More About Saraband - Design 1519

A blog reader asked us about the sail area on design #1519, Saraband, a design we posted well over a year ago. It dawned on us that we never posted the sail plan, so here it is. Saraband is a very special double-ender.

While we're at it, here are a few magazine articles about the boat. Please double click for zoom.

Principal Dimensions
LOA 35'-0"
LWL 29'-0"
Beam 8'-6"
Draft 5'-3"
Displacement 14,350 lbs
Ballast 5,800 lbs (outside) 200 lbs (inside)
Sail Area 572 sq ft