Meulette

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Design No. 0059
Built for: Peter Kinnersly
Builder: E.F. Elkins, Christchurch, England,,
Date designed: 1947
Class – Hull Number Vertue Class No. 16
Principal Design Data
L.O.A: 25’ 3½” ( 7.70 m)
Datum: 21’ 6″ ( 6.55 m)
Beam Max: 7’ 2″ ( 2.18 m)
Draft: 4′ 6″ ( 1.37 m)
Displacement tons: 4.2
T.M.: 4.97 tons
Ballast ratio: 47.1%
Sail Area: 384 sq. ft
Rig: Bermudan slutter

Having commissioned Jack Giles to design Andrillot the very first Vertue, Peter Kinnersley returned to 'the great man' who commissioned builders Elkins for the sixteenth of the class – a bermudan slutter for his good friend Peter.
Records show that unusually for the time Peter fitted a folding propeller. A note in the file describes Meulette’s interior layout as unorthodox, we don’t think that it was repeated on any of the later yachts.
Meulette was reported stolen in 1959 from Barbados, sailed to Cartagena, Columbia, and sold. As far as we know she has not been seen since.

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Individual Drawing Copies

Please download and print the drawings list for Meulette, Individual plan copies cost $85.00 which includes standard airmail. Please contact us using the link for information on how to order.

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Study Notes

34 page A4 format colour booklet containing many small scale drawings and photographs as well as technical data and an abridged specifications of Andrillot and the various Vertue types. Construction scantlings of the carvel, strip plank & steel versions are outlined as are the variant deck arrangements, accommodation layouts and rigs.
Included are generic drawing lists for each of the alternative designs and information for clients considering building a new Vertue.

Model Plans

G:Laurent Giles Naval Architects (NZ) LtdProjects�950 – 0999

Full set of Stock Building Plans

1244 Vertue XXXV low res

Full construction drawings are available for the Vertue. There are many options available: a new Vertue can be constructed from the original pre 1938 or post 1945 drawings, or if preferred using strip plank construction or for steel construction. In all cases full lofting (with full size templates for the strip plank version), hull and deck works construction, rigging and outfit drawings will be provided.
Just click on contact us on our home page, send a short message with the title ‘Vertue stock plans’ and we will reply to discus which options are required with each version of the famous and extremely highly regarded ocean cruising yacht.

Poster & Art Prints

1981 Lines Plan low res