Nu-Wa 20, 20’ Schooner-rigged Plywood Junk

  • Vessel Specifications and Comments

    • LOA: 6.95m (22’10”)
    • LWL: 5.48m (18’0”)
    • Beam: 2.44m (8’0”)
    • Draft: (fixed ballast keel) 0.6m (24”)
    • Displacement: 2.04 tonnes (4500 pounds)
    • Ballast: = 550Kg (1210 pounds)
    • Sail Area: 18.4sq.m. (195 sq. ft.)
    • Construction: Plywood construction using either fillet and tape or solid timber cleats with screw fastenings. Plywood planking, deck, and house on plywood bulkheads spaced 650mm (25”).
    • General Comments: A tiny schooner rigged junk for day cruising and occasional overnights on Lake Geneva. The cabin is filled with windows and her double doors open the interior to the covered cockpit for maximum space. There’s a large double berth forward, a small galley area, and private head space below. The cockpit will seat four and has an outboard engine well aft to port.

Designer's Comments

Nu-Wa 20, 20’ Schooner-rigged Plywood Junk

A tiny schooner rigged junk for day cruising and occasional overnights on a large inland lake. The cabin is filled with windows and her double doors open the interior to the covered cockpit for maximum space. There’s a large double berth forward, a small galley area, and private head space below. The cockpit will seat four and has an outboard engine well aft to port.

Plywood construction using either fillet and tape or solid timber cleats with screw fastenings. Plywood planking, deck, and house on plywood bulkheads spaced 650mm (25”).

Tad Roberts