Tad Roberts

Teazer 28' Coastwise-cruising Ketch
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Teazer 28' Coastwise-cruising Ketch

Teazer 28' Coastwise-cruising Ketch

Construction: cold-molded
Length: 28' 0"
Beam: 7' 10"
Draft: 4' 0"
Displacement: 5,600lbs
Sail Area: 405sq.ft.
Builder:

Comments

When looking at the drawing, the first clue to [Teazer's] intended use is the huge cockpit with a short trunck cabin forward. I have taken her strongest elements from traditional cruising designs: classic sheer, the low, rounded house, elliptical transom, and ketch rig. Modern touches are the short overhangs, fin keel and spade rudder, and tight bilge radius with flattish sections amidships. The wild card in this mix is the slight reversal in the stem profile. I think the slight clipper bow balances the short stern nicely and gives Teazer a distinctive look. She is no longer trying to look like a Herreshoff but has developed her own character.

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last updated August 01, 2006

About the Design

Teazer is one of four small sailboat designs created for the article “Sailing Cruiser Design -Part 1” published in Wooden Boat #175.

From the Article

“When looking at the drawing, the first clue to [Teazer's] intended use is the huge cockpit with a short trunck cabin forward. I have taken her strongest elements from traditional cruising designs: classic sheer, the low, rounded house, elliptical transom, and ketch rig. Modern touches are the short overhangs, fin keel and spade rudder, and tight bilge radius with flattish sections amidships. The wild card in this mix is the slight reversal in the stem profile. I think the slight clipper bow balances the short stern nicely and gives Teazer a distinctive look. She is no longer trying to look like a Herreshoff but has developed her own character. ”

PDF   Tad's article “Sailing Cruiser Design -Part 1” published in Wooden Boat #175

PDF   Tad's article “Sailing Cruiser Design -Part 2” published in Wooden Boat #176