Bray Yacht Design and Research Ltd.
White Rock, B.C.

 

Aisha

  L.O.A. 42'-3" Draft 5'-0"
  L.W.L. 37'-6" Sail Area 1060 sq.ft.
  Beam 13'-6" Displacement 22,000 lbs

 

     Aisha is designed for live aboard comfort and extended ocean passage making. She is not a motorsailer but uses the pilot house as an alternate steering station protected from the sun and weather. This junk rigged schooner is designed for ease of handling requiring only one crew to run her at any one time. She has a performance twin keel hull form with separate skeg rudder, moderate draft, and a traditional look. The long flush fore deck allows plenty of lounging space and simplifies building.

The hull is built on a unique pull together steel sheet method which gives rounded sections both fore and aft with only a small chine amidship, making this boat extremely easy and fast to construct. After the skin plates are cut from patterns and pulled together the interior stiffening and bulkheads can be put in, and the deck put on. At this time interior finish work can be done with the hull already closed up. This method requires a minimum of temporary framing and neither material nor time is wasted on work which will not be apart of the finished product.

     The interior has a double berth cabin forward with its own hanging locker and plenty of stowage space set back behind a collision bulkhead. The head is immediately aft and has all the amenities including a shower. The settees in the main lounge can be used as single berths when at sea and there is plenty of room for books behind, something you can never get enough of. The drop leaf table folds away against the bulkhead when not in use. The galley is U shaped and efficiently laid out with an athwartship stove, sink, and large fridge/freezer just across the way. Beside the fridge/freezer sits the heater or marine fireplace. The pilot house is self draining and can be closed off in case of flooding. There is a long settee which can be used as a berth for night passages as well as wheel steering and a very large navigation center with plenty of room for chart stowage. Into the two separate aft cabins you have a single berth and hanging locker mirror imaged, port and starboard. There is a large lazarette for storage of gear as well as a large forepeak. Tiller steering is provided on deck. Twin anchor rollers are mounted on the bow for permanent stowage of an anchor. 30" high pulpits and stanchions are specified. The opening ports are large with several opening hatches for light and fresh air.

     A minimum use of teak for beauty and to keep costs and upkeep down is recommended. The boat is designed with cost in mind and can easily be home built or custom built by a small shop. She will give many happy miles of offshore cruising for a family of four or a couple that just plans to get away. Builder and dealer inquiries are invited.

Plans include 6 sheets of drawings and a typewritten book of specifications.
Study plans $15.00

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