Self guide

Design 1622 Yare

For a boat built in 1961, Yare is pretty cutting edge in terms of construction. All structural members are of laminated mahogany and by using mahogany thus avoided all of the bonding/gluing challenges of laminating in oak. Planking is conventional. The deck is of cedar and light weight and fastenings are of either Monel or Everdur.

She was built by Donald M. Smith of Birmingham, Michigan.

Her layout is a small departure from most of our designs of the time by the fact the head has been placed in the peak, resulting in a roomy main cabin, generous galley and chart table.

Yare is a development of a successful R.O.R.C. design but modified to rate well under the C.C.A. Rule. Im sorry we dont have any images of her under sail.

Heres a look at her internal structure.


Here are the plans.