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Pelegrin by John Welsford

Trailerable coastal cruiser.

URL: http://jwboatdesigns.co.nz/plans/pelegrin/

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Most languages have a word which conveys the image of the wanderer, someone who has a dreamy far away look in their eye, who stays for a day or three then moves quietly on toward a goal that no one else can see. "Pelegrin" is one such word, from the old Norman French it means "Pilgrim" or "Traveller". Ever moving on, apart from the world but observing, watching, learning, remembering, and following the dream.

Boats, especially tough little cruisers, are a natural fit for this sort of imagery, we all of us have thoughts of escape, leaving the stress for a while and floating lightly through life, free as the wind which moves us.

The name given to a boat should reflect its place in its owners life, and that’s the intention here. A tough little ship, one in which dreams can be pursued for a week or two at a time. Big enough to be comfortable for two, small enough to tow behind a normal family car, seaworthy enough to cope with being caught out in bad conditions, and small enough to be a reasonable build for someone with the inevitable commitments that we all seem to accumulate.

The design philosophy here is one that I’ve been developing for some time now, the starting point being some research into the small working sailing boats of the English South Coast circa 1880, these were uncommonly seaworthy and capable little craft, unassuming but an essential part of their community. They were the Chevy pickups, the vans, the minibuses, the freighters and the fishermen of their day, substantial investments for their owners they had to perform, and did.

From these I developed a hull form that has similar characteristics to these working boats, seaworthy, comfortable, able and faster than you’d expect. Being of simple construction, intended for someone with no boatbuilding experience they use common materials, easily handled, marine glue and fastenings, ordinary handyman level tools and a few hours a week to produce the vessel in which those dreams can be pursued.

The rig is in keeping with the tradition, and the ballasted full keel ensures a degree of stability that few trailerable boats of this size will match.

There is space below for four to chat over coffee or cards, two decent bunks that make overnighting comfortable, and enough headroom to move about without risk to the scalp.

Storage is plentiful, and there is a bench where a picnic stove can be used to cook at the end of the day. A portable head can be stowed in its own locker under the companionway steps, and there are bookshelves under the side decks.

The cockpit will seat 6, but four is as many as you’d want to take sailing for more than half an hour, but those four could be away for the day, or if they are younger the cockpit could be tented and the seats will double as bunks so mum and dad can weekend away with the kids.

There are a couple of big lockers out there, big enough for the spare anchor, motor fuel, fenders, bimini or awning and an icebox. Good stowage keeps the boat tidy, and a tidy boat operates well.

The outboard motor fits in a half well so there is no need to hang over the stern to get it running or work the throttle, but it wont fill the cockpit with fumes either.

Up on deck the mast is fitted in a tabernacle, that makes it easy to rig even single handed, and with its versatile and powerful gaff mainsail the mast is relatively short making it easier to handle and short enough to avoid overhangs when on the trailer.

Almost all of the rigging can be left in place when the boat is unrigged and on its trailer, I set up my own boat of a similar style in about 20 minutes, and can unrig in less than that.

With a roller furling jib and "slab" reefing there is no need to go up on deck to reef this when the wind pipes up, you can stay safe in the cockpit, and even singlehanded its an easy job to manage the rig.

Anchoring is an easy job too, the big well up on the foredeck carrying the main anchor ready to lower away, complete with chain and rope, its stowed where mud and weed wont get tramped back into the cockpit and from there into the cozy haven below.

Looking over the plans, I can see a space for a decent sized battery that will run the radio, cabin and navigation lights, room to stow a weeks provisions, space enough for comfort and a cabin that would make a very nice miniature home for a week away from the rat race.

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A seaworthy pocket-cruiser that is a perfect project for the home builder

I have been following the design work of John Welsford for some time now. His SCAMP design caught my attention and it has become quite a popular class in the Pacific Northwest. It’s hard not to like pocket-cruisers but so many of them appear to me to be “toy boats” and not the kind of boat I would want to sail. John’s designs escape this type and are capable little vessels that perform well and are aesthetically very satisfying. I pestered John for one of his designs to review and he finally broke down and sent me the drawings for his Pelegrin 17-footer. John’s designs are aimed at the home builder so design details are simple but effective.

This design is based on the working sailboats of the English South Coast circa 1880. John uses a multichine hull form with three chines per side to get a shapely hull with a relatively narrow BWL and flare to the topsides. The upper chine turns the topsides to develop some tumblehome aft. All in all it’s a shapely hull with a nice spring to the sheer and good form stability. 

For a boat this size it’s best to add some crew weight to the designed displacement for my D/L, and with 300 pounds of crew weight (me plus my two dogs) added, I get a D/L of 196. Ballast is 540 pounds stretched along the bottom of the long keel. Draft is only 2 feet so I can’t imagine upwind boat speed will be this boat’s forte. But if you live where the water is thin, a 2-foot draft will be very convenient. The L/B is 2.36, indicating a relatively beamy boat, but with this LOA you need beam for accommodations.

Given the 17-foot LOA you can’t expect much in the way of “accommodations” but the Pelegrin has room for two berths and a spot for a small stove, such as a two burner Origo. That would be my choice. You could do a small dining table and I have the perfect design for one that is very versatile. Not sure where you would stow the porta potty, maybe aft of the companionway. The fo’c’sle is generous with more than enough room for a cruising chute and a couple of sea bags. 

When I look at a diminutive layout like this I ask myself, could I be comfortable stuck below for the day while the Pacific Northwest rain came down? Origo also makes a very effective small alcohol heater that I used on my last boat so that would take care of keeping warm. There is more than enough sitting headroom. So, yes. I do think I could hunker down for a day or two on this boat. A boom tent would make life aboard in the rain a lot more comfortable. You could leave the companionway open.

The rig is a traditional gaff type with the mainsail lashed to the mast and boom. Don’t write off the gaff rig for efficiency. If you look at the modern race boat rig with a square-top mainsail it approaches the geometry of the old gaff rig. Once you bear off a bit the gaff rig is very effective. And face it, the gaff rig suits this type of design perfectly. It makes for a short mast that is easy, with a tabernacle step, to raise and lower for trailering and stowing. I would imagine this design would live on a trailer much of the time. Peak and throat halyards are combined into a single halyard system with a bridle on the gaff. The SA/D is 17.94.

John’s design eye is very good. His drafting is utilitarian. But his plans are very well drawn to illustrate the details of the build so a non boatbuilder type can build his boats. John calls out every detail leaving almost nothing to the builder’s imagination. You only get these kind of plans when the designer is also a builder. 

Take the time to check out John’s website. He has a full range of boats to choose from for your next winter’s project. It would be a most satisfying endeavor.

I really like simple boats.

LOA 17’; DWL’; Beam 7’2”; Draft 2’; Displ. 1,800 lbs.; Ballast 540 lbs.; Sail area 166 sq. ft.; D/L 196; L/B 2.36; SA/D 17.94; Auxiliary 2- to 6-hp outboard

Our best estimate of the sailaway price : $15,398

John Welsford 

Small Craft Designs

P.O. Box 314 

Ngongotaha, New Zealand

64  027 929 5900

www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz

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2021 John Welsford Pelegrin

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This John Welsford Pelegrin is a home-built sailboat from a purchased design plan. The builder has been a wood craftsman for many years and it shows in the fit and finish.

She is built from Okoume plywood and the frame is Douglas Fir and white oak. West Systems was used for the resin.

The cockpit is roomy for this smaller craft with storage compartments below the seats. There is a nice bimini to shade for day-long sails! The cockpit has color-coordinated cushions. There is a tiller with a transom-hung rudder.

There is space below for four to cool off or duck out of the weather. There are two decent bunks that make overnighting comfortable, and enough headroom to move about without risk to the scalp. The opening ports and front hatch have screens and are leak free.

Storage is plentiful, and there is an area forward of the berths designed for a stove. A portable head can be stowed in its own locker under the companionway steps, and there are bookshelves under the powder-coated port lights.

The outboard engine fits in a half well so it is easy to get it running or work the throttle, but it won’t fill the cockpit with fumes either. Included is a tiller pilot for ease of handling. The owner installed a 10 gallon fuel tank.

On deck, the mast is fitted in a tabernacle, which makes it easy to rig even single-handed, and with its versatile and powerful gaff mainsail, the mast is shorter making it easier to handle. To add to the ease of handling she has a roller furling jib and a windlass.

This Pelegrin by John Welsford is a newer design that has only been out for a few years so she is still a unique design in the United States!

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Most languages have a word which conveys the image of the wanderer, someone who has a dreamy far away look in their eye, who stays for a day or three then moves quietly on toward a goal that no one else can see. "Pelegrin" is one such word, from the old Norman French it means "Pilgrim" or "Traveller". Ever moving on, apart from the world but observing, watching, learning, remembering, and following the dream.

Boats, especially tough little cruisers, are a natural fit for this sort of imagery, we all of us have thoughts of escape, leaving the stress for a while and floating lightly through life, free as the wind which moves us.

The name given to a boat should reflect its place in its owners life, and that's the intention here. A tough little ship, one in which dreams can be pursued for a week or two at a time. Big enough to be comfortable for two, small enough to tow behind a normal family car, seaworthy enough to cope with being caught out in bad conditions, and small enough to be a reasonable build for someone with the inevitable commitments that we all seem to accumulate.

The design philosophy here is one that I've been developing for some time now, the starting point being some research into the small working sailing boats of the English South Coast circa 1880, these were uncommonly seaworthy and capable little craft, unassuming but an essential part of their community. They were the Chevy pickups, the vans, the minibuses, the freighters and the fishermen of their day, substantial investments for their owners they had to perform, and did.

From these I developed a hull form that has similar characteristics to these working boats, seaworthy, comfortable, able and faster than you'd expect.

Being of simple construction, intended for someone with no boatbuilding experience they use common materials, easily handled, marine glue and fastenings, ordinary handyman level tools and a few hours a week to produce the vessel in which those dreams can be pursued.

The rig is in keeping with the tradition, and the ballasted full keel ensures a degree of stability that few trailerable boats of this size will match.

Storage is plentiful, and there is a bench where a picnic stove can be used to cook at the end of the day. A portable head can be stowed in its own locker under the companionway steps, and there are bookshelves under the side decks.

The cockpit will seat 6, but four is as many as you'd want to take sailing for more than half an hour, but those four could be away for the day, or if they are younger the cockpit could be tented and the seats will double as bunks so mum and dad can weekend away with the kids.

There are a couple of big lockers out there, big enough for the spare anchor, motor fuel, fenders, bimini or awning and an icebox. Good stowage keeps the boat tidy, and a tidy boat operates well.

The outboard motor fits in a half well so there is no need to hang over the stern to get it running or work the throttle, but it wont fill the cockpit with fumes either.

Up on deck the mast is fitted in a tabernacle, that makes it easy to rig even single handed, and with its versatile and powerful gaff mainsail the mast is relatively short making it easier to handle and short enough to avoid overhangs when on the trailer.

Almost all of the rigging can be left in place when the boat is unrigged and on its trailer, I set up my own boat of a similar style in about 20 minutes, and can unrig in less than that.

With a roller furling jib and "slab" reefing there is no need to go up on deck to reef this when the wind pipes up, you can stay safe in the cockpit, and even singlehanded its an easy job to manage the rig. Anchoring is an easy job too, the big well up on the foredeck carrying the main anchor ready to lower away, complete with chain and rope, its stowed where mud and weed wont get tramped back into the cockpit and from there into the cozy haven below.

Looking over the plans, I can see a space for a decent sized battery that will run the radio, cabin and navigation lights, room to stow a weeks provisions, space enough for comfort and a cabin that would make a very nice miniature home for a week away from the rat race.

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