Cornish Shrimper 19
The Cornish Shrimper 19 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Roger Dongray, inspired by traditional shrimp fishery boat designs and first built in 1979.[1][2]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Roger Dongray |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1979 |
| No. built | more than 1100 |
| Builder(s) | Cornish Crabbers |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 2,348 lb (1,065 kg) |
| Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with centreboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 19.25 ft (5.87 m), 22.5 ft (6.9 m) with the bowsprit |
| LWL | 17.58 ft (5.36 m) |
| Beam | 7.16 ft (2.18 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar 1GM 9 hp (7 kW) diesel engine or outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | stub keel and centreboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | gaff rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged gaff head sloop |
| Total sail area | 194.00 sq ft (18.023 m2) |
Production
The design has been built by Cornish Crabbers in Wadebridge, Cornwall in the United Kingdom since 1979. The company has built more than 1,100 examples of the design and it remains in production.[1][3][4]
Design
The Cornish Shrimper 19 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of hand-laid, solid fiberglass, with wood trim and wooden spars. It has a gaff rig sloop with a wooden bowsprit, a plumb stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a stub keel with a centreboard. It displaces 2,348 lb (1,065 kg).[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the centreboard extended and 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer.[1]
The boat is normally fitted with a well-mounted outboard motor, or optionally with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM diesel engine of 9 hp (7 kW) for docking and maneuvering.[1]
Operational history
A 2013 review in Cruising World by Jen Brett, described the design as "a salty little boat" and noted "with a large cockpit, the Shrimper makes an excellent daysailer for a family, and the basic yet comfortable accommodations below allow the boat to be a simple coastal cruiser." Of the boat's looks, she wrote, "you’ll definitely turn heads while sailing through the harbor".[5]
See also
Similar sailboats
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Cornish Shrimper 19 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Roger Dongray". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Cornish Crabbers". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- Cornish Crabbers (2019). "Shrimper 19". cornishcrabbers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- Brett, Jen (15 September 2019). "Cornish Shrimper". Cruising World. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
