The Voyage of Squeak

INTRODUCTION | PHOTO ALBUM | THE BOAT | THE VOYAGE | THE BOOK

About Squeak - Facts Also see Hull shape & sail plan and Accommodations

Length overall: 12 feet
Length on waterline: 11 feet
Beam (width): 11 feet
Freeboard: 17 inches
Weight, empty: 250 lbs.
Loaded & manned: 550 lbs.
Draft: 8 inches
Sail area: 68 square feet

Purpose: long-distance coastal, river, and island cruising

Construction: 2 layers of 1/8-inch fir, epoxy-bonded diagonally, sheathed in fiberglass

Accomodations: cabin with full-length sea berth & four watertight stowage compartments

Sailing rig: sprit-boom cat yawl, modified windsurfer masts, leeboards, kick-up rudder

Materials cost: $2000 in 1990

Time to build: 1200 hours

Designer/builder: Steve Ladd, c/o Seekers Press, 2520 NW 195th Place, Seattle, WA 98177. Write for plans, molds, or advice on construction of a boat of the Squeak class.