Whimbrel
| Design: | Navigator |
| Designer: | John Welsford |
| Length: | 4.5m |
| Owner/Builder: | Peter Kovesi peter.kovesi@gmail.com |
| Built: | 2009 |
| Modifications: | The boat is rigged as a balanced lug cat ketch rather than as a yawl as designed. The rig is very quick to set up and performs well. The mast can also be stepped in the normal central position allowing the mainsail to be set on its own. More information on the modifications I have made can be found here. |
Trips, Videos and Links
- Around Rottnest then down to Garden Island and back.
- Tawe Nunnugah 2023 and the Tasmanian Wooden Boat Festival sailed on Stef van den Hoek's Drascombe Longboat Fair Wind with Dave Cliff.
- Perth to Cape Naturaliste and return. A 550km trip over two weeks in March-April 2022
- Sail Caledonia 2019 sailed with Jim Black and Dave Cliff in the Drascombe Two Brothers.
- Some notes and advice on cruising in Shark Bay
- My thoughts on dinghy cruising safety
- Rowing Geometry for Fat Boats - My rowing setup.
- Shark Bay: Denham to L'Haridon Bight to Monkey Mia The 2017 Shark Bay trip made with Chris Robinson.
- Shark Bay: Cape Inscription or Bust! The 2016 Shark Bay trip made with Stephen Holden.
- Walpole in the Trees Regatta 2016
- Geographe Bay 2016
- Epic cruise
of Shark Bay made with Paul Ricketts in 2015.
All videos below are by Paul Ricketts. Very sadly Paul is no longer with us.
- Easter in Albany 2015
Video:- Navigator Nutters Albany 2015
- Day trip to Rottnest 2014
Videos: - Video: Capsize test
