Paul Gartside
This 19’ sloop from Paul Gartside is a handy daysailer that offers minimalist accommodation for camp-cruising.
This good-looking 19′ double-ended sloop came to life on Paul Gartside’s drawing table. He describes it as an ideal family camp-cruiser: small enough to live on a trailer, yet large enough for “adventurous coastal cruising.”
Paul Gartside
The cockpit is deep and comfortable, and the belowdeck space is a dry place for gear. The large centerboard trunk provides a handy footrest right where it’s needed.
The lines drawings show a shoal-draft hull with relatively firm bilges. This shape, combined with about 600 lbs of lead ballast on the keel, should result in a friendly stability curve. However, the designer cautions that proper positioning of crew weight and early reefing will be important when singlehanding.
The cockpit is deep and comfortable and not self-bailing. Some folks might view the necessarily large centerboard trunk as an intrusion. We might better consider it a solid and well-placed footrest.