Drascombe Scaith

A double ended open boat, designed as a big brother to the Skiff but with more beam, length and freeboard. Only built in wood, not GRP. The Scaith has good sea keeping qualities combined with a decent sailing performance, a boat suitable as a day sailer for trailer sailing with a small family, or single handed sailing. A galvanized pivoting 28lb (13kg) centreplate adds ballast, there's a stern hung folding rudder and the rig consists of a simple standing lugsail on an unstayed mast in standard guise. Customised options offered a raised foredeck and the mast stepped in a tabernacle. Additionally there's the option to add a small jib or even a jib and mizzen to give the distinctive three sail rig associated with Drascombes, the mizzen mast and bumkin is offset to starboard to keep it out of the way of the well on the port side that allows for a small outboard motor to be kept permanently mounted if desired. The Scaith is an attractive boat and the forerunner to the Peterboat 4.5m.