Columbia Rigging Design – E.Y.E. Marine Consultants

E.Y.E. Marine was hired by Covey Island Boatworks to do the engineering calculations and drawings for the sail plan, spars, standing rigging, running rigging, and rigging fittings for the replica of the schooner “Columbia” built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group.

Particulars

LOA:	141′ 2″
LWL:	110′
Beam:	25′ 6″
Vessel Type:	Yacht
Owner:	Brian D’Isernia
Shipyard:	Eastern Shipbuilding Group (Hull) Covey Island Boatworks (Rigging)

Construction

The rigging for this replica was designed to be at least as strong as the original construction, but updated to use modern construction methods. The main and fore masts, for example, were hollow and built with douglas fir using bird’s mouth construction, glued together with epoxy.

Design Drawings

Vessel Pictures

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