Seil is a large pram originallydesigned for a group of yachtsmen from the Nantes area, eager to have a sail and oar boat suited to navigation on the Loire, and rivers in general. Seil is, in fact, the name of a backwater, now filled up, of the Loire river.
A pram is a boat of Scandinavian origin, characterized by a lapstrake construction and especially by a small fore transom. This facilitates disembarking.
Full fore and aft hull lines make Seil a very seaworthy and stable boat. This shape of hull interferes a little in a choppy sea but ultimately it is a boat that is as well adapted to the sea as it is with sheltered water.
Of moderated width, Seil is easily rowed and is a very good compromise between sail and oar ability.
Seil has the capacity for a large crew (up to 6), which makes it a boat well adapted to family or collective uses such as sailing schools, youth organisations or other associations.
It is rigged with a high aspect standing lug sail. When tacking, you only need to pass the sheet from one side to the other. The crew can lower the mast to get under a bridge.
Seil is provided with two rowing thwarts. With a crew of young people or children, it is possible to row with two oarsmen per thwart.
Seil has been produced in grp by "Canotage de France", who are now out of business. In fact grp Seils are common today, thanks to the efforts of François Lelièvre (Canotage de France) who promoted the Seil as a "sail and oar boat" and are responsible for it now having the most dynamic owner association. Seil was victorious in 2004 in the raid "Sail Caledonia" in Scotland.
Seil is particularly easy to build in its wooden version, which has the advantage of great lightness. Indeed, the planks (9 mm plywood) are few and do not have any twist. They naturally take their places on a building frame made from transverse bulkheads and both transoms.
Seil 18 is the latest version, with many improvements including: side seats to accommodate a large crew; the ability to raise the floorboards to the rowing thwarts allowing you to spend a night under a tent; an aft locker capable of stowing a small outboard motor. She is intended for home-builders with an very detailed building handbook to put it within their capability. You may find it beneficial to supplement the plans by choosing to purchase the full-scale patterns drawn on polyester film. These include bulkheads, transoms, planks, rudder, etc.
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