The launch of Sir Edmund

A 49' Chuck Burns high performance racing schooner has been launched by Covey Island Boatworks for a west coast (U.S.) customer with plans for long-distance double-handed races.

Sir Edmund was launched by the Lunenburg Foundry's travel lift July 16, with the designer and Covey Island personnel on hand.

Additional launch images

Covey Island constructed the seven-layer cold moulded hull with Port Orford cedar veneers over a CoreCell™ core. Each veneer was vacuum bagged for the best possible bond.

Supervisor Colin O'Toole said there was little room for error in following the specs for this kind of blue water racing boat. "We have to work with weight restrictions, but still build a boat that is strong as well as light." Dry weight for the hull at rollover was only 3,978 lbs.

LOA: 49' 0"   LWL: 41' 0"   Beam: 13' 0"
Draft: 9' 0"  Displacement: 25,000 lbs.
Ballast: 11,200 lbs.   Sail area: 1302.75 sq ft.

Covey Island Boatworks has built custom yachts for the world since 1979.