OutPlans

Alsumar Design 26

How great is this photograph? With reduced sail plan the boat is just chugging along nicely. I like the guy in the slicker standing to leeward of the deckhouse.

Looking at the general arrangement, for a boat built in 1935 the boat has a fairly modern layout. Note the engine room! How nice that would be to have on a boat of this size.


Heres an article from Yachting magazine. Double click for a larger image.


Please note the shallow draft of this boat at 5-10" with the centerboard up. I also like the description of the doghouse: transom berth on one side and chart table on the other. This would make a great cruising boat.

The article makes mention of a "Nevins windlass". If youve never seen one of these heres a shot I took aboard Brilliant. Its a pretty robust looking affair.


A little bit about her history: She was built by Jacobsen & Peterson of Brooklyn, New York for a New York family. The boats name was derived form the names of the three daughters, Alexis, Susan and Mary. The boat was purchased prior to World War II by the Secretary of the Air Force and renamed Gulf Stream. During the war the boat was commissioned by the Navy and sailed around the Gulf of Mexico searching for submarines.

Eventually the boat was left to languish until she was purchased by her current owners in 1991. The boat was completely restored with over 5 years and 30,000 hours of labor and is in mint condition. She is cruised extensively.