Journeyman 60
About the Journeyman 60
The Story Behind
The Journeyman 60 yacht is designed by Jesper Weissglas. Every solution, every detail and every choice of materials is based on experience from over 30 000 nautical miles of adventure charter sailing in rough conditions, including the Across Greenland expedition with renowned Swedish adventurer Ola Skinnarmo. Journeyman is the result of over 5 years of design work. Jesper is living his dream and his vision, but he has also had to deal with harsh economic realities and numbing obstacles – often no bigger than a single aluminium bolt. The process has involved some of Sweden’s sharpest minds on aeronautical and structural design – mostly without any other reward but the thrill of being part of a project beyond the ordinary. The underwater hull is based on research by Gabriel Heyman, and the appendages are designed in cooperation with Jens Österlund. The yacht is now under construction in Estonia. The experienced team at the Alunaut Shipyard on Saaremaa – accustomed to building performance workboats – are putting their skills and their raw enthusiasm into building Sweden’s first “extreme express cruiser”. You can download a presentation leaflet with all the facts u0026#038; figures here: journeyman60_leaflet.pdf Why a new design? Standard cruising yachtsu0026hellip;
Facts & Figures
Here you go, all the traditional numbers, and then some. Hull dimensions Length OA 18.2 m Length WL 17.4 m Beam OA 4.9 m Beam WL 3.9 m Freeboards 1.9-1.7 m Draft Min-Max 1.8-3.8 m Draft Canoe Body 0,65 m Prismatic Coefficient 0,51 LCB/LWL 56.5 % Wetted Surface (Canoe) 49.5 m2 Wetted Surface (Appended) 62,8 m2 Unloaded Displacement [MOC] 13 tons Loaded Displacement 16.8 tons Rigging dimensions P 22.4 m E 8.6 m I 21.9 m J 7.3 m Mast Height 27 m Solent 76 m2 Main 110 m2 Gennacker 186 m2 Comparision Ratios Hull Speed 10,2 kts Displacement / Length 89.2 Sail Area / Displacement 29.6 Sail Area / Wetted Surface 3.0 Ballast / Displacement 28%
Design Images
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Building Process
The building process blog has mostly detail images and discussion. Here you will find some overview images of the whole yacht at different stages of construction. [nggallery id=2]
Interior Design
The overall priorities for the interior is light weight and durability, while trying to maintain a reasonably good look and traditional sailing yacht feel. No surface coatings are used anywhere, which creates a high resistance to scratches. All panels are lightweight fiberglass/aluminum composites. Wood is used only for trims, to create a softer and warmer feel. The cushion covers are made from hospital grade durability cloth. [nggallery id=3]
About Jesper
To explore is to learn. And sailing is a great way of exploring. New places, people and cultures. And your inner self, during those long night shifts at the helm, when there is nothing else to occupy your mind. I have explored quite a few career paths in my life. Engineering, management, advertising, theater and film production, restaurants and nightclubs. And I have been a charter yacht skipper. I have learned a lot of things that can come in handy when you need to keep the crew happy through the hard times. But there are lots more places to explore and many more things yet to learn. Life is an experiment into what’s possible. History During 2000-2001 I sailed the yacht Seventh Wave, a Beneteau First 47.7, on a tour around the North Atlantic. It was fun most of the time, frightening some, and not so fun others. I was forced to end that trip a little premature due to family reasons, but that just gave me the opportunity to start again. This time with 20 000 nautical miles of experience of what you really want in a blue water yacht. Especially when your crew is a mix of experiencedu0026hellip;
Experience a Journeyman