19' Cruising Yawl By Benford
Description
The "19' Cruising Yawl by Benford" likely refers to the Benford 18' Canoe Yawl, a compact American pocket cruiser designed by naval architect Jay R. Benford in the 1980s as part of his Canoe Yawl series. Benford, known for practical, seaworthy designs like the Florida Bay Coasters, created this as a true "pocket-sized" blue water cruiser—capable of sleeping two (or a cozy double), with a head, stove, inboard power, and split yawl rig for easy handling. Built primarily as one-off or kit projects using plywood-epoxy construction, only a small number (estimated 5–10) have been completed, emphasizing simplicity for amateur builders. It's inspired by traditional canoe-stern yawls but scaled for coastal gunkholing and short passages (e.g., one early example, "Iota," cruised from Seattle to Alaska and back, wintering aboard).
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