In 1939, the Luders Marine Construction Company designed a 44 foot yawl for use as the United States Naval Academy's sail training craft, and twelve mahogany yawls were delivered to Annapolis by 1943. Starting in 1963, these were replaced by twelve fiberglass yawls, which were basically identical to the wooden boats, with the exception of a new cabin layout, aluminum spars, and an inboard diesel engine. Four fiberglass yawls were also built for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
When the wooden yawls were replaced in the 1960's, the Academy transferred many to MWRs and Navy sailing clubs, including Patuxent River's. Starting in 1987, when the Academy received the newly designed Navy 44s, the fiberglass boats were made available. Pax River's MWR received two, Alert and Vigilant. Alert took 2nd place and Vigilant took 3rd in the PHRF N class of the 2004 Maryland Governor's Cup Race.
Luders 44 Drawings and Documents
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Deck and Rigging Plan |
Systems | Accomodations (Fiberglass Yawl) |
Accomodations (Wooden Yawl) |
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Luders 44 Dimensions
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