BALLYHOO fittings and stem head

Designer Ben Lexcen (1936 - 1988)

Date1974

Object numberANMS1543[022]

NamePlan

Mediumink on drafting film

DimensionsOverall: 770 × 920 mm

ClassificationsMaps, charts and plans

Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection

Terms

DescriptionPlan with BALLYHOO fittings and stem head.HistoryDrawings and blueprints are the original or prints of the plans prepared in yacht design. Ben Lexcen and his team of draughtsman and designers produced extensive number of plans for the designs. Some only reached a concept or proposal stage and were not very extensive or detailed. However other sets for final designs that were built usually included a large number of plans to cover the details of hull shape, construction, layout, appendages, fittings and rig plan. These plans all show the style and variation in design that Lexcen produced and make a good comparison with other designers of his era. In this group are plans of designs from other designers, and it was common for designers to collect copies of historic vessels of interest and contemporay designs for study and comparison.SignificanceThe Miller & Whitworth 60 ft catamaran design is a concept design for a large catamaran for an unknown client. It is one of a handful of designs prepared by Lexcen for catamarans, and presents a good comparison with sketches he made of catamarans in the late 1950s and early 1960s in scrap books.