Cape Barren Goose 37 mast step
Designer
Professor Peter Numa Joubert
(1924 - 2015)
Date1971-1973
Object numberANMS1546[042]
NamePlan
MediumInk on tracing paper
DimensionsOverall: 625 × 325 mm
ClassificationsMaps, charts and plans
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection Gift from Ms Camilla Van Megan
DescriptionMast step fittings drawing, scale: 3/4" = 1foot, showing dimensions, material specifications and fitting instructions for the Cape Barren Goose 37 yacht.HistoryProfessor Joubert was a highly respected engineer and lecturer and was a consultant for a number of private and government engineering projects. He had a sailing background and was a close friend of naval architect Alan Payne.
Professor Joubert's involvement in yacht design fulfilled a desire to be involved in this aspect of engineering without making it a full time occupation. He produced a small number of production designs that reflected his objectives of creating a strong, seaworthy yacht for racing and cruising. He also worked on the design of fast catamarans for racing and setting speed records, this is a specialised and niche area of yacht design, but an area where Australia has demonstrated extraordinary success in the past through other designers and builders who were contempories of Professor Joubert.
SignificanceThe plans of the Cape Barren Goose by Professor Peter Joubert represent the design for a comfortable, fast fibreglass cruiser with centre cockpit and a generous aft cabin.