Numbat 56 general arrangement
Designer
Professor Peter Numa Joubert
(1924 - 2015)
Date1968-2015
Object numberANMS1546[068]
NamePlan
MediumInk on tracing paper
DimensionsOverall: 760 × 610 mm
ClassificationsMaps, charts and plans
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection Gift from Ms Camilla Van Megan
DescriptionGeneral arrangement plan of Numbat 56, including drawing of hull interior in profile and plan drawn at a scale of 3/8" = 1'.HistoryProfessor Peter 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 Numbat 56 yacht by Professor Peter Joubert, represent the design for a large cruising yacht design.