Description
Old Beken photograph of Jason
Jason racing in the Netherlands.
Jason is a lovely example of the quintessential 1950’s Vertue with her short doghouse and masthead rig, complete with inner forestay, runners and standing backstay to a bumkin. She is based in the Netherlands these days.
Specification
- Laurent Giles design No: 294
- Builder: Elkins
- Launch Date: 1956
- Hull Material:
- Deck:
- Engine: Yanmar
- Ballast keel material:
- Doghouse: Short
- Cockpit: Long
- Berths: Two
- Rig: Masthead bermudan sloop with inner forestay.
- Mast: Spruce
- Heads'ls: Genoa and stays'ls
- Backstay arrangement: Single to bumkin
- Home Port: Brouwershaven, Netherlands
- Current Owner: Diana Jeuda
- Contact details:
- Email address: diana.jeuda@gmail.com
- Other comments: Jason is a classic mid-fifties, long cockpit, Elkins built boat. We have shown her correct hull profile above but as can be seen below she carries the full conventional masthead rig.