Cheers
Rig: Marconi
Length over All: 37'
Length on Deck: 33'
Length of Waterline: 26'
Beam: 9'
Draft: 4' 5"
Sail Area: 622’ 45”
Sail Number: 38
Built: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia (1983-1986)
Launched: 1986
Designer: Bart Shea
Builder: Bart, Fran, Brian and Liam Shea
Major Rebuilds: Not applicable
Homeport: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Have you ever had neighbours who started to build the sailing craft of their dreams. Well here's just such a case. This one happened in Bridgewater. Bart and Fran Shea and their sons Liam & Brian spent the winters of 1983-86 building a schooner named CHEERS. The design is Bart’s, from half-model to finished product.
Close friend David Stevens was their telephone mentor. The trees that would become a schooner were selected from the South Mountain near Springfield in the company of Mr. Stevens who always believed a schooner deserved the best. He also watched over and enjoyed the lofting, lead keel pour, steaming of timbers and attended the launch!!
CHEERS has much of her standing rigging and ironwork from schooner Abegail, once owned by Ted Lane, a founding member of the NSSA. Since her launching in 1986, CHEERS has performed very well. She has won several trophies, enjoyed the festivities, made many friends and has one of the best crews around!! When a crew member climbs aboard with a big smile, and leaves the same way,
Something is "a bit of OK".....So our dream did come true......What a privilege to sail with the NSSA
CHEERS!!!
Rig: Marconi
Length over All: 37'
Length on Deck: 33'
Length of Waterline: 26'
Beam: 9'
Draft: 4' 5"
Sail Area: 622’ 45”
Sail Number: 38
Built: Bridgewater, Nova Scotia (1983-1986)
Launched: 1986
Designer: Bart Shea
Builder: Bart, Fran, Brian and Liam Shea
Major Rebuilds: Not applicable
Homeport: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Have you ever had neighbours who started to build the sailing craft of their dreams. Well here's just such a case. This one happened in Bridgewater. Bart and Fran Shea and their sons Liam & Brian spent the winters of 1983-86 building a schooner named CHEERS. The design is Bart’s, from half-model to finished product.
Close friend David Stevens was their telephone mentor. The trees that would become a schooner were selected from the South Mountain near Springfield in the company of Mr. Stevens who always believed a schooner deserved the best. He also watched over and enjoyed the lofting, lead keel pour, steaming of timbers and attended the launch!!
CHEERS has much of her standing rigging and ironwork from schooner Abegail, once owned by Ted Lane, a founding member of the NSSA. Since her launching in 1986, CHEERS has performed very well. She has won several trophies, enjoyed the festivities, made many friends and has one of the best crews around!! When a crew member climbs aboard with a big smile, and leaves the same way,
Something is "a bit of OK".....So our dream did come true......What a privilege to sail with the NSSA
CHEERS!!!
