The National Maritime Museum Cornwall holds an archive of plans by the well-known designer, Alan Buchanan which may be accessed on request. A summary of these is below. The list is work-in-progress as many of the plans are fragile or damaged and cataloguing is still under way.
To request more detail on any of these plans then contact us at library@nmmc.co.uk
| ID | Name | Vessel | Description | Design | Design Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0340.0545 | Sail plan for Donna | Donna Sail Plan | D0670 | ||
| 0340.0155 | Sail plan for Karin III | Karin III | KARIN III sail plan tbc Ref AB Notebook | D0278 | |
| 0340.0098 | Sail plan for KELPIE | Kelpie | Sail plan KELPIE 01/09/52 | D0218 | |
| 0340.1492 | Sail plan for Lily Langtry | Lily Langtry | Sail plan for LILY LANGTRY Y1800 1972 I sheet only Cat | D2005 | 1972 |
| 0340.0539 | Sail plan for Marthella | Marthella | Marthella Sail Plan Spec 169 for H Morris 06/04/56 | D0664 | |
| 0340.0470 | Sail plan for Morna | Morna | Morna Sail Plan tbc | D0591 | |
| 0340.0607 | Sail plan for Mystic | Mystic | Mystic Sail Plan | D0732 | |
| 0340.0717 | Sail plan for Pine | Pine | Pine Sail plan | D0843 | |
| 0340.0809 | Sail plan for Sonata | Sonata Sail Plan | D0935 | ||
| 0340.0827 | Sail plan for Sonata | Sonata | Sonata sail Plan | D0953 | |
| 0340.1600 | Sail plan for Springtide | Springtide | Revised SaiL plan for SPRINGTIDE Dated 1976 | D2127 | 1976 |
| 0340.0498 | Sail plan for Tercel | Tercel | TERCEL Sail Plan check Tercel AB design steel aux ketch built 1961 | D0619 | |
| 0340.0109 | Sail plan for Water Trekker | Water Trekker | WATER TREKKER Sail Plan 28/11/52 tbc On AB In cupboard list 1 sheet | D0229 | 1952 |
| 0340.0651 | Sail plan for Weileda | Weileda | Weileda Twin stay sails | D0776 | |
| 0340.1439 | Sail Traing Craft | Sail Traning and Research Vessel | D2318 | ||
| 0340.0613 | Sailing boat | 18ft Sailing boat | D0738 | ||
| 0340.1721 | Sandmartin | Sandmartin re rig 6/2/64 | D1638 | ||
| 0340.0946 | SAXON Class ROMA OF RHU | Aelwfyn ,Aurian, Cervantes ,Roma of Rhu, Saecwen, Pennyroyal, Maxine, Margreta , Mijimal, Zephrine tbc | 34ft 10 1/2 ton Fast Cruiser. As SAXON Class built by Priors Brief Spec 324 10 tonner R Prior ( NB: Drawing List refers to 10 ton Standard Saxon AT) Spec 333 for Mrs R Graham Dixon. Spec 367 Special 09.04.59 Spec 411 built by Priors. Spec 428 for W Young believed built as ROMA OF RHU, ON 184099 Priors 1960/5 Lloyds Survey 100A1 Spec 477 for M Faiman believed built as MAXINE 301970 by Priors 1961 Spec 509 + D1417 for K Wrighton, Spec 541 for Priors inc prices, YW reprint held | D1073a | 1958 |
| 0340.1365 | SAXON Special | Manduvi | SAXON Special for J.A.Warder (Lead keel, teak planking) Spec 604 believed to be MANDUVI 304558 built by Priors 4/63 (LYR 70) | D1551 | 1963 |
| 0340.1159 | SAXON Special | Margreta | 35ft SAXON Spec 509 31/10/60 for K Wrighton See also D1073 Believed to be MARGRETA | D1417 | |
| 0340.1517 | SAXON Special | Saecwen | 34ft SAXON Special for C E Challinor , SAECWEN 186967 (100A1) Built by Priors 04/61(LYR) At Gweek 5/18 | D1404a | |
| 0340.1516 | SAXON Special | Pennyroyal | 34ft SAXON special for J D Power believed to be PENNYROYAL 301968 Built by Priors 3-61 CF | D1382b | |
| 0340.1515 | SAXON Special | Aurian | 34ft SAXON special for B C Cornall Built by Priors as AURIAN 301225 1960/08 (100A1) | D1362a | |
| 0340.1147 | SAXON Special | Gresh | 36ft 10 ton wooden Ocean Racer Spec 488 06/07/60 for F H Gresham believed built as GRESH ON 301664 by W King 1961. Complete set of plans | D1383a | 1960 |
| 0340.0979 | SAXON Special ZEPHERINE | Zephyrine | 10 ton SAXON Special Ocean Racer for Mrs Graham Dixon lines to D1073 Acc & Sail plan to 1106 Built as ZEPHYRINE ON 300919 by Priors 6/59. Lloyds 100A1 Acc probably not exlusuve to this craft. | D1106a | 1959 |
| 0340.1459 | Schooner | 50 ft Schooner proposal for C P Choularton p on tp not known to have been built 2 sheets | D1347 | ||
| 0340.0603 | SEA SPRAY | SEA SPRAY Class G A | D0728 | ||
| 0340.0625 | SEA SPRAY | SEA SPRAY Mr Williamson | D0750 | ||
| 0340.0662 | SEA SPRAY Class | D0787 | 1959 | ||
| 0340.1164 | SEA SPRAY Mk II | 26ft SEA SPRAY Mk II Spec 522 26/11/60 for Maj Kenion | D1416a | ||
| 0340.0649 | SEA SPRAY Special | Sea Spray | SEA SPRAY Mr Knight | D0774 | |
| 0340.0658 | SEA SPRAY Special | 26ft 6in 5 ton SEA SPRAY for Peter Knight | D0783a | ||
| 0340.0909 | SEA SPRAY Special | 26ft 5 ton SEA SPRAY Spec 300 N V Boal, provisional Layout Mr Boal Sheet 1only | D1036a | ||
| 0340.0883 | SEA SPRAY Special | SEA SPRAY Special tbc see D1004 | D1009 | ||
| 0340.1285 | Seagoing Motor Yacht | Spec 764 31/10/68 for M J Tremoliere | D1865b | ||
| 0340.0639 | SEASPRAY engine installation | SEASPRAY 1 sheet only C Latham engine installation | D0764 | ||
| 0340.1156 | SEASPRAY Mk 11 | SEA SPRAY Mk II Spec 505 10/10/60 for G R Whistler See also D1112 linked on Reprint List | D1401a | ||
| 0340.0985 | SEASPRAY Mk II | 26ft 5 1/2 ton wooden Fast Cruiser Seaspray Mk II Spec 353 for L Teasdale Spec 505 for G R Whistler, 1959 2 Sheets found PL 28 mouldy but readable, image held special treatment required A4 Print sheet 4 in folder | D1112a | 1959 | |
| 0340.0640 | SEASPRAY Sail plan | SEASPRAY 1 Sheet only for C Latham | D0765a | ||
| 0340.0168 | SEASPRAY Special | Mary Ellen | SEASPRAY Mary Ellen tbc | D0291 | |
| 0340.1207 | Shallow draft cruiser | Viking Saga of Parkstone | 32ft 10 ton Shallow Draft Cruiser Racer Spec 624 21/11/62 for Hamilton Strutt built as VIKING SAGA OF PARKSTONE sail No 2109 by Mitchell of Poole in 1964 Reg 306535. 7 sheets in roll, sheet 7 marked for Hamilton Strutt. GA Sheet 1 missing. Construction GA gives 32ft 7in LOA and 24ft 3in WL, 9ft 6in Beam and 4ft 8in Draft which line up with LR of Y | D1556a | 1962 |
| 0340.0452 | Sheet in MXT Roll1 | 23ft 3in 4 tonner Spec 129 No date | D0573 | ||
| 0340.1264 | SHETLAND type cruising sloop | Shearwater | 25ft wooden Shetland Type Cruising Sloop, SHEARWATER Doublender with accommodation for 2 Spec 737 19/06/67 for R E Moira – 7 sheets | D1820a | |
| 0340.1388 | Simba conversion | Simba | SIMBA Conversion for J. Chester | D1710 | |
| 0340.1734 | Sketch Plan of mods to VASHTI for J M Laing 1961 | D1426 | |||
| 0340.0893 | Sloop | 18ft 6in Cruising Sloop 1 sheet Cat | D1019b | ||
| 0340.0874 | Sloop GRP | 31ft GRP Sloop First GRP hull by AB details tbc Spec 281 Hull by Halmatic to be delivered to Burnham | D1000 | ||
| 0340.0125 | Sloop JONNY Refit | Jonny | 2 1/2 ton Sloop JONNY Brief Spec 55 22/04/53 for modifications inc new mast. Dwg Date 26/03/53 (Last Dwg Date in notebooks GH) | D0245 | 1953 |
| 0340.0614 | SPARTAN | 30ft SPARTAN G Walker tbc NYC | D0739 | ||
| 0340.0582 | SPARTAN | 30ft SPARTAN Mk II Basic Specs 175 & 176 04/06/56 & 15/06/56 for R Taylor built as WINDSONG S King H 1957 Spec 191 D Krouse 03/09/56 check SPARTAN XII tbc NYC | D0707 |