I hear some people referring to a Weekender II. What's the deal?

We have published plans for two different versions of the Weekender over the years: the first-generation Weekender was published in 1981, and the newer Weekender II plans were published in 1994. The Weekender II name is mentioned in the beginning of the new plans, mostly as an aside to differentiate the two. People have begun to use the name Weekender II more lately, but those of us here at Stevenson Projects just use the all-inclusive term Weekender.

The differences are mainly in the rig construction and the fact that the newer version does not use a centerboard. One could build a Weekender with the newer rig and the older centerboard if they preferred, or use the dead-eyes from the older version (instead of turnbuckles) on one of the new boats. They'd all be Weekenders to us...

Here's a list of the updates on the Weekender II:
Starting at the bow...

Similarities between the Weekender and Viking Longships (in case anyone gets ideas about raiding the local yacht club):