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The ClassGlobe 5.80 is a mini class yacht designed for fast, efficient trans-ocean voyages. The first ClassGlobe 5.80 Transat Race was completed in December 2021, see the Globe580Transat facebook page for details. For those who are serious about joining the ClassGlobe 5.80 family, the first step is to BUY the Globe 5.80 Plans via the…
Kayaks are so easily driven that the urge to equip them for sailing must be as old as kayaks themselves. This neat trimaran-conversion kit, first introduced in 1995, has been built in vast numbers. Read this article for the entire 17-year evolution of the CLC SailRig. Model: Length: Hull Weight: Beam: CLC Kayak/Canoe SailRig 10′ 0″…
“Dinghy” is derived from an old Hindi word for a sailing or rowing passenger vessel. In English, a dinghy is a small rowing and sailing boat, often (but not necessarily) serving as a tender to a mother ship. At Chesapeake Light Craft, “dinghy” means “Eastport Pram” and her larger sister, the Passagemaker Dinghy. Both boats are…
The Eastport Pram, with more than 800 built, is one of the most popular small dinghies in the world. Classic good looks, stand-out performance, and ease of construction are hallmarks of this John C. Harris design. Model: Length: Hull Weight: Beam: Max Payload: Cockpit Size: Rowing Draft: Sailing Draft: Sail Area: Eastport Pram 7′ 9″…
The Jimmy Skiff II is a super-versatile utility skiff of which you will be hard-pressed to find a better design. The Jimmy Skiff II rows beautifully, sails fast on all points, and handles great with an outboard engine.
The Lake Union Swift is a 10-foot sailing dinghy and a variant of the popular Tenderly Dinghy. Length: Hull Weight: Beam: Max Payload: Rowing Draft: Sailing Draft: Sail Area: 3m (10′) 68kg 1.32m (52 in.) 204kg 152mm (6″) 762mm (30″) 7.25m2 (78 sq ft.) While Tenderly is optimized for all-around utility as, well, a…
This design is modeled on the “peapods” indigenous to Maine. “Peapod” is a somewhat amorphous term for a double-ended rowing-sailing boat, used for inshore lobstering, fishing, and general utility such as tending lighthouses. Thus the design name: Lighthouse Tender. Designer John C. Harris was inspired by the “Old Sailing Peapod” from Washington County, Maine, detailed…
The Northeaster uses Chesapeake Light Craft’s patented LapStitch process, in which pre-cut planking is assembled quickly with wire “stitches” and nothing more than a pair of ordinary sawhorses. Hull planking is 6mm okoume; the bottom is 9mm, fiberglassed on both sides and up onto the side planking. Bulkheads are laminated together from layers of 9mm…
Designed in 2003 for a proposed youth sailing program, plans for this lively 15-foot sailing machine languished for nearly a decade before being revived and updated for the 2013 launch of a pair of prototypes. Model: Length: Hull Weight: Beam: Max Payload: Sailing Draft: Sail Area: Outrigger Junior 15′ 5″ 260 lbs. 144 in. 450…
The Passagemaker Dinghy is easy to build, looks great and performs beautifully.
The Passagemaker Dinghy is easy to build, looks great and performs beautifully.
PocketShip is a small cruising sailboat of refined model, meant to sail well on all points, provide dry camping accommodations for two adults, and tow behind a four-cylinder car. Examples are now sailing on four continents; as of this writing more than 50 are sailing or under construction around the world. Model: Length: Hull Weight:…
Easy to build, easy to row, and easy to sail – the Skerry is a truly versatile boat, and a pretty one, too. Model: Length: Hull Weight: Beam: Max Payload: Cockpit Size: Rowing Draft: Sailing Draft: Sail Area: Skerry 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) 43 kg 137 cm 205 kg Open 12.7 cm 76 cm 56…
The Southwester Dory is a lightweight and highly capable expedition boat, designed for sailing, rowing, motoring, or any combination of the three. Elegant and straightforward to build from a kit or plans, this is an ideal boat for family outings, beach cruising, WaterTribe-style expeditions, or just gliding through the marshes. Model: Length: Beam: Rowing Draft:…
Here’s a beautiful 10-foot dinghy or daysailer that slots between our 7’9″ Eastport Pram and the 11’7″ Passagemaker Dinghy. Model: Length: Beam: Hull Weight: Max Payload: Rowing Draft: Sailing Draft: Sail Area: Tenderly 10 3m (10′) 1.32m (52″) 60kg 190kg 152mm (6″) 762mm (30″) 5.76m2 The Eastport and Passagemaker are “prams,” meaning they have flat…