Shellback Dinghy

The Shellback Dinghy is a lovely smaller day boat designed by Joel White. It performs very well under both oars and sail and is well suited to sailors of a wide range of ages and experience.

Specifications

Designer: Joel White
Length overall: 11’2″
Draft, daggerboard up: 6 1/2″
Draft, daggerboard down: 2’3″
Weight: approximately 45 kg
Rig: small lug sail

Construction

We build the Shellback using clinker or lapstrake plywood construction, with a laminated celery top pine backbone and Huon pine fitout.

Our builds can vary from the original plans. One example included built-in buoyancy tanks, teak bottom boards and a Huon pine transom and rudder.

Finished boats

A completed boat can be supplied with a painted hull, oiled brightwork, an easy-to-use lug sail and custom oars. We have built Shellbacks for clients around Australia, including a sail-and-oar boat shipped to Noosa for use on the local canals.

Shellback Dinghy interior — Shellback interior

Please note: the Shellback Dinghy is not available from Denman Marine in kit form.

For further information, or to enquire about a finished Shellback Dinghy, contact us.