16 ft Sailing Dinghy, Design #128

Construction: Glued clinker plywood

A light, fast sailing dinghy with generous sail area, designed for exciting daysailing. Best performance will be achieved with a crew of two. Large built-in buoyancy tanks make this an ideal family daysailer.

Construction is glued clinker plywood laid up over a jig of temporary molds. Centreboard and rudder blade are laminated wood. Plans are drawn to a scale of 1½ inch = 1 foot and are fully detailed.

16 ft Centreboard Lugger, Design #124

Construction: Carvel on bent frames

This is one for the purists. It is based on a traditional British beach boat model and its construction follows traditional practice. It has a beautiful set of lines with a high transom and tight tuck that will be great fun to build.

Performance under sail will not match that of the lighter, beamier dinghies in the catalogue, but nevertheless this is a delightful small daysailer. I have also thought it would be fun to build one of these with a small inboard and omit the centreboard. It would make an interesting small motor sailer.

Plans are drawn 1½ inch = 1 foot.

18 ft Centreboard Sloop, Design #139

Construction: Carvel on bent frame

Anyone seeking an introduction to the carvel method would do well to pause and consider this little boat. Contained here are all the elements of plank on frame boat building at the smallest scale and in a shape that will present few difficulties to the competent woodworker.

The model of a shallow, beamy daysailer is one seen elsewhere in this list - #107 Skylark and #113 Jessie are close relatives. This one is a little longer than her sisters and carries a small amount of outside ballast and an efficient gaff sloop rig.

5.5 Metre Half-Decked Centerboard Gaff Cutter, Design #93

Construction: Cold molded

Plans: Metric measurements

The client for this design needed a racing boat with a traditional look, designed for a lake in Italy where engines were prohibited. This boat needs the weight of two or three crew for optimum performance, particularly in strong winds. It is a fast and very exciting daysailer or club racer.

18 ft Centerboard Sloop "Spartan", Design #110

Construction: Strip planked/cold molded

Here's a small boat with a big potential. Keep it at home on the trailer for minimum overhead, then launch at weekends anywhere within driving range. At 18 ft and 1800 lbs it can be towed easily behind the family car and the shallow dinghy hull makes it quick and easy to get on and off the trailer. Short mast and simple rigging will make it easy to rig. A great way to see a lot of country.

The cabin contains a simple two berth layout with galley and head. Construction is a frameless laminate of strip planking and cold molded veneer laid up over temporary molds.

20 ft Itchen Ferry Cutter Design #101

Construction: Strip planked with cold molded outer layer

21 ft Masthead Sloop, Design #112

Construction: Strip planked/cold molded

Here is a design for a small sailboat with excellent performance and the capability to cruise safely in coastal waters. The British client intends to make crossings to France and to Ireland, and needed a boat capable of beating to windward in adverse conditions. She contains all the essentials: two berths, head, galley and inboard engine in just 21 feet. Construction is strip planking with an overlay of cold molded veneer for a tight, strong hull that is quick and simple to build. A good first time project.

This design was featured in WoodenBoat Number 155, July/August 2000.