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Sailboats - Racing

Flash 50

Designer

Erik Lerouge

Short handed cruiser-racer

Oar / Paddle

Optimist Dinghy Template Plans

Designer

Clark Mills

If you are considering building a wood-epoxi Optimist dinghy, you will definitely need our Optimist Dinghy Template Plans.

Skoota 28

Designer

Woods Designs

The Skoota 28 is a 28 ft plywood demountable coastal cruising power catamaran for a couple. Ideal for the European canals, the PNW or the Great Loop. It will demount for transport on a flat bed lorry/truck or could even be towed by a large car but should not be considered “trailable”.

Sailboats - Cruising

12' Catspaw Dinghy

Designer

Joel White and N.G. Herreshoff

An open boat that rows with ease and swiftness and is stiff enough under sail to stand up to a breeze.

Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames

Alternative construction: Lapstrake or strip

No lofting is required

Plans include 6 sheets

Sailboats - Cruising

Lion 550 Adrenaline

Designer

Unik Yachts

Lion 550 Adrenaline, light boat, trailer envelope can significantly expand the geography of travel and take the owners a lot of positive emotions and adrenaline.

Sailboats - Daysailers

Rooster

Designer

Michael P. Smith

Michael P. Smith, Commander, United States Navy (retired) designed and built boats all of his life, from boats on the Clinton River in Michigan to prams and skiffs on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

Sailboats - Daysailers

16' Perfect Skiff –Weld

Designer

Stephen Weld

The flat-bottomed skiff can be both the most and least refined craft afloat.Popular by their ease of construction.Construction: Plywood planking over bulkhead frames.Alternative construction: Cross-planked bottom, planked sides (details included).Lofting is required.Plans include 5 sheets, and in