20' Isle of Gigha

A client who had already built the 14' Morning Tide Pocket Cruiser asked me to design a 20' double ended 'pocket ship' for him and the Isle of Gigha is the result.In such a short length she has room for 4 berths for day/weekend sailing plus a wc...

Siam 25 Plans

The Siam 25 has been drawn up as a open dive and fishing boat for a client in the far East that can also be used for simple family trips around the islands. Her hull has been based on the Rathlin 20' motor launch hull - a robust and stable design. The...

Didi Mini Mk3 Plans

These views show the hull and cabin changes clearly. Low budget performer ~ Economy of plywood ~ Modern radius chine hull with topside chine ~ Stitch & glue cabintop & topside chine ~ Developed from Didi Mini concept ~ Round bilge from sheet...

Simplicity 24 Plans

This is really a combination of our Simplicity and Swan ranges of traditional cruising yachts for a client who wants an easily handled and safe cruising boat for his young family to sail on the South Coast. We have compromised between the two ranges and...

23 Yamato Plans

This is a modern plywood updated version of the Japanese Yamato fishing boats. The client in this case, worked in Japan and admired these boats - he was able to obtain the lines from one example and gave it to us so that we could draw up a simple...

Didi 23 Plans

Compact performer~ Based on Didi 26~ Economy of plywood~ Radius chine hull, stitch & glue cabintop~ Round bilge from sheet material~ Within abilities of amateur builders~ Easily handled fractional rig~ Two rig options~ High performance racing for Dad~...

22' 8" Ranworth Plans

The Ranworth is a typical Broads type sailing cruiser with generous beam and relatively large sail area to catch the wind above the reeds. She has 3 berths and space for a small galley and wc compartment. The cockpit is generous in size and could take a...

Penguin Printed Plans

For a study plan download for Penguin, click HERE For Penguin Plans digital download, click HERE I have only rarely been tempted to enter the design competitions run by magazines, of the two occasions I have gone to the trouble of producing the very...

Mandolino Cruise Plans

Lenght 7.43mDesigner: Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo CostaRound hull, Strip-Planking constructionBuilding Skills: expertIn my book on traditional Italian boats, I had published a drawing which had been kindly given to me by Sergio Spina, a keen, skilled...

Caprice Plans PDF

BACKGROUND...About 15 years ago I built a Payson Canoe and used it for several years before selling it. I replaced it about 10 years ago with my Toto double paddle canoe. Toto has the same multichine cross section as the Payson Canoe but I tried for a...

Transat 6.5 Plans

This is a multi-chine plywood entrant for the Mini-Transat race which takes competitors across the Atlantic to Antigua via the Canary Islands. It is known as one of yachting's most dangerous races and is fought by boats with a maximum length of 6.5m. We...

Paloma 650 Cruise Plans

The PALOMA, in its various versions, derives from a fruitful collaboration with our clients and, perhaps, also for this reason, it seems to have met the favour of the public. It all started from the request of a client who wanted an inboard motor boat,...

Drake 24 Plans

24’x 6’ using 22 sheets of 3/8’’ and 2 sheets of 1/2’’ ply in it’s basic form. A water ballast tank and motor well may be used and the whole craft made in three 8’ boltable sections for ease in...

20' Port Louis Plans

This attractive pocket cruiser was designed for a client on the island of Mauritius and has some of the hull design features of the indigenous craft with their sweet and not over wide transoms married to traditional English work boat hull shapes with...

24' Beaumaris Plans

The Beaumaris 24 is one of several trailer sailers for strip planking that we have had on the drawing board recently. This particular example has accommodation which includes 3 or 4 berths, a galley and a Porta-Potti w.c., all combined with a good sized...

Rathlin 20 Motor Yacht - Motor Sailer Supplement

Note: This supplement allows a builder of the Rathlin 20 Motor Yacht (described below) to build it as a Motor Sailer. You must have both the Rathlin 20 Motor Yacht plans and this supplement.***********************Our Rathlin design is not the type of...

Go Go Girl Plans

22’x 6’8’’x 4’6’’, approx. 1200 lbs. weight. Multichine ply construction over pre-shaped ply frames, bottom hull panel and centre girder. Designed as a replacement for the older One design dayboat racing classes...

Minuetto Crociera Plans

Length 6.50mDesigner: Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo CostaChine hull, plywood constructionBuilding Skills: mediumMinitransat ClassThe Mini Transat Class was born from a somewhat crazy idea of organizing a solitary Transatlantic regatta on board a small boat...

20' Kari 3

A Dutch client asked us to use the original KARI - 2 as a model for a craft not too much longer but capable of having a small cabin area which could take 2 or 3 bunks along with a small cooker and wc. We looked at the original section of the boat and...

24' Fast Cruiser (GA & Lines only)

A simple multi chine yacht with accommodation for up to 4/5 in what is, a fairly open plan and basic accommodation. A more modern arrangement with separate heads could be fitted. To keep construction as simple as possible, ply/epoxy construction or...

Simplicity 20 Plans

Following along the same lines as her smaller sister, this cruiser is an ultra simple boat with plenty of space and performance for her size. She has room for 3 or 4 berths plus galley and portable wc. Construction simply involves fixing pre-shaped...

Diapason 750 Plans

Lenght 7.50m Designer: Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa Chine hull, plywood construction Building Skills: expert A 7.50 m length is, for a small cabin cruiser, a dimension which offers a great advantage and a few inconveniences. The advantage is...

Minuetto Sprint Plans

Length 6.50mDesigner: Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo CostaChine hull, plywood constructionBuilding Skills: mediumMinitransat Class The Mini Transat Class was born from a somewhat crazy idea of organizing a solitary Transatlantic regatta on board a small...

Cape Henry 21 Plans

Cape Henry 21 hull and internal structure, centreplate version.Pretty, and quick too!~ Charmingly traditional~ Family weekending~ Berth-length cockpit seats~ Tow to exotic locations~ Gaff or marconi rig~ Centreplate or bilge keels~ Gunkhole favourite...

25' 4" Breton Lugger Plans

The Breton Lugger is a simple 2 chine, 'V' bottomed ply over frame yacht. her hull shape is based on the Breton type made simple in chined plywood. The framework is made up of ply bulkheads edged with pine frames set up with ply bow and stern...

21' Rona Yawl Plans

This little ship has been designed for the sailing author Derek Harvey and incorporates many ideas gleaned from his years of sailing experience. The starting point for the design was the requirement for a trailable boat with comfortable internal...

Swan 20 Plans

20' x 5'6" ultra simple light weight stitch and glue sharpie. Can be constructed in 3 sections for easy transport and storage. Also optional cubby and water ballast tank. Pre-shaped side and bottom hull panels are stitched and taped together with ply...

25'1" Kari 4 Sailing Cruiser Plans

The Kari 4 follows in the tradition of her smaller sisters in having a hull with 4 planks per side. Her construction starts with the assembly of a plywood framework consisting of a ply fore and aft girder incorporating the centreboard case etc slotted...

Sundowner Printed Plans

For a Sundowner Study Plan PDF, click HERE For a Sundowner Full Plan Digital Download, click HERE Sundowner was drawn up in response to an enquiry from a customer who's dream it was to build a small ocean going cruiser with his own hands, then sail it on...

Beniguet

Trailerable classic cabin yacht, 5.85 m long For Benguit Study Plan instant download, click HERE Hull length / waterline 5.85 / 5.25 m   Sail area 20.3 m²   Breadth / waterline 2.10 / 1.80 m   Outboard motor 6...

24' Mayfly Sharpie Plans

A neat little ply sharpie of simple and cheap construction with 4 berths (and room in the cockpit for more) for exploring estuaries and gunkholing. With it's simple unstayed rig, it is ideal for the small family. Uses disposable sand or gravel ballast...

Frolic2 Plans PDF

The photo shows the prototype Frolic2 built by Larry Martin of Coos Bay, Oregon. Larry built the boat quite quickly this past winter including sewing the sail to the instructions given in the plans. He reported sailing it for the first time on a ripping...

24' Tasman Junk Rigged Yacht Plans

The Tasman is a multi-chine plywood yacht designed for long distance sailing for 2 crew, which uses an egg-box frame system of plywood fore and aft girders slotted together with plywood bulkheads - once stringers have been fitted, the ply hull panels are...

Didi Cruise Mini Plans

Fast minimum cruiser~ Based on Didi Mini~ Simpler cruising rig~ Optional Lifting keel for gunkholing~ More comfortable interior~ Heads compartment~ Fast coastal mini cruiser~ Round the buoys racerSince we introduced the Didi Mini we have received...

Cherub Plans PDF

"CHERUB" - 23' Sailboat, steel. Redesign of Sam Rabl's popular little sloop "PICAROON". Sloop rigged for easy handling. 23' 3" LOA, 19' 4" LWL, Beam 8' 5". Draft 3' 8". Plans include 4 sheets and suggested bill of materials. Displacement 5,000 Ibs...

Highlander 23 Plans

At last, a bigger Highlander dayboat - so really a pocket cruiser or small yacht. She has been drawn up for clinker ply construction over a framework of ply girders and bulkheads but the hull planks shapes are also given for her to be built using the...

20' Fisher Skipjack Plans

The origin of the skipjack is a little obscure - they seem to have been a development of the flat bottomed sharpie with many examples having a much wider beam than the sharpie, a deadrise to the bottom and great flare to the topsides. However,...

Galatea Plans PDF

"GALATEA" - 23' Sailboat, fixed keel, wood. 23' LOA, 8' 3" beam, 3' 10" draft. Includes sail plan, lines, construction drawings, table of offsets, arrangements, inboard profile, rigging section. 4 sheets. A tabloid auxiliary, just over 19 feet on her...

23' Martlet Pilot Cutter Plans

The 30' LOD Martlet has been a popular design and represents a lot of seaworthy boat for her length but I have often been asked about a smaller version - a design which embodies the robust pilot cutter looks and sea keeping qualities and the ability to...

Gozzo 650 Plans

Lenght 6.50mDesigner: Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo CostaRound hull, strip-planking constructionBuilding Skills: mediumIn the GOZZO 650, an attempt has been made to combine its classical lines with ease of operation, together with comfort - which the...

Didi Mini Plans

Low budget performer~ Economy of plywood~ Radius chine hull, stitch & glue cabintop~ Round bilge from sheet material~ Amateur or pro builders~ Fixed or canting keel~ High performance racing on a tight budget"Warlock" is in the water and sailingComments...

Avon 22 Plans

A 22' x 6' multi-role cruiser from pre-shaped ply panels. May be made with water ballast tank and with either a single or double masted unstayed sprit boom rig. Two people may sleep in the cabin and two under a cockpit tent. A pretty boat using...

Skye 21' Plans

Here is a smart little yacht combining 2 modern building techniques to make construction as quick and simple as possible. First of all, the pre-shaped ply bottom panel and longitudinal girders are put together with frames and bulkheads. To make things...

25' 5" Shanghai Plans

This yacht was designed a modern interpretation of the junk type for music arranger and composer Mike Hale. She had to be a safe and comfortable cruising yacht with cross channel capability as well as the ability to venture into shallow waters. The...

Pioneer 21' Dory/Sharpie Plans

In this design a client asked for the largest and safest single handed offshore yacht that he could get on a very limited budget. For your money. a dory or sharpie gives you more length per £100 than any other shape. Add to this type of hull a...

22' Kittiwake Canoe Yawl Plans

I think that the canoe yawls of the early part of this century were some of the most beautiful cruising yachts ever designed. They may not have had as much room inside as their modern counterparts, but they were sea kindly craft with an easily...

Ailsa 22 Plans

The Ailsa 22' is a lightweight trailer sailer which uses plywood/epoxy construction for most of the hull and deck and modern strip planking for the round bilge area. Pre-fabricated plywood sections are used for the basic hull structure allowing a lot of...

Jenny Wren Plans PDF

Jenny Wren is three sheets, 1 @30" x 36", 2@ 24" x 36" Sometimes, dreams get passed through generations. Here's a pleasant one that was conceived by Charles G. Davis somewhere around 1905 and remembered by Weston Farmer in 1976. No doubt she'll spawn...