Driade 444 Plans

Lenght 4.44m
Designer: Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
Chine hull, Stitch&Glue construction - or -
Round hull, Strip-Plankingconstruction
Building Skills: amateur

The DRIADE cannot be truly considered a real canoe, but rather as a rowing boat, ideal for those who wish to train for rowing with a simpler, more versatile, easier to handle and cheaper boat than the typical rowing skiffs - which are much longer and more difficult to handle. Of these, the DRIADE maintains some features such as sliding seats and outriggers, but has the advantage of being easily transported on top of a normal car. The boat is quite stable to be used also for touristic excursions, although this was not the original reason for which it was devised. Speed is closely linked to its floating length and is not that of a real canoeing boat, but thanks to its streamlines, lightness and rowing efficiency, it is much faster than a normal rowing boat of the same size. Both the chine and round version have similiar characteristics.

length OA
chine hull 4.46m
rounded hull 4.44
deck beam 0.77m
displacement 18kg

PLANS
8 sheets A3
Building instructions
and material list

hull ROUND OR CHINE
chine hull NO EXPERIENCE
rounded hull LITTLE EXPERIENCE
construction method
chine hull STITCH AND GLUE
rounded hull STRIP PLANKING

Click HERE to download a material list for the chine version of this boat
Below are some renderings of the strip plank version