Sailing & Pulling Archives

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The sloop rig here carries 72 sq ft of sail. The plans include options for single sails: a balanced lug rig, with boom, carrying 64 sq ft of sail; and a standing lug, loose footed, carrying 55 sq ft.

11′ 6″ Guillemot

Robust stability and pleasant appearance in a small package

The plans include options for single sails: a balanced lug rig with boom, and a standing lug, loose footed.

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12′ 3″ Spike Skiff

A simple skiff

This good-looking skiff shows us plenty of flare and a pleasing sheerline.

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10′ 2″ Acorn Dinghy

Designed for seaworthy service and multiple uses

The chunky Acorn Puffin is a good load carrier for her length.

13′ Beach Pea Peapod

Elegant lapstrake, plywood peapod for oar and sail

A fine tender to a larger yacht—and a good daysailer in its own right.

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15′ Sailing Skiff

Simple to build, easy to sail

The versatile Sailing Skiff 15 seems about perfect for the noble purposes of education and relaxation (and perhaps an occasional fishing trip).

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16′ Pulling Boat, Shearwater

Norwegian-influenced rowing/sailing craft designed for glued-lap plywood construction.

No lofting required for the Shearwater design plans. This boat is great for the intermediate builder looking for the performance of a Maine peapod.

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Sepia-toned photograph of man in a small Annabelle sailing skiff.

10′ Sailing Skiff, Annabelle

At just 63 lbs., Annabelle is well-suited for cartopping.

The Annabelle Skiff is a 10' skin-on-frame boat for sailing and rowing.

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Friends and family explore the tide line. With the centerboard up, the peapod only draws 7".

14′ Maine Coast Peapod

A timeless design, perfectly suited for both sailing and rowing.

Joel White's Maine Coast Peapod is a great first project for learning traditional boatbuilding techniques. Check out this timeless design.

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12′ Catspaw Dinghy

The Catspaw Dinghy is an easy boat to trailer or haul on the back of a pickup truck.

The plans for the Catspaw Dinghy are very detailed and include full-size mold patterns which, if used with the building instructions contained in WB Nos. 26, 27, and 28, should make this lovely round-bottomed boat easy to build for an amateur.

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While this skiff has a single rowing station, the plans call for a second station at the thwart that serves as the mast partners.

12′ 10″ Pooduck Skiff

A big little boat with a lot of excellent qualities.

Joel White’s Pooduck Skiff is a big little boat that's about as large as two average people would want to carry on shore. A first-time builder can make a fine boat with these plans and with some effort.

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11′ 2″ Shellback Dinghy

It would be hard to imagine a better all-around small boat than the Shellback Dinghy. She is a pleasure to row, and fast and responsive under sail. She is easy to build and maintain, docile and well mannered under tow, small enough to handle easily but big enough to carry a good load. And, she looks great-- handsome with just…