Shellback Dinghy Aboard Small Boats - A Video Series The Shellback Dinghy, designed by Joel White, is an excellent entry-level craft for those learning to sail or row.
August 2017 PETIT BATEAU A boat, boredom, a book, and a baby With a grandchild on the way, Bruce Holaday built a Joel White-designed Shellback Dinghy. When the boat was finished and launched he was reluctant to leave the project behind so he wrote a book about a boy named Jack whose grandfather built a boat for him.