Puddleduck - Plan No. 56
LOA: 7' 10-1/4"Beam: 4'
Draft: 7"
Designer: R. H. Baker, 1951
Plans Include: Lines, Offsets, Sail Plan, Construction, Sparring and Perspective (one view)
Difficulty Level: EASY
One of the true all-around dinghies, Puddleduck is good for sailing, rowing or as a deackable tender. The plywood pram was originally designed as a boat for students at St. George's School, Newport, RI, to build, sail and race. Because of a V-bottom with more than the usual deadrise, sheer and rocker, Puddleduck is dry and a good, responsive sailer for two children or one adult. (for rowing, she will carry four adults.) Puddleduck has a sliding gunter rig with spars short enough to stow inside the boat. She's also easy to transport; in fact, many people remember Bob carrying these little boats to regattas on his old firetruck.
"Just something I decided to play with one morning and I worked out a set of lines for her . . . oh heck, let's build the little stinker." RHB
