PLANS

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Tiny boats, tenders and dinks

Scraps		A tiny but burdensome tender
Kiwi PDR		More fun for your dollar than anything else you’ll find
Roof Rack		A tiny load carrier for the smaller yacht or launch
Tender Behind		Seriously seaworthy yacht tender
Fish Hook		A Simple skiff - carrys a pretty big load, very stable
Sherpa		A little load carrier that can become an explorer
Norse Praam		Traditional style in a small boat  *

Sports Rowing Boats

Seagull		Simple stitch and tape performance under oars or outboard
Mollyhawk		A bigger "Seagull" with a sliding seat option
Joansa		A modern version of a classic round sided dory
Light Dory		Simple, sweet and super seaworthy

Small, open sailing and general purpose boats

SEI		A little taste of the Viking
Saturday Night Special		Quick build, quick sailor, the most boat you'll get for your buck.
Adele		A miniature flattie for the kids   *
AWOL		Speed, but not at the expense of comfort
Fish Hook		Simple seagoing transport
Golden Bay / Setnet		One version sails, the other catches fish
Daniels Boat		Daniel was about 12 and deserved his own boat---
Janette		Sail her, go fishing, or go exploring under oars
Rogue		Row,  outboard or sail,  with classical lines
Truant		Sailing with stability, and fun
Khaki Campbell		A simple skiff for the duck shooters
Houdini		Serious,  a sailing dinghy with space to sleep two or daysail four
Cyber Cafe		Stylish tearaway for the teenagers  *
Optimus Maximus		You liked the kids Optimus trainers,  here's a grownup version *
Yorkshire Coble		A smaller plywood version of the English surfboat: row, motor, or sail her *
Swiftsure		Just for fun, but so much fun with her square topsail and her plans even include a cannon
Navigator		A really popular daysailer and cruising dinghy
Walkabout		A Cruising Dinghy for the Maine Island trail
Pilgrim		Family Daysailer or Adventure Cruiser
Pathfinder		This design has been a long time being born
6 M Whaler		A clinker built double ender in the traditional Navy style

Boats with cabins and sails

Pelegrin		Trailerable Coastal Cruiser
Sundowner		Ocean going, small and affordable, and exceptionally tough.
Fafnir		A tough little cruiser for one or two
Swaggie		A mighty, miniature long range cruiser
Sweet Pea		A Performance sloop , or a cruising yawl with two  bunks and a space for the cooker
Smack		A big dinghy with a gaff rig and space to camp aboard *
Tread Lightly		The littlest practical cabin cruising yacht
Penguin		A classic trailer yacht with serious space inside

Power Boats

Trover		Coastal fishing or netting in the estuary
Clarence River Dory		A long, narrow and super efficient fishing boat
Rifleman		A Planing runabout with classical grace
Piwakawaka		Designed as a steamboat, but she'll drive along nicely with a lawnmower engine

Designs with * are designed by Stuart Reid  of Reid Design but supplied
and supported by John Welsford Small Craft Design.

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