Conga
Description
The Conga is a small, classic sailing dinghy or daysailer, popular in the past for home builders and beginners looking for a simple, affordable wooden boat project. It is an older design from the 1970s–1980s era of DIY boat plans published in magazines or small plan sellers), often associated with free or low-cost plywood construction plans. It's mentioned in boat-building forums and resources like PolySail International (a source for basic sailboat plans). The design emphasizes simplicity, ease of building, and practical sailing for lakes, bays, or protected waters.
Construction Details
| Designer | C. B. Dawes |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 12.000 ft |
| LOA | 12.000 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 7.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 6 ft |
| p | 17 ft |
| e | 6.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.50 ft | 6 ft | 17 ft | 6.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Conga - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 17 ft - (5182 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 6.5 ft - (1981 mm) |
| Leech | * 17.83 ft - (5435 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 17.99 ft - (5483 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area | * 57.4 ft² |
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Conga - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 7.68 ft - (2341 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 10.88 ft - (3316 mm) |
| Leech | * 6.94 ft - (2115 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 6.9 ft - (2103 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 11.97 ° |
| Area | * 26.5 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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