Gartside Design 109
Description
The Gartside Design #109 is a 30 ft gaff cutter created by Canadian naval architect and boatbuilder Paul Gartside (Gartside Boats, Victoria, BC). It's a modern interpretation and updated version of an earlier 29-foot gaff cutter design he published in WoodenBoat magazine, refined for better performance, simplicity, and "go-anywhere" capability while retaining classic Falmouth working boat inspiration (e.g., Bristol Channel pilot cutter influence). The boat emphasizes a powerful rig, full headroom, and a practical three-berth layout (with an optional double berth forward), making it suitable for coastal cruising, short offshore passages, or extended adventures. It's designed to be relatively straightforward to build (easy lines, no complex curves), appealing to skilled amateurs or small yards using traditional wooden construction (typically carvel planking over frames, or strip-planked with epoxy sheathing for durability).
Construction Details
| Designer | Paul Gartside |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 30.000 ft |
| LWL | 29.000 ft |
| Beam | 11.000 ft |
| Max Draft | 5.000 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 45 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 15 ft |
| p | 37 ft |
| e | 15.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 ft | 15 ft | 37 ft | 15.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
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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