Gartside 10ft Sailing Dinghy #231
Description
The Gartside 10'10" Sailing Dinghy (Design #231), developed by Paul Gartside in collaboration with 13-year-old Finlay Morgan from Liskeard, UK, in the 1980s, is a compact, spirited daysailer and tender blending youthful creativity with proven design principles, offering responsive performance in light winds and forgiving stability for coastal or lake use as an ideal starter boat for young sailors or a versatile yacht auxiliary. Deep and beamy for its size, it carries a generous sail area relative to displacement, ensuring lively handling without overwhelming novices, while its strip-plank construction promotes durability and ease of maintenance; suited for solo or duo outings with thwart seating and basic storage, it's a rewarding intermediate build project emphasizing traditional aesthetics with modern simplicity.
Construction Details
| Designer | Paul Gartside |
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| Length | 10.833 ft |
| LOA | 10.833 ft |
| Beam | 4.333 ft |
| Displacement | 400 lb |
| Max Draft | 2.500 ft |
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Blueprints
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