Gartside 12' Sailing Dinghy "Riff", #136
Description
The Gartside 12' Sailing Dinghy "Riff" (Design #136), created by acclaimed wooden boat designer Paul Gartside in the 1980s, is a straightforward, buoyant daysailer and tender ideal for beginners, families, or as a yacht auxiliary, blending classic lines with forgiving stability for safe, fun coastal or lake sailing in light to moderate winds. With its generous beam and integrated buoyancy tanks fore and aft, it offers a dry ride and quick recovery from capsize, rigged typically as a balanced lug sloop for simple, tangle-free handling without stays or winches; constructed via accessible strip-plank method using affordable cedar and epoxy, it's a rewarding first build project that punches above its size in seaworthiness, with completed examples often featuring brightwork accents and custom sails. Plans from gartsideboats.com include seven detailed sheets with lofting, priced at $165 USD, emphasizing basic skills for a 400-hour build.
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | 5.09 ft |
| e | 8.75 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 5.09 ft | 8.75 ft | - | - | - | - |
Blueprints
Sails
Gartside 12' Sailing Dinghy "Riff", #136 - STANDING LUGSAIL
| Luff | 5 ft - (1524 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
| Leech | 14 ft - (4267 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 84.26 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 9 ft - (2743 mm) |
| Head | 10 ft - (3048 mm) |
| Area | * 64.74 ft² |
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