Nancy's China Gaff Rig
Description
Nancy's China is a popular 15-foot pocket cruiser sailboat designed by Sam Devlin of Devlin Designing Boatbuilders (USA) in the late 1980s/early 1990s. It was created as an easy-to-build, trailerable daysailer/weekender that balances garage storage with overnight capability for two people—often described as "the biggest boat you can fit in a garage and the smallest boat you would want to sleep on." The design is available as stitch-and-glue marine plywood plans or kits, with a hard-chine V-bottom hull, centerboard (or daggerboard in some variations), and options for gaff or Marconi (Bermudan) sloop rig. A "DC" (deck/cockpit) open version without the cabin also exists, and some builds incorporate electric auxiliary power. It features a large cockpit for day sailing, a cozy forward cabin with basic accommodations (berths, sitting headroom), and is light enough to tow with most vehicles while remaining stable and fun to sail. Hundreds have been built by amateurs worldwide due to its forgiving construction and versatile performance.
Construction Details
| Designer | Sam Devlin |
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| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 15.170 ft |
| LOA | 15.170 ft |
| LWL | 12.500 ft |
| Beam | 6.000 ft |
| Max Draft | 2.750 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.830 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
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Documents
Sails
Nancy's China Gaff Rig - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 12.339 ft - (3761 mm) |
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| Foot | 5.698 ft - (1737 mm) |
| Leech | 10.661 ft - (3249 mm) |
| Area | * 30.33 ft² |
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Nancy's China Gaff Rig - GAFF MAIN
| Luff | 9.474 ft - (2888 mm) |
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| Foot | 9.432 ft - (2875 mm) |
| Leech | 15.04 ft - (4584 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 84.52 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 12.714 ft - (3875 mm) |
| Head | 5.938 ft - (1810 mm) |
| Area | * 81.51 ft² |
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