Passagemaker Dinghy
Description
The Passagemaker (often called the Passagemaker Dinghy) is a versatile, multi-purpose small sailboat/rowboat designed by John Harris (chief designer and president of Chesapeake Light Craft, or CLC, in Annapolis, Maryland) and introduced in 2005. Commissioned originally by PassageMaker magazine (focused on large power cruisers) as an elegant tender for big boats, it quickly became popular as a standalone daysailer, rowboat, or outboard-powered skiff due to its graceful Norwegian-style lapstrake pram hull, lightweight plywood/epoxy stitch-and-glue construction (CNC-cut kits for easy amateur building), and excellent performance under oars, sail, or small motor (up to ~2.5–3 hp). Available in standard, take-apart (nesting for storage/trailering), and sailing configurations (gunter sloop or lug rig with daggerboard), it accommodates up to three adults (payload ~650 lb), rows smoothly, sails spiritedly (fast, weatherly, and dry), and handles outboard power steadily; CLC estimates ~100–120 hours build time for a sailing version, with over 500 kits sold since introduction (ongoing availability as kits/plans, no mass production).
Construction Details
| Designer | Chesapeake Light Craft |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 11.580 ft |
| LOA | 11.580 ft |
| Beam | 4.670 ft |
| Displacement | 90 lb |
| Max Draft | 2.500 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.500 ft |
| Year Built | 2005 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
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| j | - |
| p | - |
| e | - |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
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| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Passagemaker Dinghy - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 9.688 ft - (2953 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 4.02 ft - (1225 mm) |
| Leech | 8.958 ft - (2730 mm) |
| Area | * 17.99 ft² |
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Passagemaker Dinghy - GUNTER
| Luff | 6.125 ft - (1867 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 7.188 ft - (2191 mm) |
| Leech | 14.29 ft - (4356 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 82.69 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 8.83 ft - (2691 mm) |
| Head | 7.5 ft - (2286 mm) |
| Area | * 48.26 ft² |
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Passagemaker Dinghy - SPRIT
| Luff | 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
| Leech | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 87.9 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 11.104 ft - (3384 mm) |
| Head | 6.5 ft - (1981 mm) |
| Area | * 67.66 ft² |
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Passagemaker Dinghy - STANDING LUGSAIL
| Luff | 5.75 ft - (1753 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 8.33 ft - (2539 mm) |
| Leech | 11.67 ft - (3557 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 80.75 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 9.33 ft - (2844 mm) |
| Head | 8.33 ft - (2539 mm) |
| Area | * 62.17 ft² |
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Passagemaker Dinghy - STANDING LUGSAIL
| Luff | 5.58 ft - (1701 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 9.33 ft - (2844 mm) |
| Leech | 11.67 ft - (3557 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 80.87 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 10.083 ft - (3073 mm) |
| Head | 9.33 ft - (2844 mm) |
| Area | * 70.87 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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