Whisstock Design #119 Cutter
Description
Whisstock Design #119 Cutter is a variant of the original Design #119 pocket cruiser by British naval architect George Whisstock, adapted from the yawl rig to a cutter rig for enhanced upwind performance and versatility. This 17'6" wooden sailboat, designed for amateur builders using stitch-and-glue plywood or cold-moulded wood-epoxy construction, is optimized for day sailing, coastal cruising, or tender duties in sheltered waters like UK estuaries, New England bays, or Delaware Bay. The cutter rig, featuring a single mast with two headsails (jib and staysail), offers better sail balance and flexibility in variable winds compared to the yawl’s dual-mast setup. Like the yawl version, it’s trailerable, seaworthy, and customizable (sail, motor, or hybrid), with plans including detailed instructions, GZ stability curves, and DXF files for CNC kits. It’s ideal for solo or small crews (1-3 people) and appeals to DIY enthusiasts for its ~400-500 hour build time and affordable plans (~$200-250 from whisstock.com).
The standard boat dimensions
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Sails
| Sail Type | YANKEE |
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| Luff | 18.258 ft - (5565 mm) |
| Foot | 8.202 ft - (2500 mm) |
| Leech | 11.384 ft - (3470 mm) |
| Area | * 31.87 ft² |
| Sail Type | STAYSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 13.648 ft - (4160 mm) |
| Foot | 6.398 ft - (1950 mm) |
| Leech | 11.384 ft - (3470 mm) |
| Area | * 36.2 ft² |
| Sail Type | GAFF MAIN |
|---|---|
| Luff | 9.892 ft - (3015 mm) |
| Foot | 10.581 ft - (3225 mm) |
| Leech | 19.652 ft - (5990 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 90 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 14.485 ft - (4415 mm) |
| Head | 9.514 ft - (2900 mm) |
| Area | * 117.81 ft² |
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.