Widgeon Sneakbox
Description
Sneakboxes trace back to the 19th century as low-profile, camouflaged duck boats for market hunters, popularized by Nathaniel H. Bishop's 1879 book Four Months in a Sneak Box. The "Widgeon" name (after the widgeon duck) refers to specific models like the Arthur Armstrong (AA) Widgeon or MLB Widgeon, typically 12–14 ft long. These were originally rowed or poled for stealthy approaches but later fitted with sails for cruising or recreation.
The standard boat dimensions
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Sails
| Sail Type | SPRIT |
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| Luff | 6.5 ft - (1981 mm) |
| Foot | 8.5 ft - (2591 mm) |
| Leech | 11.25 ft - (3429 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 82.46 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 10 ft - (3048 mm) |
| Head | 4.25 ft - (1295 mm) |
| Area | * 48.53 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPRIT |
|---|---|
| Luff | 4.5 ft - (1372 mm) |
| Foot | 5.5 ft - (1676 mm) |
| Leech | 6.75 ft - (2057 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.26 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 7 ft - (2134 mm) |
| Head | 3 ft - (914 mm) |
| Area | * 22.4 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.