WOODS DESIGNS
Foss Quay, Millbrook, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL10 1EN, UK
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E-Mail RWoods@sailingcatamarans.com
Welcome to this, the Woods Designs dinghies web site which we hope you find an interesting and useful introduction to our range of sailing and rowing dinghy designs
This range of rowing and sailing dinghies and off the beach catamarans
complement the larger catamarans designed by Woods Designs. All the boats
are designed for home building using stitch and glue techniques in plywood
and epoxy. The designs vary from the Crayfish yacht tender through the
sea going rowing boats Bee and Linnet to the beach catamarans Pixe, Quattro
14 and Quattro 16, not forgetting the 14' high performance singlehander
racing dinghy Stealth.
All are well proven designs and all have been home built by the designers.
Richard Woods, chief designer at Woods Designs has been dinghy sailing for over 40 years. In that time he has raced most dinghies and won four national and one European championships, the latest being the 1998 Blaze singlehander nationals. He has been a yacht designer for over 25 years and since starting Woods Designs in 1981 has sold well over 1500 sets of boat plans, while over 200 production boats have also been sold.
People are justifiably concerned about the quality of plans and the service provided by their chosen designer. Possibly the most influential home boatbuilding magazine worldwide is Wooden Boat Magazine. They chose Woods Designs when they decided to add a couple of beach cats to their list of stock plans. They have been selling plans for the QUATTRO 16 and PIXIE since the late 1980's, and have since sold hundreds of sets of plans.
One of the main reasons for choosing Woods Designs is clear from their initial review of the PIXIE when they wrote: "Another reason for the ease of construction is found in the plans themselves, which are not merely mechanical drawings, but a fully rendered guide to the building and rigging of this boat, with detailed specifications for rigging and fittings. The plans are so clear as to resemble drawings for a "how-to" magazine article, or assembly instruction for a kit-in-a-box. They are a great visual aid for a vessel that is, in fact, being made by hand"
Building your own boat is not only intensely satisfying, but it is also
a great way of saving money, plus you end up with a boat that has been
made to your exact requirements.
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