Sailing the Puddles
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But without an immovable, fixed point in your life, there can be no sailing. Bard, that legendary publisher of business books, speaks of 4 kinds of opportunities:. Never invest time or money in a puddle. Be careful of swamps. They look like oceans at first because everyone is interested.
What our club is about
But that interest is shallow, not deep enough to drive action. You can draw a lot of water from a well. It was extremely successful. Join the many publishers and authors who already get their updates sent straight to their inbox. Enter your email address below:.
The rules are aimed at keeping the lower 10" of all hulls the same but the rest is up to the builder. A simple hull can be made from 3 sheets of plywood, titebond II glue and latex house paint.
Drifting, Surfing, Drowning, and Sailing in Puddles, Swamps, Wells, and Oceans
If you work hard for 2 weekends you can go sailing on the 3rd weekend. If you are really in a hurry it is possible to go from lumber to the lake in 5 days. Here are our free plywood sailboat plans. Our club is not about the boat, it is about the people and what we do is described right at the top of this page in our motto. We use the same shaped hulls and go play with them together in fun ways and also for serious racing.
We have a handicap rating so we can race with other recognized racing classes. Membership is free, any puddle ducker can organize events there are no restricted territories. We have an open member list so any ducker can directly contact another.
The wind and the waves control their speed and direction. There are no protected territories and any puddle ducker is welcome to organize events and invite others to go sailing. You can draw a lot of water from a well. All boats leak especially wooden ones. For many people that build ducks, it is their first boat and they don't know how to sail either.
Here is why the hull we use is perfect for puddle ducking: In addition to conventional racing we have a big list of fun sailboat games and races. Interesting Niche Racing Most of the other sailboat classes fit in one of the two basic categories.
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One Design where the class keep the boats as identical as possible so that the competition is between the skill of the crew. Developmental class where the competitors engineer different sailboats so that their boat design is a significant part of their ability to compete. This category also tends to become a competition of who has the financial resources to gain the best engineering solutions.
Our class fits in an area between those 2 general types, we are a "developmental one design". Our hulls are a fixed one design shape, the sail rigs and fins are open for development.
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Because our boat is so small, that imposes a natural limit on the cost so our class will always be within the grasp of an amateur garage level competitor. If nobody else is organizing events in your area, then stand up and take the initiative to organize a local fleet and make the magic happen!! Our boat is not just for racing, she is great for all sorts of other purposes and in most states a boat this small does not need to be titled or registered.
The hull shape carries lbs.
One member took 2 adults and 3 kids for an afternoon sail. Another went on a 3 day cruise with his wife and slept aboard at anchor every night.
If you think about it, many people go backpacking for long periods, a PDRacer can hold much more gear and water than a backpack. She also works good as a row boat and motor boat. I often take my kids out rowing in mine, instead of a sail rig I put a big beach umbrella in the mast sleeve so they can sit in the shade.
-Stephen M. Kisko
If you like fishing, you can row her into the shallow areas that power boats can't get to and launch in areas that don't have a boat ramp. She is very stable, enough that you can stand up and cast. For some odd reason, many sailors think they should only have one sailboat - please realize it is perfectly OK to have several or many sailboats at the same time. Consider building a puddle duck to get some experience and have fun sailing with other duckers. The lessons you will learn will give you better understanding of how to build boats and make your next project go a lot faster. The duck is big enough to carry a 2nd passenger but small and easy to store.
If you lose interest or don't have time, then stand her upright in the corner of your garage or out back till you get the itch to go sail her again. For many people that build ducks, it is their first boat and they don't know how to sail either. Sailing is easy, just point the boat in the direction you want to go, then pull in the sail till it stops flapping. The best way to learn is to have your own boat and take her out on a very light wind day, on a very small lake and give it a try.