Moonfish
Description
The Moonfish (or Moonfish 14, design code MF14) is a lightweight, lateen-rigged board boat / daysailer designed by Jacques Mertens-Gooddens (of bateau.com / Boatplans.cc). It's a modern amateur-build plywood sailboat (tape-and-glue / stitch-and-glue construction) similar to the classic Sunfish but slightly longer and with a vee hull for better performance and stability, intended as a fast, fun, shallow-water craft for beginners or experienced sailors on lakes, bays, or calm coastal areas. No large production run exists—it's plans-only, with many home-built examples shared on forums like WoodenBoat, and it's praised for ease of construction, low cost, and good speed (comparable to Sunfish but with a more refined shape).
Construction Details
| Designer | Jacques Mertens-Goossens |
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| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 14.000 ft |
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Documents
Sails
Moonfish - LATEEN
| Luff | 11.67 ft - (3557 mm) |
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| Foot | 11.67 ft - (3557 mm) |
| Leech | 13.5 ft - (4115 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 70.68 ° |
| Area | * 64.26 ft² |
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