Penny Fee
Description
The Penny Fee is a compact, versatile wooden dinghy designed by renowned Scottish naval architect Iain Oughtred in the early 2000s. Inspired by traditional British wherries and fishing boats, it's a reinterpretation optimized for modern glued-lapstrake (clinker) plywood construction, making it accessible for amateur builders. At just under 16 feet, it's Iain Oughtred's largest dinghy design among his half-dozen small craft, emphasizing efficient rowing for distance, stable sailing in varied conditions, and capacity for picnics or light loads. It's not a blue water cruiser but excels as a tender, day-sailer, or explorer for sheltered waters, coastal hops, or as a yacht auxiliary. With over a hundred built worldwide, it's praised for its elegant lines, seaworthiness, and "soulful" handling—owners often describe it as feeling like a "step back in time" while being practical for today.
The standard boat dimensions
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Sails
Penny Fee - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
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| Foot | 4.42 ft - (1347 mm) |
| Leech | 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | * 3.82 ft - (1164 mm) |
| Area | * 22.93 ft² |
| Comments | This is the working jib option specified for the Penny Fee. |
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Penny Fee - 3-SIDED SAIL
| Luff | 8.5 ft - (2591 mm) |
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| Foot | 4.25 ft - (1295 mm) |
| Leech | 8.18 ft - (2493 mm) |
| Tack Ang | 71.1 ° |
| Area | 17.09 ft² |
| Comments | This is the leg-o'-mutton yawl mizzen sail option for the Penny Fee. The luff is laced to the mizzen mast. The foot is loose -- attached only at the tack and the clew. |
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Penny Fee - 4-SIDED SAIL
| Luff | 7.75 ft - (2362 mm) |
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| Foot | 8.5 ft - (2591 mm) |
| Leech | 16.25 ft - (4953 mm) |
| Head | 9 ft - (2743 mm) |
| Diagonal | 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Tack Angle | 80.4 ° |
| Area | 76.08 ft² |
| Comments | Gaff rigged mainsail option for the yawl version of the Penny Fee. Secure the head to the yard with marline hitches. The tack will be secured at the mast. This particular sail is loose footed secured only at the clew to the boom. Three reef points recommended. |
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Penny Fee - BALANCE LUGSAIL
| Luff | 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
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| Foot | 9.167 ft - (2794 mm) |
| Leech | 14.75 ft - (4496 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 79.38 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 11 ft - (3353 mm) |
| Head | 8.75 ft - (2667 mm) |
| Area | * 83.9 ft² |
| Comments | This is the balance lug option specified for the Penny Fee. |
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Penny Fee - BALANCE LUGSAIL
| Luff | 5.92 ft - (1804 mm) |
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| Foot | 9.167 ft - (2794 mm) |
| Leech | 13.33 ft - (4063 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 79.02 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 9.92 ft - (3024 mm) |
| Head | 9.67 ft - (2947 mm) |
| Area | * 74.47 ft² |
| Comments | A smaller balance lug sail for heavy air. |
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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.
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