S#71 Dinghy 10

Description

The S#71 Dinghy 10 is a 10-foot (approximately 3.05 m) wooden sailing/rowing dinghy designed by John Brooks, a noted wooden boat designer and author (known for glued-lapstrake plywood construction techniques, as detailed in his book How to Build Glued Lapstrake Wooden Boats and through Brooks Boats Designs in Maine). This appears to be a lesser-documented or custom/one-off design (possibly a prototype, client-specific tender, or variant not prominently featured in his main catalog, which emphasizes models like the Ellen 12', Somes Sound 12½, and Peregrine 18'), listed in some sailboat databases with the "S#71" designation potentially referring to a design code, study plan number, or hull identifier rather than a production series. It is a lightweight, glued-lapstrake plywood dinghy suited as a tender (e.g., for larger yachts, with examples including custom features like plexiglass bottoms for viewing underwater or enhanced rowing/sailing capability), offering good rowing performance, basic sailing rig (likely a simple cat or sloop setup for easy handling), and compact trailering/storage.