Vita Dinghy
Description
The Vita Dinghy (also called the Vita or Vita Dinghy by Joe Dobler) is a simple, lightweight V-bottom pram designed as an easy-to-build, car-toppable sailing/rowing dinghy. It is offered as plans (available from Duckworks for around $20) and is popular among amateur wooden boat builders for its straightforward taped-seam (stitch-and-glue) construction using 1/4" fir plywood. It was created as a practical, affordable tender or daysailer that rows well, sails simply, and can accept a small outboard if desired. It is not a production boat — most examples are one-off or small-batch home builds, with no exact production count available due to its plans-based nature.
Construction Details
| Designer | Joseph C. Dobler |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 10.000 ft |
| LOA | 10.000 ft |
| Beam | 5.000 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | 13.50 ft |
| e | 6.92 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 13.50 ft | 6.92 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Sails
Vita Dinghy - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 13.5 ft - (4115 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 6.92 ft - (2109 mm) |
| Leech | * 14.78 ft - (4505 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 14.95 ft - (4557 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area | * 48.44 ft² |
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Vita Dinghy - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 10 ft - (3048 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 4.33 ft - (1320 mm) |
| Leech | 9.5 ft - (2896 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | 4.09 ft - (1247 mm) |
| Area | * 20.44 ft² |
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