Westport Skiff
Description
The Westport Skiff is a traditional American flat-bottomed (or near-flat) rowing and outboard skiff inspired by early 20th-century East Coast workboats and sharpies, originally modeled by Fred Tripp and documented by maritime historian R. H. Baker. Modern plans for the design were created by Doug Hylan of Hylan & Brown (dhylanboats.com), making it available exclusively for amateur and home builders using simple plywood or traditional wooden construction (often with epoxy for durability and leak-free performance). No commercial factory builder or series production exists; instead, it is built one-off by individuals, families, or small workshops, with an unknown but modest total number completed worldwide since the plans became widely available.
Construction Details
| Designer | Harry Bryan |
|---|---|
| Length | 11.000 ft |
| LOA | 11.000 ft |
| Beam | 4.000 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | 13.33 ft |
| e | 13.17 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 13.33 ft | 13.17 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Westport Skiff - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 13.33 ft - (4063 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 13.17 ft - (4014 mm) |
| Leech | * 16.98 ft - (5176 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 81.7 ° |
| Diagonal | 17.333 ft - (5283 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 89.9 ft² |
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