Sailing dinghy
PAPER JET 14
CKD Boats
- 4.27m 
14' 0"ft
The same features that he designed into it for club use will allow a family to use one hull as the platform on which Dad can have his excitement of blasting across large expanses of water but junior can sail the same boat (if he can pry it loose from Dad's grip) with a smaller rig and at slower speed.
Dudley Dix is not trying to produce a design that will sail the pants off any of the other single-handers. It is fast and it will be really exciting to sail with the Turbo rig, but from the outset (this boat has been in the back of my head for over 10 years) it is intended to provide an economical path for sailors to progress between boats like the Optimist and the costly single-handed skiffs without having to trade up their boat each time to go the next step. They can build a Paper Jet at the cheapest level or the level that they think that they can handle and progress from there. Meanwhile, as long as Dad is not out sailing, the kids can use the same boat at a more basic level. It makes sailing more viable for many families. With time and skill improvements they can move into more costly boats if they feel the need.
14' 0"ft
The same features that he designed into it for club use will allow a family to use one hull as the platform on which Dad can have his excitement of blasting across large expanses of water but junior can sail the same boat (if he can pry it loose from Dad's grip) with a smaller rig and at slower speed.
Dudley Dix is not trying to produce a design that will sail the pants off any of the other single-handers. It is fast and it will be really exciting to sail with the Turbo rig, but from the outset (this boat has been in the back of my head for over 10 years) it is intended to provide an economical path for sailors to progress between boats like the Optimist and the costly single-handed skiffs without having to trade up their boat each time to go the next step. They can build a Paper Jet at the cheapest level or the level that they think that they can handle and progress from there. Meanwhile, as long as Dad is not out sailing, the kids can use the same boat at a more basic level. It makes sailing more viable for many families. With time and skill improvements they can move into more costly boats if they feel the need.
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