Phoenix III

Paul Hernes sailing his home-built Phoenix III on a fresh day – just plain fun!

Our most popular design so far is Phoenix III, a 15ft 1-1/2in x 4ft 9in x 6in Beachcruiser which carries 104sq.ft. of sail in a free-standing (no stays) Sprit-Sloop rig.

Designed to be sailed, rowed, or powered by a small outboard
Lightweight Glued-Lapstrake construction (Clinker Plywood)
Built-in buoyancy tanks
Pivoting centreboard and rudder
Rig stows within length of boat for trailering

Plans package includes

15 sheets of A3 sized drawings
Oar Patterns
Comprehensive 62-page instruction manual with sketches and illustrations
Choice of three different rig options
Option of Metric or Imperial dimensions

Price $165 Australian, including postage and packing

PDF Download copy available for $150 Australian

Overseas customers may prefer to purchase from Duckworks

Among the men who ply the various trades, I have observed that the ones who work with boats - designers, builders, and users - are usually happier than most others, and of these, the very happiest in my opinion are boat-builders who use edged tools and work in wood. Such work makes demands on, and seems therefore to satisfy, the whole man - hand, eye, ear, brain, and heart.

Admittedly, I'm prejudiced. Not everyone is a dedicated hard-core boat-building nut. But I think all of us, from the whittled-chip-in-the -puddle days on, have some streak in our nature that is drawn to the making and using of boats. Therefore any development of that ingredient can't help but add to the development of the whole person."
Harold Payson "Go Build Your Own Boat" Van Nostrand Reinhold 1983

Phoenix III

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