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Two videos of the PocketShip are available at www.clcboats.com as well as on YouTube.

Building the PocketShip with John Harris

This video shows the building of the first PocketShip from Chesapeake Light Craft. Designed is by John C. Harris. It is a 15-foot gaff-rigged sloop with accommodations for two, and can be built from a kit or plans.

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Sailing the PocketShip

Finally, PocketShip is launched and goes for its first sail.

PocketShip is a a 15-foot gaff-rigged sloop with accommodation for two. Build this boat from a kit or plans! It is a stitch-and-glue design, and has a keel-centerboard arrangement. Dimensions are 14' 10" LOD, 6' 2" beam, 16" draft (board up), and 36" draft with the centreboard down. Sail area is 148sqft, and hull weight is 800 lbs w/o crew including 270 lbs ballast in the keel and under the floorboards.

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