The Portland Pudgy Sailboat
Fun for the whole family in this safe, exciting sailboat!
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The sail kit makes your Portland Pudgy a fun, safe sailboat. We have recently made substantial changes to the sail kit. The sail is bigger (40.9 sq. ft.) and has a window. (You can reef the sail up or down to reduce sail size.) The rudder post is stronger and more rugged. The new telescoping boom is rigid aluminum. We offer longer, performance leeboards as well as the standard leeboards. All of this makes the Portland Pudgy sailboat go faster, come into the wind better, and it's even more fun to sail!
The Pudgy was designed as a proactive lifeboat for blue water sailors to be sailed to safety, and the stability and buoyancy designed into the Portland Pudgy also make it safe and sea-friendly as a recreational sailboat.
The Pudgy takes surprisingly rugged sea and wind for a boat its size. The Pudgy is so stable it’s difficult to capsize, but if it does, it’s very easy to right, and it comes up dry. No need to wait for rescue (as with some recreational sailing dinks)!
One more thing! The Portland Pudgy sailboat is a self-contained unit. The mast, gaff, boom, sail, and tiller stow inside the hull storage compartment. You slide the bundle in through the transom hatch. (See photo below.) The rudder and standard leeboards stow neatly under the rear seat. The performance leeboards can be strapped under the middle seat. The sail kit is designed so that you can set it up while on the water.
Removing the sail kit (mast, gaff, boom, sail, and tiller) from hull storage
created 5/12/10
