Comments on: The people are speaking: time to publish Wayfarer Dinghy plans

By: Jonathan Davies

Jonathan Davies — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:29:03 +0000

Like many others, I would like to build a Wayfarer from plans. Stumbled across this blog looking for a source for the plans. The fact is that a Wayfarer is not much different in design to an Enterprise (just scaled up from 13’3 to 16′) and building an Enterprise is not that difficult. So the argument that it would be too difficult for the amateur is spurious. Nothing to stop you buying an old scrap heap job and doing it up though. Jon

By: Tim Shaw

Tim Shaw — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:10:27 +0000

They are not. That’s the whole unfortunate part. I think there would be a great demand for them, but the designer’s estate won’t license them.

By: brad

brad — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:04:38 +0000

what do you mean by keep it legal,are these plans not for sale?

By: Tim Shaw

Tim Shaw — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 23:25:53 +0000

Thanks for visiting, Brad. Seems like a bunch of folks would like those plans, but let’s keep it legal.

By: Brad Rice The Boatwright

Brad Rice The Boatwright — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:06:46 +0000

I have a Wayfarer made as a kit I think #915 I also think the wooden wayfarer,should keep going.I tried about 6 years a go to get rights to build wooden Wayfarers, but no luck. I do have building plans if any one like copys. Free with cost of printing and postage. theboatwright@mac.com

By: Steve Nickles

Steve Nickles — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:14:58 +0000

I found an ad for a “wayfarer kit” some years ago, I still have it, and I thought it was a beautiful craft, it’s lines were calling to me, “build me”. I thought, if I ever have the time to build a boat, that’s the one I would build. Now that I have the time, I find there’s no plans available. Oh well, maybe I’ll build the “Conga”, still available free plans at “polysail international” the “Sunray” and “Super sunray” are also pretty boats, and share similar characteristics with the “Wayfarer” Good Luck to all homebuilders.

By: Troy

Troy — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:11:13 +0000

Some people are selfish, I just want sail and have fun. Can’t have a ragotta here in Eugene Oregon, there’s no Wayfarers… Would love to build a club from the ground up, just need plans.