There are couple of old threads about small steel boats: http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/metal-boat-building/steel-dinghies-8856.html...
If you are interested in the small proas and outrigger sailing canoes, there are a few dedicated sites with a tons of info:...
That cat was not designed for ocean cruising. Look at the "acomodation".
Bob and Sheila Wise built Loose Moose II, sailed across Atlantic and continued sailing in the Caribbean for a few years. They were happy with a...
Hartley designs have a very informative book as well: http://www.hartley-boats.com/books.html
Patrick Balta, ( http://www.balta.fr/etoilehori2.html ), tried most of these things few years ago. I like result:
Of course there is a huge difference and traditional gaff can’t come near the performance level of the square headed Bermudian rigs, that take...
Yes, pretty close. Probably the best windward, (short handed), sail possible with traditional materials.
Thomas Colvin have a lot of experience with junks and he designed quite a few: http://www.thomasecolvin.com/chinese_junks.htm
I don’t have personal experience with sharpies, but I read a bit about them. In practically all of literature, H. Chapelle e.c.t, there is a...
Building kit for the PT skiff, (Russell Brown, Jim Brown’s son), uses same system. http://ptwatercraft.com/ptwatercraft/Welcome.html
Opinions and tastes differ a lot. A lot of choices are subjective. However, fact is that long French coast has plenty of places with a very...
Michael Storer has very basic design, simple and cheap to build in plywood. http://www.storerboatplans.com/Russki/Russki.html
Or something like this, cheapest tri possible. http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/garyd/Trimaran.pdf (It could use bigger sail area and...
Excellent post Troy, especially point nr. 4. Piracy thrives only in places with absolutely desperate living conditions. I wanted to add to...