Design
Goat Island Skiff
Designed by Michael Storer
The Goat Island Skiff is Michael Storer's best known design, a 15 ft 6 in flat-bottomed sailing skiff with a 5 ft beam that also rows and takes a small motor. The whole boat comes out of six sheets of 6 mm (1/4 in) marine plywood, and in gaboon the designer gives a hull weight of 128 lb, which he points out is less than a Laser. She carries a 105 sq ft balance lug.
The appeal is a lot of performance from very little material: a light, simple hull with enough sail to be properly quick, yet one that an amateur can build in plywood at home. Storer notes that epoxy coating is not strictly required but makes the structure stronger and cuts maintenance. She suits a builder who wants a fast, good-looking daysailer and is happy to sail her actively.
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