Design
Laita
Designed by François Vivier
Laita is a small sail and oar dinghy, 3.60 m long and 1.40 m wide, with a pram bow inspired by traditional Norwegian boats. François Vivier drew her as an introduction to sail and oar boating: a stable, safe dinghy for one or two, or three young people, that is light enough to go on top of a car.
She is a simple boat to build and the designer suggests her as a good project for a home builder who plans a larger boat later. All the hull strakes are cut in advance and need no adjustment, and a building frame of crisscrossed panels does away with lofting. Many have been built by young people in a French sailing school program.
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