Graces Tender
Description
The Grace's Tender is a charming 8-foot (LOA) plywood rowing and sailing dinghy designed by Arch Davis (a Maine-based boat designer known for accessible wooden boat plans). He created it specifically to build with his daughter Grace, resulting in a simple, attractive, and capable tender that's excellent as a yacht dinghy but also stands alone as a fun daysailer or rowboat in its own right. It's built using stitch-and-glue plywood construction (typically 4mm okoume plywood), making it lightweight, easy to build for amateurs, and durable with epoxy/glass sheathing options. The design excels in head seas better than a typical pram (thanks to its fine entry and rocker), rows sweetly, and sails sprightly under a simple lug or sprit rig—stable, dry, and forgiving for family use or short outings.
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 8 ft |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | - |
| e | 6 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 ft | - | - | 6 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Graces Tender - STANDING LUGSAIL
| Luff | 3.83 ft - (1167 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 6.5 ft - (1981 mm) |
| Leech | 9.71 ft - (2960 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 92.91 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 7.71 ft - (2350 mm) |
| Head | 6.79 ft - (2070 mm) |
| Area | * 38.45 ft² |
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