CLC PocketShip Under Sail

Sailing footage of PocketShip. This is a 15-foot gaff-rigged sloop with accommodations for two. Build this boat from a kit or plans! PocketShip uses the stitch-and-glue method and has a keel-centerboard arrangement. Dimensions are 14'10" LOD, 6'2" beam, 16" draft (board up), sail area 148sqft, 800lbs w/o crew including 270lbs ballast. PocketShip's webpage is http://www.clcboats.com/pocketship

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• CLC
• Chesapeake Light Craft
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• glue
• pocket
• cruiser
• gaff
• rig
• gaffer
• boatbuilding
• boat
• kits

[CLCBoats1]

PocketShip #1 is five years old and I've never done any maintenance on the centerboard or centerboard trunk. To be sure, it lives on a trailer most of the time. But with zero light in centerboard trunks, marine growth is slow or even nonexistent in there. If you kept yours in the water, once in awhile you'd have to chock the boat up ashore and lower the centerboard to be cleaned.

[Whitebear329]

Still considering designs fro a winter build here in FL. How far over is the roll before the weather helm turns the rudder lose? Was this a design criteria or measured after the first sailing?

[CLCBoats1]

Not quite sure I understand the question.  When heeling hard to a gust, PocketShip's helm just feels "normal": there's a pretty sharp tug of weather helm and the boat will round up on its own if you let it.

[juantana7]

this is great! I have a Potter 15 and this looks just as much if not more stable - how much ballast and what are the specs? will she flip in high winds?

[CLCBoats1]

PocketShip has about 268 pounds of lead ballast. You couldn't capsize it with wind alone; it would take big breaking waves to knock you all the way over.

I guess it's like a Potter in that it's a sailing pocket cruiser, but there the similarity ends.

[Tubestrut]

Nice commercial. I love the clown car scene with all the kids climbing out.  I remember one time we stuffed an entire neighborhood of kids into my Dad's triumph spitfire trying to convince my Mom to take us to the movies.

[hckie]

How do you do yearly maintenance on the keel board well? Is it wide enough to fit hand/tools for sanding and repainting?

[Bernster3040]

Nice little cruiser. Thanks for posting.

[sizenevermatters]

Thanks for sharing such a beauty...I built two hardchine sailboats, one a 4.2 meters open deck and second was much smaller but i really don't remember the lod...Something around 2.1 meters, with a markoni rig and a genoa (yes, not a jib!). I sold them both and now desperate to grab the helm once more and feel that "thing". My question, is there an option for markoni rig instead of gaff? Somehow i don't like gaff rigs (except the lower c.e.). Thanks once more...

[BrothersFreedive]

This is definitely my style. So amazing how maximized and comfortable the cockpit is. Probably possibe because you put the ballast you dont need big rails to sit on.

[jazzzz1066]

Sweet bluff bow. Nice lines.

[tomperanteau]

What moron would have rated this a thumbs down? This was great!

I sail a Harstad 31 and have about a year's experience, but to see the joy in building/sailing this "PocketShip", I was pleasantly surprised! Good for you and keep up the great work!