Decked Sailing Canoes

... some published plans ...

Canoe designers in the late 19th century were quite free in sharing their designs, and frequently published them in the leading journals of the day. Not always easy to locate, and certainly not indexed, these journals can be found in libraries. The accompanying table gives the references so that interested folks may more easily find the original articles.

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Abbreviations:

Forest & Stream, a major sporting publication of the day
Field = The Field, Britain's answer to Forest and Stream
Rudder = The Rudder, a major yacht and boat journal
Canoe & Boatbuilding = Canoe and Boatbuilding for Amateurs by W.P. Stephens, an impressive compilation and instruction guide for building these types of boats.
T&M = Traditions and Memories of American Yachting by W.P. Stephens.
AS = The Amateur Sportsman.

See also Outing magazine. Fritz Fenger's original stories appeared there. Canoeing bits also appeared in various yachting magazines and might contain details of rig or sailing techniques even if plans are lacking.

The Plans column indicates what was published for a particular canoe. Unless noted, every listing includes a Lines drawing. In addition, C = construction details, Offsets = offsets, and S = sail plan.
Most of these designs are for canoes 16' long by 30" wide - the standard size for ACA racing at the time. A few related canoe yawl designs, which are typically larger, have also been included.

Canoe	Designer	Builder	Reference	Lines and...
15 x 31.5 Racing Canoe	W.P. Stephens	--	Forest & Stream 1/16/1890; 324	Offsets
ACA Cruising Class Canoe	D.B. Goodsell	--	Forest & Stream 2/7/1903; ?-118	C, S
American Cruising Canoe	W.P. Stephens	--	Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets
Annie Canoe Yawl	J. Henley		Canoe & Boatbuilding	Lines only
Atlantis	S.R. Stoddard	F. Joyner	Forest & Stream 4/4/1889; 225-227 Forest & Stream 5/9/1889; 328-329	S
Bat	W.P. Stephens	St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe, & Steam Launch Co.	Forest & Stream 2/5/1891; 56-57 T&M	Offsets, S
Battledore	A.C. Smith		Forest & Stream 8/18/1894; 148-149	C, S
Canoe Yawl	W. Baden-Powell	--	Field 2/25/1893; 297 Field 3/4/1893 Field 4/15/1893	C, S
Canoe Yawl, 16'	C.G. Davis	--	Rudder, Nov. 1895	C, S
Canoe Yawl Excelsior	Wm. Atkin	--	?	-=-
Canuck	F. Jones/ M. Sauve	M. Sauve	Forest & Stream 8/18/1890; 178-179 Forest & Stream 10/16/1890; 260-261 Forest & Stream 12/25/1890; 466-467	Offsets, C, S
Cassie Canoe Yawl	George Holmes	--	Forest & Stream	Detail sketches
Charm	W. Stewart	--	Forest & Stream 11/11/1888; 236-237	Offsets, C
Cruising Canoe	E.T. Holding	--	Field 1/9/1892; 63	Offsets, S
Dot	Wm. L. Alden	J. Everson	Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets, S
Ellard	J.H. Rushton		Forest & Stream 1/8/1885; 476	Lines only
Elliott Canoe	W.S. Elliott	W.P. Stephens	Rudder 1898; 89-91	Offsets, C, S
Fly	Paul Butler	W.F. Stevens	Forest & Stream 10/3/1889; 216-217 Forest & Stream 10/10/1889; 237 Forest & Stream 10/17/1889; 255-258	Offsets, C, S
Foggy Dew	G.W. Ruggles		Forest & Stream 3/3/1900; 94-96	C, S
Genetta	Linton Hope	--	Forest & Stream 11/3/1906; 705-706 Forest & Stream 11/10/1906; ?	S
Grayling	J.H. Rushton		Forest & Stream 1/8/1885; 476	Lines only
Guenn	J. Hyslop		Forest & Stream 4/19/1888; 256-257 Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets, C, S
Hyla	J.H. Rushton		AS (date, p ?)	C
Iris Canoe Yawl	--	J.A. Akester	Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets, S
Ione	E.T. Birdsall	Bradley	Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets, S
Isalo	G.U. Laws	H. Finn	Forest & Stream 3/16/1892; 242	S
Jersey Blue	W.P. Stephens		Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets, C
Laloo	C.G.Y. King	--	Canoe & Boatbuilding	S
Lassie	W.P. Stephens	J. Everson	Canoe & Boatbuilding	C, S
Mersey Canoe	--	--	Canoe & Boatbuilding	S
Much Quicker	--	T. Fearon	Forest & Stream 7/20/1907; 106	S
Nautilus	W. Baden-Powell		Canoe & Boatbuilding	C, Offsets
Notus	R.W. Gibson	Chas. Piepenbrink (or maybe Bowdish and Sons)	Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets, S
One-Design Canoe Yawl	W.P. Stephens	--	Forest & Stream 3/30/1895; 260 Forest & Stream 4/6/1895; 279-280	Offsets, C, S
Pearl No. 3	E.B. Tredwen	--	Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets, C
Pearl No. 6	E.B. Tredwen	--	Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets
Pecowsic	E.H. Barney/F. Joyner	F. Joyner	Canoe & Boatbuilding	S
Princess	Longworth	J.H. Rushton	Forest & Stream 1/8/1885; 476	Lines only
Racing Canoe	--	Burgess and Packard	Forest & Stream 3/16/1907; 424-426	C
Raritania	W.P. Stephens	--	Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets
RCC Cruising Canoe	Linton Hope	--	Forest & Stream 3/3/1900	Sail plan only
RCC Racing Canoe	--	--	Forest & Stream 1/28/1892; 92	S
Sailing and Paddling Canoe	C.E.W. Armstrong	--	Forest & Stream 1/10/1889; 507	Lines only
St. Lawrence	J.H. Rushton		Forest & Stream 1/8/1885; 476	Lines only
Shadow	--	--	Forest & Stream 1/14/1892; 44	C, S
Snake	--	J.H. Rushton	Forest & Stream 1/22/1885; 516-517 Forest & Stream 2/26/1885; 95 Forest & Stream 3/5/1885; 116	S
Sunbeam	--	J. Everson	Canoe & Boatbuilding	C
Tandem Canoe	W.P. Stephens	--	Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets, S
Uncle Sam Old Glory	B.B. Crowninshield	W.F. Stevens Mather Launch and Canoe Co.	Forest & Stream 7/6/1901; 11-14	S
Union Boat Club One Design	F.A. Fenger	J.R. Robertson	Forest & Stream 6/25/1910; 1025	S
Vagabond	W.P. Stephens	McWhirter Bros.	Forest & Stream 8/16/1888; 74-75 Canoe & Boatbuilding T&M	Offsets, C, S
Vanessa VII	Linton Hope	Bathurst	Forest & Stream 5/5/1900; 354	S
Vesper	R.W. Gibson	J.H. Rushton	Canoe & Boatbuilding	Offsets, S
Vital Spark Canoe Yawl	--	--	Canoe & Boatbuilding	S
Yakaboo	F.A. Fenger	--	--	--
Zip	C.W.D. Dyer	--	Forest & Stream 10/15/1891; 239	Offsets, C

Based on info from Tim Gittlin and others. Back to the Canoe Sailing Page.