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(Updated) We took the sailing option very seriously for the PT 11 and it's a good thing we did. Most of the PT 11 builders have chosen our rig and foils. The sailing performance of this boat is not only measured in sailing ability, but also in simplicity and ease of setting up the rig. ...continue reading PT11 rig
A new video has been posted showing the PT Eleven nesting dinghy being towed at 9 and 15 knots. Check it out here: Towing the PT 11 Also, as a heads up, we have yet to update our PT 11 water tight hatch blog. It just got lost in the stack of "to-do's". Since our ...continue reading Towing the PT11 and new hatches to come.
We are please to report that the NW School of Wooden Boat Building is building a PT Eleven nesting dinghy as part of their contemporary boat building program. It is being built in their newly built, on campus facility, the Jeff Hammond building, especially designed to serve as a workshop for larger projects. The boat ...continue reading PT11 at NW School of Wooden Boat Building
Wow, it has been way too long since I posted. Putting a pile of kits together for the first time has been quite a learning experience. The next round will be a lot easier. There are lots of different parts and we are putting together a photo album that I will post on the website ...continue reading PT11 Kit development
The first panels set to be assembled to the center and mast step bulkheads. The first panels wired into place.
The PT11- Puzzle joints assembled and pre-glassed, The transom (with temporary transom former) shown pre-glassed and mast step bulkhead is coated. Everything is sanded and ready to begin wiring together.
The first PT 11 Nesting Dinghy kit has been cut as of April 15th and construction has just begun. The photo shows the plywood parts only and the finished prototype in the background. We have really been attempting to set up the pictures to the highest instructional advantage so actual building progress is happening is ...continue reading The PT11 Nesting Dinghy
We are ever grateful and appreciative of the care PT 11 builders put into their projects and then to receive photos and updates on progress & adventures is such a huge bonus. Here are some of the images received in the second half of 2024 as well as a reference to a Lattitude 38 article ...continue reading PT 11 Builder Photos & Sightings
Click the image below to Sign up for the Feb 22 Shipwrights Regatta! We would love to see more regional PT 11's out in Port Townsend Bay. The Sailing Association's summer Small Boat series (Monday evenings) is an ideal opportunity to improve your dinghy sailing skills. The committee boat team is wonderful and there is ...continue reading Shipwrights Regatta 2025 and the PTSA summer small boat series
See UPDATES at the bottom of this article. (June 2025) Some emails cause our hearts to skip a few beats. Checking in from our cross-country road trip. We stopped by a lake in Colorado a couple of days ago to take the PT11 out for a sail and noticed something very alarming... The back seat ...continue reading Altitude change and air buoyancy tanks