Chesapeake Light Craft Storewide Independence Day Sale! Start the Independence Day fireworks early with storewide 4th of July discounts. Save on more than 100 boat designs, from kayaks and canoes to sailboats and rowing craft, paddleboards, powerboats, and Teardrop Campers. Storewide discounts apply to all complete kits, wood-parts-only kits, boat shop tools, boatbuilding supplies, and ...continue reading Chesapeake Light Craft Independence Day Sale ends 7/7/26
Click on the images below to access that video. There are how-to, technical, racing, exploring videos all related to the PT 11 nesting dinghy and the PT SPEAR which is the sister-boat that does not break apart for nesting. Some videos have commercials, which is super annoying but YouTube seems to be in control of ...continue reading VIDEOS
Chesapeake Light Craft has developed canvas covers for the PT 11 nested and assembled. For years we have offered only a pattern for builders to make their own or hire someone to stitch the canvas but we think these custom made covers, made in the USA by Chesapeake Light Craft team members, are a great ...continue reading Canvas covers for the PT 11 and PT SPEAR
This list had many resources for our builders. Links to Instructional and Informative pdf pages. ( mostly arranged alphabetically under categories. Also listed are a few blog posts or you can search the blog with keywords or categories) Maintenance #1 : Dinghies maintenance & troublshooting #2 : Foils and sailing rig packing notes .pdf (pre-CLC) BRIEF ...continue reading Printable instructions
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
FYNE BOAT KITS in the UK has been producing Chesapeake Light Craft kits for over a decade. They have wanted to produce the PT 11 for equally as long but we had not figured out how to make that work. With the collaboration of Chesapeake Light Craft, and a stipulation that almost all parts be ...continue reading UK PT 11 Production to begin soon
SOLD! As of today, June 3rd 2024, this PT 11 nesting dinghy is listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace. These do not come up for sale very often. This boat is nicely built, lightly used, includes sailing options and oars. For someone who can pick it up in Washington State. Click the image to visit ...continue reading PT 11 for sale in WA (6/3/2024 listing)
In the building manual for the PT 11 it says: "The PT 11 sailing rig is designed to be light and easy to use, not to be bullet proof." In developing this rig, weight and ease of use were the biggest priorities. "Hiking (sitting on the rail and leaning out) is okay for one person ...continue reading A brief guide to setting up and sailing your PT 11
