Emsworth Lugger (Hastings) Club
Built by Dorado Boats of Emsworth
The Emsworth Lugger
The Emsworth Lugger, built by Dorado Boats of Emsworth, is a traditional lug sail dinghy much favoured by discerning yachtsmen and yachtswomen as a sailing tender. They are useful little working boats and the simple rig with no stays makes for ease of handling and sailing. The simulated clinker hull with wine glass transom and skeg is very attractive to those who appreciate classic boats.
The basic specification is:
Length overall: 9'3''
Hull: Simulated clinker in GRP
Sail: Balanced lug sail of approx. 47 square feet
Rig: No stays. Mast stepped to keel and supported at thwart hight
Mast: Wood, about 9' and fits inside hull for trailing
Yard: Wood
Boom: Wood
Buoyancy: Built in tanks forward and aft
Rudder: Lifting
Lateral resistance: Dagger board
Transom: Wine glass
Keel: Protected by steel runners and deepening to skeg aft. Bilge runners
Seating: Centre thwart and side benches, all in wood
Helm: From sole, thwart or side benches, depends on conditions and crew weight.
Rowing: One pair of oar crutches. Rowed from the centre thwart. Some boats have a rowlock cut into the transom or another hole for an oar crutch for sculling.
Motor: Transom for mounting 2hp outboard motor
