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Pocketship cockpit capacity

Submitted by Windsong - Mon, 5/23/22 » 10:27 AM

I am interested in building a Pocketship and sailing her in the Barnegat Bay, NJ. My typical usage will either be single handing (75% of the time) or afternoon sails with 4 people (25%).

The Pocketship appears to check all of my boxes with one outstanding question: can 4 people (8 feet) fit in her cockpit?

Thanks, Bob

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RE: Pocketship cockpit capacity

» Submitted by Laszlo - Mon, 5/23/22 » 11:15 AM

I went out for a demo ride at the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival some years back with John Harris, my wife and a 4th adult. We fit just fine and it was a very enjoyable sail.

Back in 2019 I got to ride aboard PocketShip with John Staub and Dillon Majoros during a Beercan race. There was plenty of room even with the outboard stored in the cockpit.

The cockpit feels like one from a much larger boat.

Laszlo

RE: Pocketship cockpit capacity

» Submitted by Gramps - Mon, 5/23/22 » 10:07 PM

There are some photos in the gallery showing folks standing comfortably in the open companionway. My wife used to do that aboard out catboat.

.....Michael

RE: Pocketship cockpit capacity

» Submitted by Doug B - Wed, 6/1/22 » 2:05 PM

I live in Princeton NJ, and I built a Pocketship last year. If you like you could come and check it out in my driveway. I will probably be sailing it in Barnegat Bay some time this summer, and you are welcome to check it out on the water.

Check out some photos of its construction:

https://dougbraun.com/pocketship_blog/

Doug