Model: Length: Hull Weight: Beam: Max Payload: Cockpit Size: Rowing Draft: Sailing Draft: Sail Area:
Skerry 15' 0" 95 lbs. 54 in. 450 lbs. Open 5" 30" 56 sq ft.
Skerry Configurations:
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Standard Configurations:
Sailing Component Kit - Gunter Sloop Rig
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$1998
Skerry Base Kit
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$1875
$1650
Sailing Component Kit - Lug Rig w/ Reef
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$1598
Sailing Component Kit - Sprit Rig
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$1565
Alternative Configurations:

Wood Parts Only Kit
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$1198
$1050

Plans & Manual Only
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$159

Manual Only
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$25

Manual Only - Emailed PDF
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$20

Study Plans - Emailed PDF
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$2.99
Additional Components:

Spacered Inwale Option
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$349

Egyptian Cream Kit Sail Upgrade (special order)
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$145

Tanbark Kit Sail Upgrade (special order)
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$145

Sail Package - Line & Cordage - Sloop Rig
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$113

Sail Package - Line & Cordage - Lug Rig
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$59

Sail Package - Line & Cordage - Sprit Rig
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$47
Materials List for Plans Builders:
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Recommended Add-Ons:

Nonskid Flooring for Smallcraft - Skerry

$ 360

Shaw & Tenney Spoon Blade Oars - 7'10" Length (pair)

$ 479

Easy to build, easy to row, and easy to sail: the Skerry is a terrific rowing and sailing boat with timeless good looks.

The Skerry design combines elements of traditional working craft of the British Isles and Scandinavia, with a little bit of American Swampscott Dory thrown in. This synthesis of historic designs with CLC's LapStitch™ construction method results in a beautiful hull with excellent performance under sail or oar that you can build yourself. This John C. Harris design is that rarest of small boats that rows and sails with equal affinity. Sail when there's wind, row when there's not. You'll cover the miles either way.

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2024:

  • Jan 15-26: Sausalito, CA
  • June 10-15: Seattle, WA
  • July 14-20: Brooklin, ME
  • Sept 15-21: Annapolis, MD

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Ultralight weight—about a hundred pounds—also means the Skerry is easy to handle ashore. Given sturdy roof racks and two average adults to do the lifting, the Skerry can be cartopped with ease. Or, if you use the boat by yourself most of the time, the lightest, simplest boat trailer or dolly will work.

The Skerry is a plywood-epoxy composite boat, assembled using Chesapeake Light Craft’s exclusive LapStitch™ technique. The sides are 6mm Okoume, while the bottom is 9mm, sheathed with fiberglass for those hard beach landings. The interior includes 9mm okoume frames and sealed air tanks at the bow and stern for buoyancy. The matrix of high-quality plywood and marine epoxy allows great strength and a glossy finish. To build a Skerry, all you need is a pair of sawhorses and a warm place for a shop. No mold, no lofting, and no odd tools beyond a block plane, a drill, a bucket of clamps, and a sander.