Penguin (dinghy)

Penguin
Development
DesignerPhilip Rhodes
LocationUnited States
Year1939
No. built10,000
Builder(s)W. D. Schock Corp
Jack A. Helms Co.
Ron Rawson, Inc.
Customflex
Skaneateles Boat & Canoe Co.
RoleOne design-racer
NamePenguin
Boat
Crewone
Displacement140 lb (64 kg)
Draft3.83 ft (1.17 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionwood or fiberglass
LOA11.42 ft (3.48 m)
Beam4.67 ft (1.42 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecenterboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typecat rig
P mainsail luff16.00 ft (4.88 m)
E mainsail foot8.67 ft (2.64 m)
Sails
Sailplancatboat
Mainsail area69.36 sq ft (6.444 m2)
Total sail area69.36 sq ft (6.444 m2)
Racing
D-PN111.5

The Penguin is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Philip Rhodes in 1933 as a one design racer for frostbite racing on the US east coast and first built in 1939.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Penguin". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Philip Rhodes". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Philip Rhodes". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ^ Museler, Chris (2010). "The Penguin Class - A family-friendly racing dinghy". Small Boats Monthly. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.