If you live near a lake, pond, or any other body of water with sufficient depth (~2') and access, you have the wonderful opportunity of sailing on said body of water.....
But you don't know how to sail, don't have a boat, don't want a trailer, can't fit a boat in your yard, and don't have the expendable cash to buy a sunfish or equivalent. Even if you did buy a sunfish, you still can't fit yourself, both of your kids and the dog in that boat. What about fishing gear? Lunch?
These are all excuses. All you need is a small amount of time, some basic hand tools, and a roof rack, and you can be sailing in one of these lovely boats known as a Puddle Duck Racer.
This boat can be constructed from materials that are mostly available at your local Home Depot, such as 5.2mm luaun plywood, polytarp or Tyvek (for the sail), and douglas fir. As somewhat of a stunt, the boat can be built in a day. However, to build it properly takes more time, as it needs to be sealed with epoxy, paint, and so forth.
If you have your doubts about how much weight a properly constructed Puddle Duck Racer (PDRacer) can hold, then take a look at this:
Payload Records @ pdracer.com
This is a photo of the world record for most weight supported by a PDR; 1700lbs of people in hull number 136, built by Rick Landreville. This configuration is a bit unconventional (two sails, hull wider than 4'), but illustrates the capability of this little boat quite well!
This little boat allows its creator to express endless creativity. Check out the photo gallery over at PDRacer.com to see all the wonderful variations, paint schemes, and themed boats that people have built and enjoyed.
If you have your doubts about how much weight a properly constructed Puddle Duck Racer (PDRacer) can hold, then take a look at this:
This is a photo of the world record for most weight supported by a PDR; 1700lbs of people in hull number 136, built by Rick Landreville. This configuration is a bit unconventional (two sails, hull wider than 4'), but illustrates the capability of this little boat quite well!
This little boat allows its creator to express endless creativity. Check out the photo gallery over at PDRacer.com to see all the wonderful variations, paint schemes, and themed boats that people have built and enjoyed.
If you aren't convinced yet about building your own, watch the following videos and see if you change your mind! When you are ready to begin building, make sure to join the Yahoo Group (pdracer) for endless community support during your build!
Check out the speed Detlef Teufel gets in his PDR:
Or, enjoy a smooth cruise with Detlef:
David "Shorty" Routh put together this sweet video that makes me want to finish my PDR today!
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