Plans
Plan files are provided (linked below thumbnail images) on this page, please send any further requests or inquiries to info@penguinclass.org
1933
Designed by Philip L. Rhodes in 1933. Original plans to be posted if/when digitized.
1938-1939?
Potomac group builds first six boats.
1940
As published in the article “A Smart Sailing Dinghy” by Rufus G. Smith in the May 1940 Yachting magazine.
1952 (R1)
Plans from 1952 to be posted if/when digitized
1961
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 1961 Construction Aid and Plans No 5 6 7 - CMC.pdf
1962 (R2)
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 1962 Plans No 1 - Template Plan R2 JDW.pdf (Sheet 1: 111 cm x 137.5 cm)
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 1962 Plans No 2 - Lines and Offsets R2 JDW.pdf (Sheet 2 : 86 cm x 61 cm)
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 1962 Plans No 3 - Construction Plan R2 JDW.pdf (Sheet 3: 96 cm x 61 cm)
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 1962 Plans No 4 - Mast and Sail R2 JDW.pdf (Sheet 4: 67 cm x 61 cm)
1972
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 1972 ca Self Rescue Study Print rev UNCLEAR.pdf
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 1972 Self Rescue Construction Plans rev 1972 UNCLEAR.pdf
2015 (R3)
In 2014/2015 a project was undertaken to develop a set of plans for the Penguin that could be fabricated from CNC cut plywood panels. Naval Architect Mauro Petrini was commissioned to develop a set of plans for a self-rescuing wooden Penguin.
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 2015 Cutting Codes R3 - Petrini.xlsx
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 2015 Cutting File DWG R3 - Petrini.pdf
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 2015 Cutting File R3 - Petrini.dwg
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 2015 Lines and Offsets R3 - Petrini.pdf
Penguin Racing Dinghy - 2015 Weight Calculation R3 - Petrini.xlsx
Unknown Date
Memorandum on the Construction of the Penguin Class Dinghy.pdf
Legacy Plans Page
The legacy plans page can be accessed in the Class Archives.