Create a Log of your Boatbuilding Project

 An interesting new website has been created for amateur boatbuilders. Here you can record the whole boatbuilding process from start to finish for your project. You can include photos and text to show the full story of how you created a boat from the information shown on the drawings. You will be able to use it as a display case of your work to show to friends and family. Others interested in building the same boat or already building will be able to follow your journey to guide them through the process.

Cape Cutter 19 project of Bro Dunn

The site lists projects under categories of boat types as well as listings under the name of the designer. It is a very new site with few projects at present but that should expand with time.

Access the site at https://boatbuildlog.com.

Argie 15 project of Ilia Bogdanov

To see our full range of designs, most of which are suitable for amateur projects, go to our main website or our mobile website.

Didi 120gsc, Shorthanded Racing Version of Didi 120

 I designed the Didi 120 for David Edmiston of Sydney, Australia, as a COVID project. He built his "Passion XI" to this design and launched it last year. 

A few months after the launch of "Passion XI" I was contacted by a sailor in Romania, Victor Mora, asking about potential modifications to make it suitable for competing in the 2031 edition of the Global Solo Challenge. This is a non-stop single-handed race around the world via the 5 great capes. Along with the changes that Victor wanted, I added some variations of my own to make her more comfortable for racing through the Southern Ocean.

The resulting boat is the Didi 120gsc and the design is now complete and ready for building.

Changes made from the base design are a thicker skin, with a layer of biaxial glass on the outside, a layer of Kevlar in the crash zone, 4 watertight bulkheads, a pilothouse configuration with dodger/cuddy  over the front of the cockpit and interior accommodation optimized for single-handed racing.

See more on the Didi 120gsc web page or see our full range of designs on our main website or our mobile website.

Didi 40cr2 "Passion X" For Sale

 David Edmiston built his "Passion X" in Sydney, Australia, to a very high standard with beautifully finished and fair hull. She is a Didi 40cr with the stern topsides flared out to provide a wider aft end to the deck but with the same underbody. David is a very competent and careful builder, who commissioned the design modification in 2014 and launched her in early 2017.

"Passion X" is fully certified for ocean racing by the Australian sailing authorities and was raced in the Sydney and Australian east coast area until the world was shut down by the COVID Pandemic. That included shutting down sailboat racing and, rather than sitting at home wasting time,  David commissioned a new design, the Didi 120 and started building the new boat. "Passion XI" was launched in 2024 and David has put "Passion X" on the market. Her price is A$99500, fully equipped.

If interested in buying this boat, please email Dudley Dix and I will put you in contact with David to discuss further.

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