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Dovekie 21
Development
Designer	Phil Bolger
Location	United States
Year	1978
No. built	152 (by 1994)
Builder(s)	Edey & Duff
Role	Cruiser
Name	Dovekie 21
Boat
Displacement	600 lb (272 kg)
Draft	2.50 ft (0.76 m) with a leeboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	21.42 ft (6.53 m)
LWL	19.00 ft (5.79 m)
Beam	6.67 ft (2.03 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	two leeboards
Rudder(s)	spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	catboat rig
Sails
Sailplan	catboat
Mainsail area	143.00 sq ft (13.285 m2)
Total sail area	143.00 sq ft (13.285 m2)
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The Dovekie 21, often called just the Dovekie, is an American sailing dinghy, named for the sea bird. It was designed by Phil Bolger as a cruiser and first built in 1978.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Production

The design was built by Edey & Duff in the United States. It was reported in 1994 that 152 examples had been completed, but it is now out of production.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Design

The Dovekie is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass over an Airex foam core. It has a catboat rig with an aft-raked mast and a wishbone boom. The hull is flat-bottomed, with a raked stem, a canoe stern, a spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and dual retractable leeboards, with a retractable bow centerboard. It displaces 600 lb (272 kg) and carries no ballast.^[1]^[3]

The boat has a draft of 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with a leeboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1]

It may be powered by oars or a small outboard motor of up to 2 hp (1 kW) for docking and maneuvering.^[3]^[5]

For sailing the design is equipped with two sets of reefing points. For furling the sail is roll-gathered against the mast. It has built-in flotation and is unsinkable. The cockpit can accommodate four people and boat has space for two people to sleep overnight, on top of two stowage lockers in the forward cabin.^[3]

Factory standard equipment provided included an anchor, life jackets, oars and a signaling kit.^[3]

Operational history

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described the design as "a cruising sailboat for two, with power available, but not necessary ... Meant for short cruises, and with the exceptional draft, gunkholing, (For minimum draft the leeboards are raised, and the small centerboard forward and the rudder reduce leeway.) The leeboards provide more space in the cabin. Since Dovekie is very light, oars, which are provided, may be used for auxiliary power. There are two sets of reef points, and an unusual method of furling: the sail is rolled forward on itself, but not on the mast."^[3]

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, the "Dovekie is basically a decked-over open boat. Bolger's design is unusual (some would say radical) with a dead-flat bottom (no rocker, no deadrise), leeboards, a tiny bow centerboard for working to weather in shallows, and oar ports so she can be used without resorting to outboard power (though a side-mounted outboard bracket is a popular option). Best features: Dovekie feels like a big skiff under sail, and is fairly stable both underway and at anchor, especially considering her light, unballasted hull .. Worst features: Rowing power or a 2-hp outboard will only move her at about 2 to 3 knots. Accommodations are minimal, though no worse than her [competitors]. Be prepared to rough it."^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Dovekie sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Phil Bolger 1927 - 2009". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 114-115. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Edey & Duff (USA) 1968 - 2010". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 96. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0