Penguin (dinghy)
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Philip Rhodes |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1939 |
| No. built | 10,000 |
| Builder(s) | W. D. Schock Corp Jack A. Helms Co. Ron Rawson, Inc. Customflex Skaneateles Boat & Canoe Co. |
| Role | One design-racer |
| Name | Penguin |
| Boat | |
| Crew | one |
| Displacement | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Draft | 3.83 ft (1.17 m) with centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | wood or fiberglass |
| LOA | 11.42 ft (3.48 m) |
| Beam | 4.67 ft (1.42 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | cat rig |
| P mainsail luff | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 8.67 ft (2.64 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | catboat |
| Mainsail area | 69.36 sq ft (6.444 m2) |
| Total sail area | 69.36 sq ft (6.444 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 111.5 |
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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.