Only the lightest of airs were present for the maiden voyage, but even that sufficed to move Clancy through the water. The boat was stable and well balanced with some slight weather helm. There's a joy to sailing a yar lil' dinghy, even if ghosting about.
Rich Kolin and Bob Pickett set out to enable amateurs to build a fun and capable sailing dinghy in their garages and boat that was "the most sailboat you can squeeze out of a 10-sheet of plywood." How did reality stack up against Pickett's claims? Constructing the boat was indeed straight-forward and something a first time builder could easily contemplate. Of course, the technology of amateur built boats has advanced massively since the Clancy came out. Kits and plans have become more complete and even easier to build, and the hull forms that now grace plywood boats can carry so much shape as to defy the medium. Still, Clancy is a purposeful little boat that fulfils its purpose admirably.
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