This group was originally founded to act as a think-tank for my attempt to do the Everglades Challenge, a 300 mile grueling endurance race down the coast of Florida, in a purpose build Puddle Duck Racer. Well, I sailed the 2012 Everglades Challenge and made it 150 miles before having to withdraw. Only 2 class 4, monohull sailboats, made it to the finish that year out of 12 boats and I outlasted and outdistanced all but 3 of them.

I have been encouraged to create a group focused exclusively on both responsible and irresponsible messing about with Puddle Duck design. Now, I am a bit lazy and, besides, lots of great discussions already here about duck designs so why reinvent the wheel?

It is my hope this group turns into a place purely for discussions of boat design and modification primarily for Puddle Duck Racers of both the legal and illegal kind. I am also open to discussion of other amateur boat design efforts aimed and creating easy to built, sail, and cruise boats. Maybe something with a pointy bow from time to time? New builders be aware that a majority of the ideas posted may not work without major modification so I don't want you to confuse what goes on this forum with actual finished design work. Hence the need for a new forum...to avoid confusion and propagating of possibly flawed design ideas.

This is not a forum for postings of a political nature both within and outside of the Puddle Duck Racer group. There are enough other places for that type of information.