The Cape Dory Board

All of the Robinhood 36's and 40's have the newer type aluminum chainplate under deck re-enforcements, as with the Cape Dory 36 after about 1983.

The original sail plan for the CD 27 called for an 8'6" foot on the mainsail. After I bought my "27", ( hull 96) several of us at Cape Dory who owned this model suggested shortening the foot to 8' 0" on future boats, which was done. Another 6" off would not hurt, considering...

I have a sistership 7'6" dinghy built by Cape Dory, but it was built for Dick Eldridge, the designer of it and marketed by him. Cape Dory started to build it under the Cape dory name shortly after. Unfortunately, my spars are wood, and I suspect yours are aluminum, typical of the other CDY ding...

Andy is planning to attend the Cabin Fever Luncheon on March 9th in Dover NH., and he will have some books available with him.

Hopefully a few of you have purchased a copy of the history of the Cape Dory Company, written by Andy Vavolotis. It is a very personal story, and Andy invites the reader right into the production shop, and details so many of the decisions made that led to the great reputation Cape Dory Yachts develo...