Kit For Viola 14 Sailing Canoe – USA

A Precut Boat Kit for the Viola 14 Sailing Canoe that handles like a lightweight thoroughbred sailing dinghy – designed by Michael Storer. While offering crisp sailing dinghy performance its light weight and canoe format allows easy transport and storage.

Viola Sailing Canoe from a J.O Woodworks Kit

Why is the viola so good?

Stores and transports like a canoe (75lbs hull) but sails like a good dinghy.

Balance lug for on water reefing, or modern squaretop laminate sails

All plywood and timber parts cut to dimension. Including centreboard and rudder foils shaped.

For more information on the Viola Sailing Canoe click this link to see Storer Boat plans webpage

What is in the Viola 14 Sailing Canoe Boat Kit?

Your Choice, starting from the precut plywood boat kit with or without sail and printed plan.

Viola 14 Sailing Canoe
Plywood Only Kits – Shipped to Lower 48 States
Plywood PLUS precut timber – Pickup only from Toupe, Texas

All plywood components for the Viola 14 Sailing Canoe are precut to precise shapes. Tank faces and web frame tops are cut oversize to allow fitting on the boat as requirede by the plans.

Local pickup – For the optional Timber Pack any major components are cut to the final shape. Long pieces may be precut with scarfs and a simple jig is provided for accurate gluing up – Photo right

Boat Kit Prototype Built in our workshop.

We built a Viola Sailing Canoe prototype to check all component sizes, shapes and fits.

Three Rig Choices for the Viola Sailing Canoe Kit

If you have questions about the Viola 14 Sailing Canoe in General, the builders and sailors hang out on the Storer Boat Plans Facebook Page. Lots of useful information for considering a build or if you want

The Viola 14 Sailing Canoe comes with three rig options. Most will choose either the 6.3m Lug Rig which allows easy reefing for distance sailing and RAID events or the 4.7 or 5.4sqm Laminate sails

Joost Engelen the first builder, has all three sails and finds the Lug Rig is best for the RAID events. But the 4.7m and 5.4sqm options are best for family picnics.

However, Speed Freaks will like the 6m laminate square top sail. Almost as much sail area as a Laser on a much narrower, but better behaved hull :)

Below 6.3m Lug, 5.0m squaretop, 6m squaretop.

How to Order your Precut Kit For Viola 14 Sailing Canoe

Please contact me for latest options and prices and shipping details.

KIT AVAILABILITY
Lower 48 States
Precut Plywood Kits for all Sailboats and Canoes
Precut Plywood Kits with Timber for the Paddling Canoes and Outriggers

Texas Pickup
Sailboat Precut Plywood Kits with Timber are by Pickup Only – Troup, Texas

Phone (USA) : 903-894-6293
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