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Image: Mark Goodchild at the 2014 Worlds © David Thompson

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Image: Start Sequence Race 4 at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

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Image: Mikey Radziejowski at the 2014 Worlds, San Francisco. Photo © Robert Muller

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Image: "Tim Garvin at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

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Image: "The mountains of the Llyn Peninsula behind, and Brett Holly (AUS1) at the 2017 Worlds, Pwlhelli. Photo: © Robert Muller"

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Image: "Emma GRIGULL at the 2024 Worlds: © Ulrike Verrkamp"

The Decked Canoe Archives

Assembled by Tim Gittins

Charm

Date: 1887-8

Designer: Walter Stewart

Charm Header (small GIF)

Body Plan

Charm Body Plan (28k GIF)

Mid Cross Section of Construction

Charm Body Plan (28k GIF)

Sheer and Half Breadths Plan

Charm Lines (8.5k GIF)

Fittings and Deck Layout

Charm Fittings (8.5k GIF)

Dimensions of Charm
Length overall 15 ft.
Beam, extreme 31 in.
Beam, at L.W.L. 29.75 in.
Draft 5.0 in.
Freeboard 6.0 in.
Sheer, bow 6.25 in.
Sheer, stern 3.25 in.
Displacement as designed 250 lbs.
Heights half-Breadths
Station Deck Keel Deck 10 in. 8 in. 6 in. 5 in. 4 in. 2 in. Rabbet
0 16.25 - 0.125 - - - - - - -
1 14.875 2.625 3.875 2.75 2.25 1.25 1.0 0.625 - -
2 13.75 2.0 6.75 5.75 4.875 3.5 2.625 1.75 - -
3 12.875 1.625 9.125 8.25 7.5 6.125 4.875 3.5 0.875 -
4 12.25 0.75 11.125 10.5 10 8.75 7.5 5.5 2.25 -
5 11.75 0.375 12.625 12.5 12.0 11.125 10.0 7.75 3.5 -
6 11.5 0.125 13.75 13.625 13.625 13.125 12.125 9.875 5.0 -
7 11.25 - 14.625 14.75 14.75 14.5 13.75 11.625 6.125 -
8 11.0 - 15.0 15.25 15.25 15.25 14.625 12.75 6.75 0.875
9 11.0 - 15.25 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.0 13.25 7.0 0.875
10 11.0 - 15.125 15.375 15.375 15.375 14.5 12.375 6.375 -
11 11.125 0.25 14.375 14.5 14.5 14.125 13.125 10.625 5.0 -
12 11.375 0.75 13.25 13.125 12.5 11.625 10.5 8.125 3.125 -
13 11.875 1.5 10.375 9.875 9.125 7.75 6.75 4.875 1.125 -
14 12.875 2.375 6.0 5.25 4.375 3.375 2.75 1.875 - -
15 14.875 - 0.25 - - - - - - -

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