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Earlier today I posted an article about Mustang, Rod Stephens personal boat. I mentioned how many articles that he wrote were about his time aboard Mustang. As an example here are a couple of illustrations of Rod, his wife Marge and daughter Betsi cruising on Mustang. These illustrations are from an article that appeared in a Sports Illustrated article entitled Cruising Under Sail from 1962.

This 17' centerboard dinghy was developed for Tidewater Boats of Annapolis, primarily as a sailing school boat. In an effort to have a safer boat for beginner sailors, the centerboard is heavily ballasted with 200 lbs of lead. This makes her less susceptible to capsize. It's a clever design wherein the board will always remain extended when capsized (which reportedly makes her "self righting") but allows the board to spring up if it strikes an object such as the bottom.

Here are the plans.


Here's a brief article from Popular Boating magazine from 1965.


And the brochure.