Penguin Suppliers

This page lists current and historical suppliers for Penguin Class dinghies, parts, and equipment.

Current Suppliers by Category

Foils

Competition Composites Inc. (CCI) — composite Penguin centerboard (and custom work)

Sails

North Sails — Penguin mainsails
- JT Lite Mainsail (flat water / light air)
- AP Mainsail (all-purpose)
- Penguin Tuning Guide

Penguin Boat Suppliers

Status: No mass-production builders are currently active; plans/home-builds continue. (Per class histories and Wikipedia.) Note: As of April 2025, production may be restarting in Brazil. According to a Facebook post by Rogerio Miranda de Carvalho, these would be produced by MC Boats in Rio de Janeiro, and lists Andre Ricardo Mendonça Pinheiro as a contact. A comment says the sails for this first new boat (BRA 9692) are made by Vasco Puglia.

Verified production builders (historical)

Manufacturers documented by independent references (Wikipedia / SailboatData):

Skaneateles Boat & Canoe Co. (early production)
Customflex (USA)
W. D. Schock Corp. (records show limited Penguin runs in the 1960s)
Jack A. Helms Co.
Ron Rawson, Inc.

Class-documented builders / molds

Builders and hull molds named in class bylaws, newsletters, and tuning guides:

Burtis Boat Works — prolific builder; widely used in championship fleets
Freedom Boat Works — later “modern” hulls listed by class
Innovator — “modern” hull shape listed by class bylaws

Traditional wooden builders (earlier boats)

Named by North Sails as representative older wood boats:

Horner, Wright, Beaton, Salentine

Notes & Sources

General class/production overview: Wikipedia — Penguin (dinghy) and SailboatData
Additional historical context: Small Boats Monthly profile of the Penguin

If you know of additional suppliers that should be listed here, please contact info@penguinclass.org.