How the Peggy Sails: Technical Guide

Our own drawings of her hull, rig and sliding keels, her guns and paintwork, her conservation, worked examples in feet and metres, a worksheet and answers.

What’s inside:

- What is where

- How she is built

- Up and down

- Small cannon and a painted stern

- Drying her slowly

- Feet, inches and metres

- Test yourself

- Worksheet answers

- Credits, licence and sources

Pages: 10 (A4) / 10 (US Letter). Formats: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both PDFs included in one zip.

Printing: Print at 100% / actual size on A4 or US Letter. Inside pages use light backgrounds and print well in black and white; the cover is dark, so start from page 2 to save ink.

Every fact is written in our own words and checked against named sources from Manx National Heritage (its Nautical Museum, conservation facility and 2021 statement of significance pages), National Historic Ships UK, the Castletown website, Manx.News and Isle of Man Today (checked 13 Nov 2026); the sources are listed on the credits page. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with its source. Our own opinions are clearly labelled.

Drawings and charts are our own. Photos are from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons or public-domain terms, credited on the credits page. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Manx National Heritage, the Nautical Museum, National Historic Ships UK, the Castletown website, Manx.News, Isle of Man Today, Yale Center for British Art, Geograph or any photographer named here.

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