The Peggy shop
Fact-checked printables for the kitchen table and the classroom, plus a short list of books, model kits and maps. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Peggy printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter, sold as instant downloads from the ReallyByte store. Prices in US dollars.
The Peggy Reference Guide
Who’s who from George Quayle to the conservators, the Quayle family, a two-part timeline from 1757 to 2027, two boats in one, the 1796 Windermere voyage, every place the sources disagree set out side by side, a glossary and visit notes. 13 pages, A4 and US Letter.
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. 10 pages, A4 and US Letter.
The Peggy Printables Bundle
Both Peggy packs in one download, A4 and US Letter: the Reference Guide and How the Peggy Sails. $8.49 instead of $10.48 bought separately. 23 pages, A4 and US Letter.
Books & kit
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Build and make
- Wooden model boat kits (affiliate link)Build a small sailing boat; check the age range.
- Schooner model kits (affiliate link)Two-masted kits for patient builders.
- Sailing ship jigsaws (affiliate link)For a rainy afternoon.
Books
- Books about the Peggy (affiliate link)Histories of the boat and her owner.
- Traditional small boats (affiliate link)How clinker boats like Peggy were built and sailed.
- Georgian maritime history (affiliate link)Sailing, smuggling and privateers in the 18th century.
- Isle of Man history (affiliate link)The Island’s story, from the Norse to the TT.
- Knots and seamanship (affiliate link)Rope work and boat handling basics.
Visit and display
- Isle of Man guidebooks (affiliate link)For planning a visit to Castletown.
- Isle of Man maps (affiliate link)For the coast, the harbours and the steam railway.
- Compact binoculars (affiliate link)For boats in Castletown harbour.
- Sailing ship prints (affiliate link)A little Georgian sail for the wall.
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