Building a boat to one of the plans from Dudley Dix Yacht Design? Don't compromise your effort with hand-shaped foils. Phil's Foils is proud to be a supplier of rudders and centerboards/daggerboards for Dix Design builders. Please write for a quote, and indicate level of completion desired (shaped core only, laminated, or faired and painted).
| Design: DidiMiniR | |
| Rudder
If you're building a Didi Mini (MiniTransat 6.5) you'll want to get your foils from Phil. Shown here is the rudder - you'll need two! Price (each): Price as shown is for Dudley Dix's standard design of carbon fiber over a red cedar core. Want to save a bit of weight? Add $150 for foam leading and trailing edges (also requires additional carbon fiber laminate). At right are a pair going all the way to South Africa. Awlgrip finish on the heads, and epoxy primer below waterline. |
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And here's a hollow carbon tiller for the DidiMini:

| Design: Didi26K | |
| Keel
This is one large piece of laminated timber! Price (each): Price as shown is for Dudley Dix's standard design of 3mm fiberglass laminate over wood core (in this case Douglas Fir).. |
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| Design: Didi26R (or Didi26LR) | |
| Rudder / Lifting Rudder
Your choice of style, executed in strip-laminated red cedar core. Shown at right is the lifting rudder (foil shaped right to the top) Price (each): Add $400 for the cassette for the lifting rudder. |
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Here are a couple of shaped cores ready to go out to one homebuilder to finish for himself:

Please take a moment to read about Standard Finishes and Options, and How to Order.