A Pelican is one of a series of boats designed by Captain Bill Short with Pelican names, including the Pelican (12’) in 1959[1] the Great Pelican (16’) and the Pacific Pelican (14’7”). All are prams with bowsprits and lug rigs. [2]

  1. ^ Sailmagazine : The 12-foot Pelican Designed by Bill Short
  2. ^ Brown, Jill. "Duckworks: Dinghy Fever". Retrieved 2016-02-24.