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COOT - A 22'  CHESAPEAKE BAY  SHARPIE (Plans Updated) I much admire the sharpie for its simplicity of construction and stability under sail. After reading  Reuel  Parker's The Sharpie Book,  It  wasn't  a week before I set out to build my own version of a sharpie skiff. (Click here to see pictures of  Foolhardy . ) Coot is a throwback to the days when sharpies dominated the  Chesapeake Bay . With her raking masts and "clipper" bowsprit, she also suggests the lines of the larger Skipjacks and  Pungies  that once plied the Bay. Built today, I imagine  Coot  would get her share of attention wherever she went. Worth a look is  Bonnie Lassie ,  a lovely open hulled Coot, sailed for many years in the  Cape Cod  area by Jeremy Masterson and his family. p.140 text follows:   main  and side keelsons forward, or aft as re...