By the way, Ed and his wife sewed up the red and white sail from real sailcloth to patterns and instructions included with the plans. I thought it came out perfect from the photos. There's no reason for a fellow to delay a small sailing project because of difficulty getting a proper sail. My customers usually make their own per my instructions, and I've heard of no problems. True, it takes slightly different skills than woodworking, but you can get a good sail the first time through.
Perfection takes several dozen, l suspect, and that is the realm of the pro.
But her shape is quite different. Archdink was designed to be a tender for Bob Archibald's Loose Moose cruiser. Bob wanted a boat that would row and tow well, with a flat-bottom plank that would give stability such that a fellow could step down into the dink from the cruiser. Perhaps Tween would have filled the bill, but it hadn't been drawn yet. Arch had tried a Nymph dinghy at a messabout and thought he would like a wider bottom and more stability.