Editing Dory (boat) (section)

===Sailing dories===
As the need for working dories diminished, the Swampscott or beach dory types were modified for pleasure sailing. These '''sailing dories''' became quite popular at the beginning of the 20th century around the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. They were generally longer, yet remained narrow with low freeboard and later were often decked over. Another common distinctive feature of the sailing dory was a long boom on the rig that angled up with a mainsail that was larger along the foot than the luff. The Townclass, a sailboat still raced today, is a late example of a sailing dory. Earlier types were the Beachcomber and Alpha series, built by the famed dory builder William Chamberlain, and raced extensively in Salem and Marblehead between 1900 and 1910.<ref name="Gardner209">Gardner, page 209</ref>
Few of the original Chamberlain-designed dories remain intact. An original Alpha dory can be seen at the Marblehead Historical Museum in Marblehead, Massachusetts.<ref>[http://www.marbleheadmuseum.org Marblehead Historical Museum]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2016}}