How to draw a sailboat
A sailboat is a boat shape and two triangles. Get a pencil and paper, and tap Next for each line.
Step 1 of 7. Draw the boat: a long line on top, short at the bottom.
All 7 steps
Here is every step at once. The blue lines are the new ones; the dark lines are already on your paper. Draw lightly at first, so you can rub out a line you don’t like.
1. Draw the boat: a long line on top, short at the bottom.
2. Draw a tall straight mast up from the middle.
3. Draw a big triangle sail on the right.
4. Draw a smaller triangle sail on the left.
5. Add a little flag at the very top.
6. Draw three round windows on the boat.
7. Draw wavy water under the boat.
A tip for drawing a sailboat
The top of the boat is longer than the bottom, so the sides slope in: that is what makes it look like it floats. The sails do not touch the mast; leave a little gap. The waves are a row of bumps, like the letter U and then upside down.
Change it up
Once your sailboat is down, make it yours:
- Add stripes on the sails.
- Draw the sun and a seagull.
- Put a little captain on the deck.
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More in things that go, or see all 40 things to draw. Want to draw freehand instead? The Art Studio has crayons, paint and a fridge to hang it on.
How it was made: Peabody drew this sailboat in code, line by line, from its own shapes; it is not traced from anyone’s lesson or picture, and it is nobody’s character. Checked 6 November 2026.