Kamis, 31 Maret 2016

Update on Projects

It has been awhile so this is a quick overall update on projects:* Goat Island Skiff kits can be cut anytime. Marketing for kits will begin by late Winter...
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An Old Head on Young Shoulders

It is often said that words of wisdom come from the mouths of babes...The other week one of my sons mentioned that he wanted to build one of my First...
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Spiling Lapstrake Planks Interesting Shapes

You often hear designers describing the "lay" of planks. What does this mean? Well, depending on the form of a boats hull, and the way in which...
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Fall Row

Today was a short 9 mile row around some inner islands of Casco Bay. Pushed hard and maintained a little under 5 kts much of the time. One of the few...
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SRR 2013

Report from the Small Reach Regatta 2013Beautiful weather, wonderful people, and a humbling locationHog Island, Muscongus Bay, MaineElyssa tied up on...
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Rabu, 30 Maret 2016

Family Corporate Boatbuilding

Some new photos up at my Flickr site for the two past corporate and family boatbuilding events at Mystic Seaport.One thing we love is that all our participants...
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Blue Clipper Van de Stadt Legend 34

To kick off 1001 Boats I’ve chosen Blue Clipper a Van de Stadt designed Legend 34, built in 1970 by Tylers a famous UK yard.E.G . Van de Stadt has a reputation...
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Summit 35

Summit 35Nice ProfileOne of the best things about being in the market for a new boat is checking out the newest designs, going for test sails and pondering...
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Updates and Launches

Im slowly updating the webpages on the blog. In the meantime, three Deblois Street Dories are slated to launch in the next several weeks, including two...
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Selasa, 29 Maret 2016

New Boat CIY 16

The Calendar Islands Yawl 16A Sail-and-Oar Dinghy for one or two peopleThe CIY 16 began as a 19 x 6 1/2-foot daysailer design with a deck and coaming...
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The 1000 Hour Mark

The end of November 2009 brought about the 1000 hour mark for actual time spent on the build.She is really starting to show her shape.Scaffolding was...
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