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Sailboats - Cruising

Haka 133

Designer

Erik Lerouge

Shoal-draft ocean voyager

Sailboats - Racing

Didi 26

Designer

Dudley Dix

Didi 26 radius chine plywood trailer-sailer

Oar / Paddle

7' 7" Nutshell Pram

Designer

Joel White

Glued-lap plywood rowing or sailing tender with plenty of capacity.

Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood.

No lofting required.

Plans include 8 sheets.

32' Lobstercruiser

Designer

Alan McInnis

Round-bottomed, carvel-planked powerboat with two berths and a single 300-hp engine.

Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames.

Alternative construction: Strip or cold-molded

Lofting is required.

Plans include 5 sheets.

Sailboats - Daysailers

Exploration Ketch Tern

Designer

Tad Roberts

Tern is a lengthened (to 23'9') version of my earlier 20' design Ratty.

Oar / Paddle

Petrel SG (Stitch-and-Glue)

Designer

Nick Schade

Nick Schade’s line of strip-planked Greenland-style sea kayaks are renowned for sophisticated performance on the water, beautiful lines, and sculptural hull details. But strip-planked boatbuilding is not for everyone.

19' Garvey, BIG BEN

Designer

Doug Hylan

Fine boatyard skiff or small harbor ferry. Construction: Plywood planking over bulkheads. Lofting is required. Plans include 4 sheets.

Vik 70

Designer

Erik Lerouge

Trailerable coastal cruising catamaran

Oar / Paddle

Norwegian Sailing Pram

Designer

Simon Watts

Simon found an older version of this boat back in the eighties and realized that its thousand-year-old design could be copied and preserved without too much difficulty. He measured it out in ’89 and Bill Nielsen lofted it and drew up the plans in ’91.