Sailboats - Racing
Optimist Club Racer
Our version of the Optimist Pram, the "Club Racer"
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Our version of the Optimist Pram, the "Club Racer"
10′ x 3′8″ Double Ender Dinghy.Designed for paddling, rowing or sailing and for construction in laminated wood or fiberglass.Able to carry on car top as canoe or on boat deck as yacht tender.Seats three and has two rowing stations.Uses two removable leeboards and rudder-tiller combination for sai
Sloop designed by N.G. Herreshoff in 1891. A revolutionary yacht, she featured a convex bow rather than the then-current long, hollow entrance.
A low-power, moderate-speed inboard runabout for protected waters. Designed for sawn frames and batten-seam planking.Construction: Battened-seam planking over sawn frames. Lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets.Please note: the Westerbeke 26G engine spec’d in the plans is no longer manufactured
Shallow-draft, V-bottomed pocket cruiser with spartan accommodations for two.
Construction: Carvel planked over sawn frames
Alternative construction: Strip or plywood
Lofting is required.
Plans include 5 sheets.
Light, lapstrake-planked open canoe for sailing or double-paddling. Construction: Lapstrake planking over steamed frames. Lofting is required. Plans include 4 sheets.
This 32′ double-ended sharpie ketch will provide the amateur builder with a shoal-draft cruising boat of simple construction.
Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames.
Lofting is required.
Plans include 4 sheets.
This boat is a larger version of my popular POINT COMFORT 18, a traditional Chesapeake Bay workboat type reinterpreted for simpler and more modern construction.
The F1830 is the newest BYD design and the tandem version of the F1430 Sit On Top kayak. It is a second generation boat, with an optimized hull and simplified kit. This boat will easily carry 2 adults and a big cooler, or 2 adults and a couple of small kids.
Kahuna is a superb coastal and long-distance cruising boat, designed for modern wood/epoxy construction. The first boat was built in Australia, and several have been launched in the US. Others are under construction — in the US (New York) and in Europe (Italy, the UK and Russia).
D Hylan Bowler design 26.5’ cruiser launched July 2024. Highly energy efficient.
For sail (sale) our whimsical 14′ day sailer “Green Flash” designed by noted small-boat designer
Classic motor yacht designed by H.C. Hanson and built by Mojean and Erickson (Tacoma) for Dr.
This beautiful Launch was originally believed to be built by Hinckley and was used as the yacht c