Plans & Kits

An elegant recreational kayak

BEN GARVEYS - Ben 15' 9", Big Ben 19'
Fine boatyard skiffs or small harbor ferries.
A pair of boats that will feel right at home on the working waterfront.

FALCO singlehanded skiff

A modern interpretation of a centuries old harbour rowing boat.

Silver Thread is a replica of a Cornish lug and mizzen used in the inshore fishing and as tender to larger vessels within harbors. The original boat, Summer Haze, was built in Padstow around 1908.

A great family boatbuilding project! Build it in a weekend from a kit, or build it from plans using local materials.

VILA 650 is the biggest of the VILA family of three small planning cruisers.

SAM is a pure racing boat built in composite with the sandwich technique. A prototype of this boat got a good result in World Championship of the class same years ago.

Rugged, simple, stable, and economical to build, the Lumber Yard skiffs are based on traditional New England flat bottom work skiffs.

Light, elegant double-paddle canoe for glued-seam lapstrake construction.Can be built 12′, 13′ 7″, or 15′ 2″ from the same set of plans.Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood.Alternative construction: Traditional lapstrake, cold-molded or strip.No lofting required.Plans include 5 sheets.