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Oar / Paddle

Nymph

Designer

Nick Schade

Lightweight strip-planked solo double-paddle canoe

Motorboats - Outboard

Sportfish 570

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa

The design of Sportfish 570 comes from a collaboration with a Senegalese society, with the aim of creating fishing vessels for inland waters of modern conception.

Sailboats - Daysailers

Swifty 12

Designer

Fred Shell

The Swifty 12 is the most popular boat in the Shell Boats fleet, with several hundred built from our kits and plans. Docile and easily handled, the Swifty will plane on a reach in a good breeze, but you will have to work very hard to get it to capsize.

Sailboats - Cruising

CAPRICE

Designer

Daniel Skira

Caprice is a Mini Offshore Cruiser for two.

Built with double sawn frames and strip plank, this little gaff cutter is designed for long term cruising.

Motorboats - Inboard

COASTER SERIES, 27,28,32,36,39

Designer

Bruce Roberts

- Trawler Yachts & Work Boats

Motorboats - Outboard

14' 6" Outboard Skiff, LITTLE MOBY

Designer

Charles Wittholz

A V-bottomed plywood skiff designed for rough water - a good fishing boat. Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames. No lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets.

Fantail Launch, by Bolger

Designer

Philip C. Bolger

This exquisite launch leaves little wake at five knots. Her plans show both cold-molded and plank-on-frame construction. Construction: Cold-Molded or Carvel planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Lapstrake. Lofting is required. Plans include 5 sheets.

Oar / Paddle

Annapolis Wherry

Designer

Chesapeake Light Craft

The Annapolis Wherry offers thoroughbred performance on the water combined with breathtaking grace. The Annapolis Wherry has been turning heads since 1997.

Motorboats - Outboard

Dillon Mini Vee Racing Outboard V-bottom

Designer

Robert Dillon

The Mini Vee is a simple-to-build v-bottom racing boat designed for APBA Mini GT and GT Pro racing. Also an excellent high-performance boat for the non-racer and a great boat building project for an individual or the whole family.