SHIRLEY is a Redfish Kayaks Spring Run. She has been something of labour of love, having been in progress for 4 plus years. She is built of Western Red Cedar, Paulownia and Hoop Pine, and comes in at about 18Kg or 40lbs.
A1A is an enlarged version of the Mellonseed skiff developed on Barnegat Bay around 1880 when game wardens declared war on wildfowl market hunters.
Boat was built by a Brooklin Boatyard employee around 1991 for Maynard Bray. She was used only as a rowing tender.
HMC #1397 was built in 1937 for O.G. Ricketson who raced the boat at the New Bedford YC, Padanaram, MA, until WWII —she was called PLABEN with the sail number 109. O.G. Ricketson, Jr.’s sister, Lucy Ricketson Ferguson also raced this boat along with other family H 12’s.
This 17′ Cat-Ketch is a replica of the 1889 design by Nathanael Herreshoff and built for his own use on the waters of Narragansett Bay. Capt. Nat based the design on his earlier vessel of 1874, Riviera, which he and his brother designed, built and sailed throughout Europe in their early 20s.
A fishing, cruising, camping boat designed to be beached in protective waters, especially Puget Sound. Lightweight cabin is removable by pulling four pins, allowing the trailer and boat to be home garaged.
Glued lapstrake Phoenix III designed by Ross Lillistone. Built over a period of 3 years, with most of this occurring during the 2021 COVID Pandemic.
The classic lines and pedigree was Bob Luckraft’s inspiration to saving this 15′ x 8′ catboat. MARGARET was built in 1920, by Manuel Swartz Roberts.