Navigator

Designer
John Welsford

Classic daysailing yacht of glued plywood lapstrake construction suitable for first time builders. Choice of sloop, yawl or lugsail rigs, carries up to six and is suitable for coastal cruising.

Rifleman

Designer
John Welsford

Rifleman was intended as an economical planing hulled speedboat suited for coastal inshore fishing.
She is built of plywood and is intended for 15/20 hp outboard motors.

Swaggie

Designer
John Welsford

Small blue water cruiser with Junk rig, inside steering station, and accommodation for up to four persons.
Suitable for home boatbuilders, all wood construction, lead ballast cast in small pigs.

Fafnir

Designer
John Welsford

Miniature voyaging and cruising yacht for amateur boatbuilders, can carry two, capable of short blue water voyages.

Seagull

Designer
John Welsford

Simple sheet plywood sports rowing boat, stitch and tape construction. As easy to build as it gets!

Sherpa

Designer
John Welsford

High capacity yacht tender with sailing ability. Exceptional stability, suited to beginner boatbuilders

Trover

Designer
John Welsford

Very simple workboat for outboard motor power. Suits 8 to 30 hp motors,carry up to six persons, can be built longer or shorter as required.

Clarence River Dory

Designer
John Welsford

Outboard motor workboat for 8 to 30 hp Shallow draft, high capacity, simple build.

Macomber 15

Designer
Scott Gifford

The Macomber 15 is a traditionally built flat bottom Westport River Skiff.
LOA: 15'2"
Beam: 5'11"
Draft: 6"
Max Hp: 25 (15Hp.recomended)

Sundowner

Designer
John Welsford

My client wanted to circumnavigate, Cape Horn and all!  He wished to build the boat himself and had limited skills in boatbuilding, limits on his budget, and a space about the size of a double garage.