This Didi 23 was built over the course of 2 years and 4 months. She was launched in October of 2022. She has a couple of modifications from the original design. First, I added a sugar scoop transom, extending her length by 20 inches.
KORU is a Didi 23 designed by Dudley Dix and built by Kea Custom Boats. Koru was built over the course of 2 years and 4 months and was launched in October of 2022. Her auxiliary power is a retractable 1kw electric pod drive.
Cachalot was commissioned by my late father, Peter Sturtevant, and built by his friend, Joel White, over the winter of '69-'70.
Built in Astoria, OR. in 1912 as a freighter but spent most of her working career in S.E. Alaska as a salmon trap tender. Massively built of old growth Fir, Lillian's frames are double sawn 8"x 8" on 16" centers except in way of the 16-foot long engine beds where they are on 8" centers.
“Breeze” is a 10′ (3m) double paddle canoe. Two sheets of plywood needed. Stitch and glue construction using 3″(75mm) fiberglass tape in epoxy for all seams inside and out. The deciding factors when designing the boat were mostly the same as with all my designs - seaworthiness and lightweight.
