On the Newstand and Digital Library Now - July/August 2025 Issue No. 305 Preview
CAPTAIN NATHAN
Builder Name:
Paul Austin
After admiring the Crowninshield FAME, and Maynard’s article a few years back, I decided to imitate the high peaked spar design of the sails. CAPTAIN NATHAN is 19 inches long, 6 inch beam, 8 inch keel with weights. It sails best in some breeze, with a tendency to windward.
LA VIGIE
Year Built:
1960
LA VIGIE is a unique racing sailboat designed and built in 1960 by the engineer Lucien Gauvin. The hull is redwood coated with fiberglass. LA VIGIE won many races on the Fleuve Saint-Laurent in the 1960s.
MUDLARK
Year Built:
1990
Norwalk Islands Sharpie, designed by Bruce Kirby. 1990 Ketch with full battens on main, mizzen, stay’sl and jib. 155% genoa, symmetric and radial spinnakers.
SV14
Designer
Simonis-Voogd Design
S/V 14 designed by Simonis Voogd Design has been specifically created for sailors with disabilities. The E-book consists of 100 pages plan + videos, it is offered for free BUT, it must be for the benefit of the disabled community.
PETER ROBYN
Year Built:
1950
PETER ROBYN was named after the sons of the builder, McNally. He was furniture shop owner in Marrickville Australia. He copied this design from a near sister-ship RESTIVE, featured in Eric Hiscock’s book, Cruising Under Sail, without permission.
KATY D
Year Built:
1958
The KATY D was built as a private yacht for Charles Dana Gibson, of Gibson girl fame. She later served Islesboro and Lincolnville as a 12-month ferry service and ambulance boat during the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Sailing Dinghy
Builder Name:
David McNaught
Fifteen years ago, David McNaught of Greensboro, North Carolina, ordered plans for this 12′ sailing dinghy from http://www.bateau.com. He started building the stitch-and-glue boat and worked on it for two months before he had to put it away.
Simon Watts Sea Urchin Dinghy
Designer
Sam Manning, Bill Nielsen, and Simon Watts
These handsome, practical row boats were routinely built by Nova Scotia shipwright, Jim Smith in six days, painted and ready for the water.