Register of Wooden Boats

The boat is a John Alden-designed daysailer modified for the Nantucket waters, and at the direction of the Nantucket Yacht Club in the late 1920s.This is one of two remaining original wooden boats from that 1928 fleet. QUAISE was restored by Rick Waters, Noank, CT in 1989. 

Joshua Slocum’s voyage alone around the world (1895-1898) is among the most famous feats of single-handed voyaging of all time. SPRAY was given to Slocum by a friend in 1892. The vessel had been abandoned in a field seven years earlier. Slocum rebuilt her, then in 1895 struck out on his voyage.

UNA is a stretched version of Iain Oughted’s Arctic Tern, with slightly increased sail area and centerboard repositioning. Clinker built in 8mm okoume plywood. Birdsmouth spars are Douglas Fir. Gunwales are Ash. Thwart and knees are White Oak. Cherry accents the hatches and centerboard case.