I have always loved wooden boats and got to meet Ray Heater while taking fly-fishing lessons. He encouraged me to build one from a kit and taught me some new

This boat was designed by the owner for solo sail and oar cruising in the Salish Sea and the Inside Passage. She completed a 300 nm trip from Victoria to

This is a striking example of taking a classic boat design and applying custom features to keep the weight quite manageable yet balancing the variety of complementing woods to produce

The mighty, tiny Felicity Ann was used by Ann Davison in her 1954 historic voyage. Ann became the first woman to fo a solo ocean crossing. What made it more

“Fable” was designed with Chapelle in mind. A circle was drawn around 3 guitar players to determine her beam. Center board eliminated for comfort of playing music and living aboard.

Emily Ruth is a Somes Sound 12-1/2’. Designed by John Brooks, the SS is derived from the well known Herreshoff and Haven 12-1/2’s. Unlike those boats, she is glued lapstrake

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From Pacific Motor Boat magazine, January 1928 “El Mistico”, a 44-Footer with Diesel Power. The application of the low powered oil engine to the propulsion of medium-sized yachts and work

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A 32′ customized for Puget Sound cruising. Flybridge removed and a new roof built in its place, mast and boom removed, solar panels installed on the new roof. Hardtop cockpit