La Vie en Rose is the product of a 3-year collaboration between the previous owner and designer Paul Gartside. She was built in Sidney, B.C., by Jespersen Boat Builders. Her

“According to the Folkboat International Association, there are 4,000 Nordic Folkboats on the water today. About 3,000 of them are direct descendants of the wooden Nordic Folkboats first built in

“Patience” is a custom-built Expedition Wherry from Chesapeake Light Craft. Made from plans she has custom riggers that use Pocock Racing Shell components to give her a smooth and solid

Saved from a barn in Nehalem Oregon for 15 years and then from another barn in Hood River Oregon… My wife Heather and I talked Alan Thomle of Thomle Boatworks

Ariel of Victoria was built on Vancouver Island in the 1970s at Fred Peterson’s yard near Nanaimo of Alaskan yellow cedar on oak frames. The original decks were Western Red

My brother-in-law started building this boat in the 1990s. I personally think to get out of the house. He sailed it once and then moved away from the Columbia River.

The “Wildlife of the Columbia” kayak, another Guillemot 17’ boat, represents another level of complexity of inlay work on the deck. Inspired by some of my favorite birds often spotted

The latest kayak is “Coming Up Roses,” which is another Guillemot 17’ boat modified to celebrate the beauty of multiple roses and the natural colors of the different wood species.

Custom-built strip kayak for my wife Nancy. The boat is based on the Guillemot 17’ designed by Nick Schade but modified to accommodate the art and inlay work. The wife

Built at the Matsumoto Shipyard in Vancouver, B.C. Claudia M. was originally christened “Seamus”. In 2002, an extensive refit was completed including full interior remodel and repower by a previous