PJohn Welsford SCAMP, 11′-11″ balanced lug, cuddy cabin, water ballasted, off-center centerboard mini-microcruiser. Plywood kit built by son and father (Patrick and Malcolm) along with John Welsford, Howard Rice, Scott Jones and the other SCAMP Campers at Northwest Maritime Center 2013, SCAMP Camp III. Completed 2021, in Seahurst WA. Propelled by 100 sq-ft Lugsail and oars.
Silvana
Silvana is a wood cold molded cutter sailboat of 30 feet designed by Lyle Hess and built in Canada by Ernest Mellstrom in 1997. Cold molded wood hull and Deck Classic teak decks Sitka spruce Mast Bronze hardware
Rampaging Turtles
A merry wherry that is a Wayland Marine’s design and initial stitch and glue project that took 3 months to finish in 2012. In 2022 a bow and stern air tank were added to increase bouncy if swamped. In 2023 the boat was stiffened with adding thickness to the ribs and a fix rowing wing was built with a new …
Revel
The original builder was a lifelong captain at sea, beginning with racing sailboats off the west coast of Sweden, then a career in the Swedish navy until after WWII, and on for the next ~30 years running sail-powered cargo and research vessels (among other things), before landing in and retiring to California in the 1970s. He moved to Oyster Bay …
Grand Slam
The Grand Slam has her own charm that has outlived her captain’s captures. She has been to Alaska but not all the way to Ketchikan. Some dreams are realized later in life. She catches crab and fish, but not the mother load. She has provided good fun to children and mothers alike. She makes her captain proud. She’s a real …
White Spruce
In 1932, White Spruce was custom built as a private vessel in the Harbor Shipyard of Vancouver, B.C.. She is built with 1-1/4″ Alaskan yellow and Red Cedar planking fastened to White Oak frames with galvanized clinch nails and a Douglas Fir keel with an ironbark shoe. Originally coined the “Sea Belle III”, she was powered by a Hercules Russel …
Hom e made’
1950s or early 60s cold molded hull. Built in what appears to be the Seattle area with an unknown car top as of yet maybe somebody can identify it molded to the deck and supported with EMT tubing. Found in an impound yard and purchased at auction and given a new life and a new name after one of our …
First Try
I have been an avid kayaker for years but have always paddled around in plastic kayaks around Puget Sound and in many of our fresh water lakes in the Shelton, Washington area. I found Nick Schade’s book, (The Strip built Cedar Kayak) and was intrigued by the great job he did with the book and the extensive videos he had …
Gray Wolf
2023 Race To Alaska winner, Gray Wolf is a cold molded cedar boat with a free standing rig, and water ballast. She was built for ocean racing in Camden, ME by Lyman Morse. Owned by the Goussevs for 10 years, she frequents the Seattle racing circuit.
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