Fire-Drake was designed and built to cruise the Salish Sea and traverse the Inside Passage, using only wind and muscle power in alignment with the classic sail and oar ethic. She incorporates lessons from decades of kayaking, and refinements from cruising with a previous sail and oar boat. Her combination of beam, hull form and sheer provide balance between the ability to carry sail in rough water and the capability to row for entire windless days. Her rig can be set up or struck in under two minutes for the many transitions between sailing and rowing forced by the variable summertime conditions found on this coast. She can carry two months of supplies in her watertight buoyancy compartments and she is arranged for sleeping aboard at anchor under her custom cockpit tent. Fire-Drake’s mission was to affordably deliver adventure through self-reliance, and she has done that.
