Inspired by the beautiful kayaks a good friend builds, and captivated by an article on naval architect Francois Vivier in Classic Boat magazine featuring his Morbic 12 clinker plank design, I contacted Francois to see if he would design a lighter-weight strip plank version of the Morbic 12 for me. After some discussion on weight target (140 lb hull), general arrangements and sail plan, Francois agreed to do the design and the result is the new Morbic 11.
I built hull #1 (my first boat build) using Red Western and Yellow Alaskan Cedars, Sapele, Okoume, Mohagany, Oak, Maple, and Douglas Fir. Classic Boat magazine published an article on my boat in their July 2018 edition.