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
This boat was built and mostly used around Seattle and kept in Lake Union. It has somewhat of a history of changing hands for a song to people who truly
Built during the depression by Merton Christianson to transport he and his wife from Kelso, Wa down the Columbia and up the coast to Alaska to find work. They failed
Ron Bowen built J.D. Crow in the spirit of British Columbia’s long tradition of beautiful and seaworthy homebuilt sailboats, with Allen Farrell as premier guru. Ron was a fisherman, logger,
This boat was designed by Renn Tolman who had over 20 years of designing and building skiffs for the commercial fisherman in Homer, Alaska. Tolman skiffs are dory-style skiffs with
