Celeste is the second kayak I have built of this design. The first I built for my wife and she has enjoyed it paddling around Washington and Vancouver Island, B.C.
This is the first boat that I’ve ever built and apart from hanging a shelf now and then, it was pretty much my introduction into woodwork. Now I’m hooked! I
Que Será is hull number 11 of a limited production run of 19 K43 Sloops built by Kettenburg Marine, San Diego in the mid-1960s. To our knowledge, she is one
The Aleutian Tern was designed in 1963 by the legendary Northwest designer William Garden, for Seattle builder Warren Teller. Teller built her in the yard at his home in Seattle
Talaria has been cruising the Northeast since she was built in 1953 at the Hinckley yard in Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Hinckley 36 “standard” sloop was only ever built in
Restoration of This Boat, Hull #246: Beware of the “free” boat. Hull number 246 was past its useful life when it came into my possession. Large sections of planking had
Nearing retirement, I decided to build one last boat. Little did I know this project would take almost 10 years! Paul and Eric at Bieker Boats had been thinking of
Banjo was designed to live on a trailer and has cruised waters from the Gulf Islands in British Columbia to San Francisco Bay to Monterey. My wife and I have
When we think about boats, we often wonder, “Is she a keeper?” Alcyone is definitely a keeper. She was designed and built by Frank Prothero in his backyard in Seattle.
ANJA’s design is based on the legendary Bristol Pilot Cutters of Britain. These boats were able to weather strong storms as well as be sailed short-handed. They would take the
