I decided to build Melissa after visiting the 2012 wooden boat festival in Port Townsend. The inspiration was a lovely lapstrake version of Marc Barto’s melonseed skiff with a shiny
New 18 ft launch built in traditional lapstrake construction. Iroko frames marine plywood Alaska yellow cedar. This launch is powered by a 30 hp outboard achieving 25mph with two aboard.
This McKenzie Style Drift Boat has been run on over 100 Wild and Scenic Rivers, a dozen National Parks, and thousands of river miles. It is featured in the presentation
This year Schooner Suva celebrates its centennial anniversary by offering public sails for the first time at the Wooden Boat Festival. We will be located at the NW Maritime Center
GLORYBE has survived a century of adventures. Her first was reported in Pacific Motor Boat in 1917. “Pounding on the beach several hours in the January storm in which several
26′ lapstrake open boat. Cat Ketch, unstayed masts, spritsails and topsail. Planked with Douglas fir over locust frames. Provided the image for the 1999 Wooden Boat Festival poster. Entered and
Descant is a custom built glass over ply pilot house. She has a classic look, with the benefits of modern construction techniques and a high performance outboard. Her hull offers
Flygburen is a Tumlare designed by Knud Reimers in the early 1930s. One of Reimers first and most notable designs, the Tumlaren established Reimers as a designer of gorgeous boats
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,
