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Oar / Paddle

nano 2.6

Designer

eric mcnicholl

kid sailing skiff

Sailboats - Daysailers

Swifty 12

Designer

Fred Shell

The Swifty 12 is the most popular boat in the Shell Boats fleet, with several hundred built from our kits and plans. Docile and easily handled, the Swifty will plane on a reach in a good breeze, but you will have to work very hard to get it to capsize.

Steve Davis artwork of the Great Pyramid Rig.

Sailboats - Cruising

Sunrise

Designer

Jay Benford

Sunrise was my home for a decade. She has a typical New England Pinky hull with their extended bulwarks and mini-transom at their conclusion. She has comfortable accommodations for a couple to live aboard, with occasional guests.

Oar / Paddle

"Happy Hour" - 9'(2.80m) Fishing Kayak

Designer

Alex Bogdanov

This design was inspired by Ross Lillistone’s “Water Rat”. The bow transom was replaced by a pointed stem. Also the internal volume and from there the displacement of the boat were increased by about 20%. Changes were made to the seating arrangement as well.

Sailboats - Daysailers

KIS 4.2S

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa

We designed KIS dinghies in order to meet a very practical need of amateur boatbuilders.

Oar / Paddle

Eastport Nesting Pram

Designer

John C. Harris

Chesapeake Light Craft’s Eastport Nesting Pram shares its hull with the popular stock Eastport Pram dinghy, a champion 7′9″ yacht tender that can carry a decent load, rows and tows with ease, and sails beautifully.

Motorboats - Outboard

Barrelback 19 foot Custom

Designer

Classic Wooden Boat Plans

Original authentic copies are scarce for the 19 Barrelback, certainly no shortage of modified and self translated versions available. Due to lack of details and authenticated plans this version of a 19 foot barrelback should best be described as loosely designed around the Chris Craft 19 1940.

Sailboats - Cruising

22' 2" Cruising Sloop, Gray Seal

Designer

Iain Oughtred

Based loosely on the Folkboat, this plywood lapstrake double-ender combines comforting rough-water ability, and good looks.

Construction: Lapstrake plywood over laminated frames.

Alternative construction: Traditional plank on frame, strip or cold-molded.

Oar / Paddle

Skana

Designer

Orca Canoes & Kayaks Ltd.

Skana is a single cockpit, wood strip kayak designed for multi-day use. The design is 17'4 in LOA with a max beam of 24". It has moderate rocker with average volume.