Martha Green/ skipjacks

[kharee]

Hello to formites. I like the look and the size of Martha Green. Skipjack or not! Would this boat be suitable for cruising to Jamaica from the gulf coast? smile.gif

[JimD]

Nice looking boat, especially with the ketch sailing rig when weather permits.

[JimD]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/pf14113a95df964e2ba57867059a82d3c/efd5f3b2.jpg

Martha Green by John Atkin (http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Cruisers/MarthaGreen.html)

[paladin]

I have dunnitt in smaller boats and with less accommodations...she looks to be entirely adequate...

[Stu Fyfe]

Where has this design been hiding all my life? I'm very impressed. Thank you John Atkin. How about this comparison?
http://www.cmdboats.com/images/puffin.gif
Stambaugh's Puffin 28ft.
I've drooling over Puffin for some time, but Martha Green looks even better.

[Dolly Varden]

kharee-

martha green caught my eye also when someone directed me to the atkins wbsite to look at a skipjack.

i think there is a similar boat in rabls boatbuilding in your backyard book, though he doesnt show it with masts

[Mike Vogdes]

Stu,

Mike Keers is building a Puffin, he would post once in a while, havn't seen him in a long time though.

http://personal.riverusers.com/~emkay/puffpage1.html

[Stu Fyfe]

Mike,
Yeah, I've been on his site and we've conversed. Seems like he's a little bogged down in finishing her. Puffin seems like alot of work. As far as I can tell, he's the first to build one.

[vilisar34]

Has anyone built Martha Green recently? she is very pretty though I think I would enclose the wheel house to make her a 4 season boat. Already have an Atkin Vilisar - not sure I have the means for another boat now. Would love to see some more photos of existing martha greens out there.

[TerryLL]

More information on Martha Green can be found in Practical Small Boat Designs by John Atkin