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Paddlers are demanding versatility AND performance from their sea kayaks these days. Little by little, designers like Nick Schade are squeezing huge performance out of compact dimensions.
The Petrel Play is just 14 feet long, a length...
A specialized canoe for the racing enthusiast, This racing C1 is designed to the marathon racing rules and hence the unusual shape.
Wide, shallow racing sloop designed by Cornelius Gorman in 1878. The plans produce a model that is 21″ long.
You’ll receive 3 pages of plans historical information about the boat and step-by-step instructions for half-hull building,...
Simon found an older version of this boat back in the eighties and realized that its thousand-year-old design could be copied and preserved without too much difficulty. He measured it out in ’89 and Bill Nielsen lofted it and drew up the plans in...
32' Bermudan or gaff-rigged cutter for construction in wood and epoxy
A modern iteration of Philippine double outrigger canoe. Adapting to present-day construction method, the wooden facetted hull still has the silhouette of the Austronesian “Bangka”.
Round-bottomed, carvel-planked powerboat with two berths and a single 300-hp engine.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames.
Alternative construction: Strip or cold-molded
Lofting is required.
Plans include...