Plans & Kits

IRC cruiser-racer

Designed as a cat schooner; both sails have big round poles at their leading edges. Considering the performance potential of this hull, this rig is appropriate. The stayless rig is clean and will be cheap to build with solid fir poles.

7.5m Racing Tri built in ply

An outboard skiff with a wide bottom and moderate rocker that contribute to stability and the ability to carry weight back aft.

• Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides
• Alternative construction: Plywood or glued-lapstrake plywood
• Lofting is required

Beamy yet fine-lined rowing/sailing boat designed for lightweight construction.

Construction: Cold-molded.

Lofting is optional.

Plans include 5 sheets.

Trailerable coastal cruising catamaran

A most elegant lapstrake, plywood peapod for oar and sail.

Full-sized mold patterns are included.

Construction: Glued-lapstrake plywood.

Alternative construction: Traditional lapstrake.

No lofting is required.

Our Skerry™ is that rare boat combining excellent rowing and sailing qualities into one attractive craft. Sail when there's wind, row when there's not. You'll cover the miles either way.

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 ’91.

This plywood/epoxy construction 24 ft motor boat was designed specially for amateurs boat builders.Plans are available in metric and includes construction drawings and full size patterns CAD files.All CNC files are optimized to use standard plywood sheets of 2400 x 1200 mm and every panel have a