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Fast Launch 26

Designer

Jacques Mertens

Commuter style launch with diesel inboard and a small cabin.

Sailboats - Daysailers

Skerrieskiff 17'

Designer

Iain Oughtred

Construction - Glued Lapstrake clinker plywood. No Lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets with instructions. Sail Area - 67 sq. ft.

Oar / Paddle

Chesapeake 17

Designer

Chesapeake Light Craft

The Chesapeake 17 is one of our most popular kits. Its handling qualities and speed combined with a large cockpit and voluminous stowage make it one of the most capable touring boats around.

Oar / Paddle

ATHELAS

Designer

Dave Kuperstein

Athelas is a 17'-2" open water recreational rower for one or two based on a lines sketch by N. G. Herreshoff. Built from 6 and 9 mm glued lapstrake plywood, she weighs 81 pounds and can be cartopped

Oar / Paddle

Baby Tender II

Designer

Warren Jordan

Cradle Boat Baby Tender II, for the newborn sailor.

Oar / Paddle

Pulling Boat, LIZ

Designer

Ken Bassett

Elegant, high-performance, sliding-seat pulling boat designed to mitigate the speed-robbing pitching associated with some sliding-seat craft.
Construction: Lapstrake planked over steamed frames.
Alternative construction: Cold-molded, strip or glued lapstrake.

Oar / Paddle

Chesapeake LT 17

Designer

Chesapeake Light Craft

The Chesapeake touring kayaks are icons in the sea kayaking world. Built in the thousands in dozens of countries around the world, the Chesapeakes are solid-tracking, comfortable kayaks.

Sailboats - Cruising

SV14

Designer

Simonis-Voogd Design

S/V 14 designed by Simonis Voogd Design has been specifically created for sailors with disabilities. The E-book consists of 100 pages plan + videos, it is offered for free BUT, it must be for the benefit of the disabled community.

Oar / Paddle

Baby Tender

Designer

Warren Jordan

The cradle boat Baby Tender is an adaptation of the classic yacht tender carried aboard many of the finest yachts during the time when wooden boatbuilding was truly an art. The boat has a length of 45 in. and a beam of 22 in.