Oar / Paddle
Sparrow Hawk
The Sparrow Hawk is proportionally downsized for the smaller paddler.
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The Sparrow Hawk is proportionally downsized for the smaller paddler.
A sparkling 20 foot trailerable club racer; generous sailplan with a heavy roached full-battened mainsail, an easily manageable jib, an on-deck bowsprit with a fractional or masthead gennaker; IDEA 19 has a very good pace upwind and amazing planing speed dowinwind, features a huge amount of space
The 16' Prospector features a flattened, shallow arch hull with its fullness carried into the bow and stern, good depth amidships to maintain freeboard and deepened ends to keep paddlers and gear dry.
The Solo Packette is designed for those searching for pack canoe that they can carry to even through the most difficult approaches.
The latest in Bill Garden’s idea of the perfect kid’s cruising boat. Simple enough to be put together in the garage, salty enough to daydream on, and safe enough as well. She’s quite a handsome double-ender, with a fixed keel. This is an “oh my” boat.Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frame
The Mill Creek 16.5™ is enormously popular because it can be used in so many ways. Not only can you paddle it as a single or a double, but you can sail it, or add a sliding-seat rowing unit.
The Skoota 28 is a 28 ft plywood demountable coastal cruising power catamaran for a couple. Ideal for the European canals, the PNW or the Great Loop. It will demount for transport on a flat bed lorry/truck or could even be towed by a large car but should not be considered “trailable”.
A fuel-efficient, carvel planked, displacement launch designed to be powered by a 6 to 8-hp diesel.
Comfortable for 2 people cruising or 6-8 people day running.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative construction: Cold-molded, strip
Come experience the nuances of this East Greenland design.
The Ammassalik 180 is a true representations of the East Greenland design.
Freelance: a geilow design, built by New York yacht and engine company in 1935, fully restored an
Full restoration completed 2024. Health issues force sale at reduced price. Bronze fastened.