Sailboats - Cruising
ALBATROS 36’
ALBATROS 36’ is a true “blue water yacht”, classic in its aspect but modern in design and construction.
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ALBATROS 36’ is a true “blue water yacht”, classic in its aspect but modern in design and construction.
Feel the difference a proportionally correct sized kayak can make in your paddling enjoyment.
Our version of the Optimist Pram, the "Club Racer"
Interested in building your own boat? Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington, NC sells Simmons Sea-Skiff boat plans in 18′, 20′ and 22′.Thomas Norwood Simmons was born in 1908 in Wilmington and lived most of his life on Myrtle Grove Sound. He was a carpenter by trade.
The Shearwater Hybrid combines the best qualities of stitch-and-glue plywood kayaks with the beauty of a cedar strip deck.
The “NAVCAT Limousine” is a premium mode of transport with chauffeur.
Designed for 18 km/hr top speed with a range of approx. 10hrs at 8km/hr.
Her 6′ 11″ beam makes for a big 15-footer. Cold-molded, lightweight and trailerable. Construction: Cold-molded. Alternative construction: Carvel, lapstrake or strip. No lofting is required. Plans include 6 sheets.
The Crystal 16 was designed to be a simple, lightweight flats skiff. Her hull is a simple V-bottom with a bit of flare in her topsides. Her deck features a large casting platform forward with two smaller platforms back aft on both sides. Storage is available up forward below the casting deck.
High performance beach cat which is striking to look at and exciting to sail. Well-detailed plans of simple and rugged stitch-and-glue plywood hulls.
Construction: Stitch-and-glue plywood over bulkhead frames.
No lofting is required.
Plans include 2 sheets.
17' 9" glued lap strake sapele plywood with ribbon Sipo mahogany bright work.
Mahogany planked on oiled oak frames. Spruce spars and stainless rigging.
SUNDANCE II "Colonia" sailing dinghy designed in 1901 by Nathanael G. Herreshoff.
Restored in ME by Jonathan Minott (seen in WB "Launchings" July/Aug 2009).