On the Newstand and Digital Library Now — January/February 2026, Issue No. 308 Preview
Small Dog Boatworks and Kayak and Sail Lynn Launch Two Canoes
Starting work in a cold, 14º garage over February break, continuing the effort over April vacation, the team from Lynn English HS, Lynn MA wrapped up two "6-hour Canoe" builds and partially completed a third boat this past June 21!
Sailboats
BRIDGES POINT 24, Sail #37
Designed by Joel White, built by Wade Dow in Brooklin, ME.
"Long Cabin" version, LOA: 24 feet, Beam: 7'9", Draft: 3'6".
Free Boats
Shellback Dingy
Partially finished (hull completed) Shellback. Health issue precludes completion. Northern California. (415) 602-8006
KAYLEIGH Cruising Power Sharpy
With a submerged clipper bow and high tucked transom, Kayleigh is every inch a classic power sharpie skiff. Her flat rockered bottom gives great initial stability and easy beaching.
Small Craft
One of a Kind Runabout
21 foot 1982 custom built, cold molded open runabout designed by Pete Peterson and built by Bruce Farrin in Walpole Maine
Headwater Transport 9.9
Most Pram dinghies are essentially rowing or sailing boats, which limits their speed potential to a mere 3 or 4 knots.
NEMAH SHARPY SKIFF
NEMAH features a stable, flat bottomed, sharpie type hull that can handle up to 3 passengers and a small outboard up to 5hp. Sides are ¼” plywood and the bottom is 3/8” plywood. A trussed gunnel rail insures hull stiffness.
Meghan Sailing Skiff
Meghan has a constant deadrise V-bottom hull with a capacity of 1-2 passengers and features for & aft flotation chambers. Her rig consists of a 16ft free standing mast, 9′5″ wishbone boom and 65 square ft sail.
Sailboats - Daysailers
20 sq.m/ Dragon class
Dragon class was first designed by the Master designer Johan Anker as a 20 sq.m. The first build had a different rigg and are now called B-Dragon. My boat is #3 build by Hjalmar Johanson in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1931.