Boat Profile
The King
A strip-planked kayak from Redfish
...While handling such a finely finished boat on land made me tense, the
Boat Profile
Ski King
A fast inboard in plywood from Glen-L
...But in 1976, Dwain Colton of Portland, Oregon, was keen to purchase a set of Ski
From The Editor
Disappointment
Built for long-distance cruising, paddled only a few yards
...the
Boat Profile
Kingfisher and Kookaburra
These birds can fly
...rowing shells. He developed the
Product Reviews
Barry King Hammer-Style Mallet
More than setting grommets
...boat covers, and one of the best tools we’ve found
Designs, Performance Rowing,
22′ 6″ Recreational Shell Kingfisher
V-bottomed single shell with sliding seat, outriggers and light plywood construction.
...to WoodenBoat
Adventures
Norway’s England Sailors
Crossing the North Sea to honor Norwegian heroes of WWII
...his escape. A
Adventures
Crossing the Northeast by Canoe
Paddling the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
...raw quality, but I was hoping to do without the
Technique
High-Performance Foils
Shaping better centerboards and rudders
...capture of a quarter of the resulting ellipse and scale up the printed image to the actual dimensions required. If you are
Adventures
A Wright Brothers Moment
1972, three friends, and a homebuilt hydrofoil sailboat
...side of the hull, just aft of the center of gravity. We were determined to learn foil theory and,
Puddle Duck Racer
...challenging a Rottweiler, the Puddle Duck just jumps in and goes at it, without seeming to realize it might look a little silly to observers. Or maybe it just doesn’t care.
Product Reviews
Boat Medic
Waterproof first-aid for the backcountry
...be applied after direct pressure, wound pac
News and Curiosities
Coast Guard Advises Labeling Paddlecraft, Free Labels Are Available
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Operation Paddle Smart The
Goat Island Skiff
...https:/
Boat Profile
Lyman Runabout
A 1950s classic in lapstrake plywood
...example of a
Adventures
Don’t Tell Me I Can’t
Isabelle Heker's Greenland kayak
...and, when I heard people wal
Adventures
Building on Tradition
An American geitbåt
...of shavings into the fjord. After several months I was given a small work area, a bench with hand tools, and began ta
Adventures
SEVENTY48
A race of endurance in the Pacific Northwest
...do you sit backward in that thing?” Samuel Hendrix Bainbridge and Blake islands were my primary
Boat Profile
Hiwassee Wanderer
A simple and affordable solo canoe
...by the looks of the plywood in the photographs—but I opted to use 4mm okoume instead. I built the rest of the
Adventures
A Superior Circumnavigation
Two women, two kayaks, 1,200 miles
...right after noon. It had become customary
Adventures
Rowing the Columbia
Seeking serenity on a busy river
...see Fred’s Marina!” I gave him a thumbs-up and then kept a steady cadence close to shore as yachts, ski boats, and fishing boats motored midchannel into Portland proper at the end of a warm weekend. Sliding-seat rowing
Reader Built Boats
TAMO
How a boatbuilding project led to the race of a lifetime
...potentially greater, problem was that Henry knew “nothing about building boats.” He was, he thought, a “reasonably
From The Editor
A Man of Means by No Means
...look a decade older. Arthur’s
Boat Profile
Bevin’s Skiff
A study in simplicity
...no single step in the building process ta
Six-Hour Canoe Plans
...we hope you enjoy your 7-Day