Designs

19′ 7″ Albury Runabout

Straight out of the Bahamas, this design is ideal for strip-planking or cold-molding.

Since the mid-1950s Willard and Benny Albury have been producing fine outboard runabouts that have earned a reputation as smooth-riding, sea- worthy, rugged boats, capable of excellent speed with modest horsepower.

7′ 7″ Nutshell Sailing Pram

Glued-lap plywood rowing or sailing tender with plenty of capacity.

The Nutshell Pram is, in our opinion, one of the best tenders ever designed. She’s a beauty in looks, easy to build, and does her job far, far better than most boats of her length.

12′ Wee Rob Canoe

Light, elegant double-paddle canoe for glued-seam lapstrake construction

Recreational canoeing began in Britain and America in the latter half of the 19th century in boats similar to Iain Oughtred's Wee Rob. The general type came to be known as the Rob Roy canoe, after a popular, archetypal vessel by that name. Oughtred's 12-footer-being a small version of the original breed-is named accordingly.

11′ 2″ Shellback Dinghy

It would be hard to imagine a better all-around small boat than the Shellback Dinghy. She is a pleasure to row, and fast and responsive under sail. She is easy to build and maintain, docile and well mannered under tow, small enough to handle easily but big enough to carry a good load. And, she looks great-- handsome with just…

19′ 6″ Ocean Pointer

Design based on the Alton Wallace West Pointer workboats from the Maine coast.

Inspired by Alton Wallace’s highly regarded West Pointer workboats of the Maine coast, designer David Stimson has drawn the striking 19'6" Ocean Pointer outboard skiff. The traits that make Ocean Pointer well suited for its ancestral job of inshore fishing allow it to perform all manner of waterfront tasks for pleasure or profit.

15′ 9″ and 19′ Ben Garveys

Fine boatyard skiff or small harbor ferry.

Here is a pair of boats that will feel right at home on the working waterfront. Both would make fine boat­yard skiffs or small harbor-ferries. Both would be fine for a little recreational fishing or getting around the lake on a summer vacation, or ferrying out to that island camp. The larger boat would make a fine skiff for some…

18′ Escargot Canal Boat

Phil Thiel's ESCARGOT is a canal boat designed for slow, enjoyable journeys in protected waters.

Phil Thiel was enamored of the canals of England and France and found the slow pace along the waterways, the pauses at the locks, and the proximity of verdant shores not only relaxing but also conducive to connecting to the world around him. He designed several boats in the spirit of the canal boats he traveled in every summer for…

22′ 6″ Recreational Shell Kingfisher

V-bottomed single shell with sliding seat, outriggers and light plywood construction.

Those who know the sport of rowing know Graeme King to be know one of the top of designers and builders of wooden racing shells in the world today. The rowing shells that come out of his King Boat Works are built not only to stand the test of time, but have put their crew and the designer in the…

The Haven 12 1/2-Footer

A handsome daysailer based on the Herreshoff 12 1/2, but modified for a centerboard

The Haven 12 1⁄2 was inspired by the history and tradition of Nathanael G. Herreshoff's renowned Herreshoff 12 1⁄2, a class of keelboats just under 16' long (with a waterline length of 12 1⁄2'-hence the name). Long known for their seawor­thiness, their charm, and their fine turn of speed, the Herreshoff 12 1⁄2s — or Bullseyes, as the marconi-rigged versions…

Design No. 1

Stephens plywood utility launch

Working on the coast of Maine in 1985, Bob Stephens drew his Design No. 1 for the Williams College-Mystic Seaport Mari­time Studies Program. The commission stipulated that the boat must carry seven adults, or fewer crew and considerable cargo, it should be propelled easily by a motor of moderate size, and it should be trailerable.