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11′ 3″ Asa Thomson Skiff

A classic example of form following function

Flat-bottomed rowing skiff elegant enough for a yacht tender.

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White wooden rowboat moored in the water.

7′ 10″ Acorn Tender

A versatile little gem

This sweet-lined tender is the smallest in Iain Oughtred’s design series of Acorn skiffs and dinghies. She is sufficiently burdensome to be useful as a general-purpose shuttle from ship to...

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Color photo of blue rowboat sitting on a dock.

9′ 6″ Martha’s Tender

An easy-towing, easy-rowing tender featuring simple plywood construction and good capacity.

The Martha's Tender is a particularly well-proven design because so many boats have been built from it over the years. Both fishermen and yachtsmen have found what they were after in these boats: robust carrying capacity, reasonably light weight, and reasonable initial cost.

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Woman Guiding a Nutshell Sailing Pram by Rudder

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.

11′ 3″ Asa Thomson Skiff

7′ 10″ Acorn Tender

9′ 6″ Martha’s Tender

7′ 7″ Nutshell Sailing Pram

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