AMERICAN BEAUTY is a Whitehall Tender that was built by students at the WoodenBoat School and designed by the Rice Brothers from East Boothbay, Maine. Back in the 1800s, Whitehalls were used as a commercial craft, ferrying materials and crew to shore from large schooners and square-rigged ships. Eventually, the Whitehall entered the recreational world and remains a favorite of amateur boatbuilders to this day.
AMERCIAN BEAUTY’s bow
AMERCIAN BEAUTY
AMERICAN BEAUTY in Brooklin, Maine
Rowing AMERICAN BEAUTY
AMERICAN BEAUTY slices through the water
AMERICAN BEAUTY profile
Are plans available for this specific Whitehall boat?
We’ve owned a very similar-sized Whitehall for nearly 30 years, keep it in the water year round and row it on a regular basis. (Several hundred miles a year probably!) We’ve also owned dories and wherries and faerings over the years (not to mention bigger boats) but we always seem to come back to the Whitehall as the boat “we will never sell!” It just seems to do everything right and feel just right. At least for us.