Dinghy sailboat

Optimist Sailboat Build: Building the Wood/Epoxy Optimist In 1947 a gentleman named Clark Mills designed a small sail boat for kids to learn to build and sail called the Optimist. This boat was designed to be built from 3 sheets of plywood, with basic woodworking abi…

When navigating at night, the lights on other boats are your first clue about the moving dangers around you. And your navigation lights are your first line of safety in avoiding collisions in the dark, and they tell others vessels what you are and what you are doing. The rules sound complex, but with a little understanding you can get the basics …

Radosław Werszko - wooden dinghy designer and builder - 4.8m dinghy

"All I ask is a small ship, and a star to steer her by..." I know, the actual Masefield quote refers to a "tall" ship, but when a tall ship is a tall order and

Parts of a sailboat

The famous Goat Island Skiff is a 16ft simple plywood sailboat with excellent performance and capacity. It punches well above its weight if competing in distance sailing events

This sailing rowing boat is custom made by our master craftsmen in our shop in Victoria, BC Canada. It is a sailing boat built to last 100 years or longer, providing rowing pleasure for generations of rowers. Our commitment to highest quality plus superior design makes this the best boat of its type in

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It’s hard to pack much boat into 8 feet, but it’s still reasonable to expect decent stability, pleasing proportions, and good rowing performance.

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