Open Sailboats 14' up

for printed plans - click HEREdownload free study plans HERE ALASKA: Alaska is modeled on the working Whitehall skiffs that were commonly used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to carry people and goods about the great harbours of the...

A few years ago my wife asked me to name my favourite boat. If I had thought about the question at all, it would have been almost impossible to answer, because there are so many designs which have appealed to me over the years. But on that occasion I...

This hull came about from a series of E-mails between Chuck and myself. A DWM reader had asked Chuck if I had worked up a “longer” version of the Padilla Bay that I had mentioned in one of my youtube.com/redbarnboats videos. I couldn't...

We were asked by a Portuguese client to stretch our standard Medway Doble to produce an easily rowed craft which could be carried under the bridge deck of a large cruising catamaran and used both as a tender and as a lifeboat. This version has the same...

Mayfly16 is large enough to swallow up three men or maybe a family with two kids. She has two benches that are 7' long and there should be plenty of room for all. I would say that her fully loaded maximum weight might be 900 pounds and her empty weight...

A 23’3” Ship’s Boat for Mr. Ian Bloomfield - this is a strip planked version of a 17th/18th Century Frigate’s Boat - she is modelled on the bluff bowed craft used for general work in the Fleet and will have a carronade with it's...

LOA: 6'10" Beam: 44" Weight: ~35# This kit contains only the CNC-cut wooden parts. Epoxy and cloth, oarlocks and other parts sold spearately. Optional sail and running rigging also available as a separate kit. The 35-pound, 6' 10" Portage Pram is a...

14ft 9-3/4in x 4ft 3-1/4in x 6in Flint was designed to meet the requirements of an experienced boatman who lived on an island several miles from the mainland. The boat had to row in a spirited fashion, and be able to cover long distances under the urge...

We were asked to develop the plank shapes for a replica of a 4 oared Faering from some lines that had been taken off the boat some while back. The client was the husband of the Great Granddaughter of the owner who had the original built in 1892 for the...

At last we have added a 14' version of our Stornoway design to our range of Dinghies & Dayboats - she has been much requested and we have taken the opportunity to base her construction on the highly successful Kingfisher design with its continuous...

For study plan instant download - click HERE For an instant download (PDF) of the full plans for Pathfinder, click HERE For cabin supplement instant download - click HERE There has been a lot of enquiry for a "bigger Navigator"...

Snipa's (pronounced Sneepa) are traditional clinker Nordic Fishing boats with a reputation for excellent sea keeping qualities and stability. Construction is fairly traditional but uses ply for the clinker planking over laminated frames. Below the...