9′6″ Nutshell Pram
The success of the 7′7″ Nutshell Pram convinced us all that the same general shape and method of construction would work just as well in a larger boat; thus a...
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14′6″ Whilly Boat
Iain Oughtred based this appealing little double-ender on the Shetland ness yoles and sixerns. These workboats, in turn, can trace their heritage back to Norwegian roots—a fine origin for any...
12′6″ Marisol Skiff
Marisol, meaning “sea and sun” in Spanish, was designed by Gifford Jackson of Auckland, New Zealand. He wanted a little day boat that he could launch and sail singlehandedly, but...
13′9″ Skiff, Willy Winship
For many years, William Atkin, later aided by his son John, would turn out a design nearly every month for the readers of Motor Boating magazine. These were not just...
12′8″ Catspaw Dinghy
These plans have evolved from some modifications made by Joel White and WoodenBoat on the design of a Herreshoff Columbia model lapstrake dinghy now in the collection of Mystic Seaport...
12′ Goeller Dinghy
L. Francis Herreshoff felt that Frederick Goeller was one of the best draftsmen that he knew, and Mr. Goeller proved his design ability when he came up with this boat...
12′10″ Pooduck Skiff
Joel White’s Pooduck Skiff is a big little boat—about as large as two average people would want to carry on shore. As a big sister to the 11′2″ Shellback Dinghy,...
11′6″ Guillemot
The 11′6″ Guillemot (pronounced gilly-mot) is a shorter cousin to the 15′2″ Tammie Norrie. Designer Iain Oughtred drew this robust little boat along the lines of a nineteenth-century ship’s boat...
10′ Annabelle
When it comes to building a small wooden boat it’s hard to beat a skin-on-frame (SOF) for economy of time and materials, and ease of use when the boat is...
12′3″ Spike Skiff
Here’s a classic flat-bottomed skiff updated for modern trouble-free materials. Spike has all the hallmarks of American sharpie-skiffs from a couple of centuries ago—the slightly raking straight stem, the two...
15′4″ Spur II
A long time ago, noted designer Philip C. Bolger designed a Whitehall-type boat named Spur, but the striking hull proved heavy and difficult to build. During the next three decades,...
15′ Sailing Skiff
Here’s a flat-bottomed 15′4″ sailing skiff from Karl Stambaugh’s drawing board, and it looks just right. The designer gave this hull a flatter run than we’ll find on most old...