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My Morbihan week 2017
I just returned from the Morbihan week to which I participated aboard my Pen-Hir. Morbihan week is a major maritime festival and traditional boats gathering in France, held every two…
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Grand-Largue gathering, May 2017
For the second time, Grand-Largue invited its clients to a gathering weekend for boats built by the French boatbuilder. 9 boats took part in 2017: 1 Méaban, 4 Stir-Ven 22,…
Kernic, a new sail-and-oar team boat
Kernic is sail-and-oar tems boat, that is to say sized for a crew of 5 to 6 people. There is 3 rowing thwarts, two rowers in the centre thwart side by side,…
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Amateur boatbuiding awards at HISWA 2017 boatshow
The Amsterdam Boat Show, HISWA, was held in early March in the Netherlands. The organisers, in cooperation with the English magazine "Watercraft", have awarded prizes for the best amateur constructions.…
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As de Pique: an exceptional boat, built by Skol ar Mor
During the summer of 2015, Skol ar Mor, the major wooden boat-building school in France, has decided to build a replica of a small sloop of the Morlaix bay (North…
Efficient sculling oars drawings
In the autumn of 2016, Thomas Spriet, the friendly boss of "A l'Abordage", a French online shop that offers "everything for the classic and traditional boat" asked me to draw…
Gozzo in mare
7 m latin sailer for sale in Italy
This Gozzo was bought in 2003, first full refit including new engine Volvo Penta. Second full refit after sinking in 2008 in the harbour due to bad weather (insurance report…
Stir-Ven Kelpie
Stir-Ven “Kelpie” for sale
Stir Ven 22 sail #42 named “Kelpie” was built by Stanley Robert in Tasmania, Australia and launched in 2013. Built from CNC cut Austral Marine hoop pine plywood (hull), BoteCote…
Geoff Kerr, Two Daughters Boatworks
Two Daughters Boatworks, USA
Geoff Kerr is the builder/owner of Two Daughters Boatworks in Westford, Vermont. He has been a full-time builder for 25 years and have built and deliver over 50 boats, as…
Morbic 8 to 12: dimensioned drawings and download
Two new things about the Morbic range, from the Morbic 8 tender to the Morbic 12 sail and oar: Plan packages now include dimensioned drawings of all plywood parts. Then,…
Stir-Ven 19 Vogue
Stir-Ven 19 plans are available
Several Stir-Ven 19 have been built by Grand-Largue boat-builder in France, but plans for home builders were not released. Actually, this requires additional work to make detailed building instruction, including…
Méaban Lesath
VivierBoats at the Southampton BoatShow
Grand-Largue boatbuilder, my "historic" partner in France is present at the Southampton Boatshow (16 to 25 September 2016). A recently built Méaban will be displayed. [hr] Adrian Donovan, a British boatbuilder…
Erik Klepsvik
Norseman AS, Norway
Last year, I've been contacted by Erik Klepsvik from Norway, willing to have a Jewell built for his own use. Erik owned a Storm 19, from Swallow Boats (now Swallow…
Ma Cherie, Ebihen 16 built by Wind and oar boat school, Portlan, Oregon
Small boats monthly, a web based magazine on wooden boats
Small boats monthly is a very interesting web-magazine. It contains many interesting articles for builders, owners and users of wooden boats that can be stored and maintained at an average-size home.…
Koalen 17 built by andrew cooper
A Koalen 17 home built in the Shetland islands
A Koalen 17 under construction by Andrew Cooper in Walls, Shetland Islands, has been turned over. This is the second Koalen 17, the first one having been built by Icarai in France.…
Tilting pillars to build Ebihen 15/16
When building an Ebihen, Icarai boatbuilder had the idea to assemble the boat structure upright, and then turn over the hull for planking. Then, the boat is suspended to two…
Atelier Nautique Richelieu, Canada
Louis Ducharme, Atelier Nautique Richelieu, is a new partner. Located near Montreal, Quebec, he is able to build "VivierBoats", as well as provides CNC cut plywood kits. Our cooperation started…
Skol ar Mor launching, January 2016
Skol ar Mor is a high-level school, training traditional marine carpenters. During the 2 years course, the apprentices are building several boats, in order to learn various wooden boat techniques.…
Gabian: a lateen rigged boat
For many years, I had in mind to draw a Mediterranean boat, named pointu or barquette on the French Med coast. Michel Aubert, living in the countryside near Fréjus and…
“Sorine”, a flattie built in The Netherland
Sorine is a flat dinghy, very easy to build. Two plans are available, a motor skiff or a sailing skiff. Hans Schalk is building a Sorine and held a blog on the…
Three fingers down!
"... I received the plan of the boat. We started with my son in early August the construction by the building frame. We were proud of ourselves and result. We…
Ross Cameron and Ilur at Southampton boatbuiding show 2015
Ross Cameron, UK
I am happy to welcome a new partner, Ross Cameron. After a career in biotechnology, Ross makes a boatbuilding training at the International Boatbuilding Training College [IBTC] in Lowestoft. Then he…
Jewell, trailable gaff yawl, launched in Australia
Fontana is the first Jewell built in Australia by Tony O'Connor, my partner in this country. He writes "the wind was very gusty that day so I used the first reef, but…
Welcome to this new web site
12 years ago, I gave you my first appointment on the web. Now I welcome you to this new web site. It allows me to post many pieces of valuable…
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Woodtec Boats, Greece
Woodtec Boats is a new partner. We have signed an agreement in augist 2015. Woodtec Boats was founded by two enthusiastic builders/sailors, Nikos and Thanassis, specializes in building high quality wooden boats (sail or power) using modern wood-epoxy methods. (more…)
BKR, Peter Tatarinov, Russia
Peter Tatarinov is a new partner in 2015. Located near the Baikal lake, he is able to build wooden boats as well as providing CNC cut plywood kits. He uses mostly birch plywood which is very stiff and a good choice for modern wooden boatbuilding. (more…)
Duckworksmagazine, USA
Duckworksmagazine is firstly a web magazine with plenty of posts for home builders and small boats users. Chuck Leinweber was my first representative in the USA, selling my plans as well as…
Arwen Marine
Emmanuel Conrath founded Arwen Marine a few years ago, to market plywood-epoxy boats kits. Actually, he is the French representative of Chesapeake Light Craft ( CLC), USA, who is probably the…
Photos of the Skiff World Championships 2013 in Loch Broom Scotland by Steven Gourlay Photography
Jordan Boats, United Kingdom
Alec Jordan (Jordan Boats) is specialized in CNC plywood cutting. He works with several boats designers and is leader in UK. In particular, he has contributed to the development of the…
Bounty en Rance
Bounty, 16′ motorboat
Designed to navigate with a motor, the Bounty motor is different from the sailing boat by the absence of a centerboard and rudder. The transom is foreseen to house either an…