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 Posted on January 3rd,2011I noted recently that Jordan Boats in the UK has started producing Iain Oughtred design kits. They have licensed the patterns to Hewes &Company of Maine in North America. I am guessing that this a quality kits,though they are for experienced builders (no materials provided other than the cut lumber). Even so,this [...]  Posted on October 6th,2008I have mentioned the presence of one of Iain Oughtred’s Caledonia Yawls at the festival. I had previously only seen the design in pictures and it was a thrill to get a up-close-and-personal with the boat,one of my favorite designs. This one is REBECCA ANN,built by Geoff Kerr in 2002 and owned [...] Posted on October 5th,2008Here are most of the other pictures I took at the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival. Category:Boatbuilding,Boating &Boating Places,Canoes,Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mus.,Classic Yachts,Kayaks,Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival,Organizations &Education,Rowing Boats,Sailing Canoes,Proas,&Sailing Outriggers,Small Sail Craft |  Tags:adirondack guideboat,chesapeake log canoe,dan sutherland,day sailer,delaware ducker,electric launch,gloucester light dory,iain oughtred,lug rig,skipjack,sprit rig,wooden boat festival |  3 comments |  Trackback this Post Posted on October 4th,2008We are getting ready for the start of the sailing race. I am guessing there are about 40 boats out there with some really great ones among them. If have seen an Oughtred Caledonia Yawl,a couple of sweet sailing canoes,a number of sprit or lug skiffs and such. It’s very cool. Of course [...] Posted on February 12th,2007I am pleased to be able to show off two great pieces of artwork that fans of this blog will surely enjoy: The talented artist? That would be George Shaw. Name ring a bell? That would be my dad. Good stuff,eh? I believe the second boat is a Caledonia Yawl by Iain [...] Category:Boat Media &Events,Canoes | Tags:iain oughtred,painting,yawl | One comment | Trackback this Post Posted on November 6th,2006Tonight I ran across a small but active discussion forum about Iain Oughtred’s Caledonia Yawl,his other designs,and a transoceanic voyage in a related Shetland boat:The Caledonia Yawl &Voyage of The Aegre. I’ve talked in the past about the Caledonia –its a great design. This forum seems to include some [...] Posted on June 29th,2006I bit ago I realized I was overdue doing a post about Iain Oughtred,a man whose drawing table has produced some gorgeous small craft. I first got introduced to him vis his book on glued lapstake building:Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual. Yeah,he’s a Brit,so he used “clinker,”which,however laden [...] | ||
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