Category: Design
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Folkboat is faster
There exists, or used to exist a video showing a race(!) between a Sparkman & Stephens quarter ton class design from the 1970s – the Blue Bird 25 vs a traditional Nordic Folkboat, conceived as… […]
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Restoration of Ester 1901
We called her the mini Vasa – after Stockholm’s famous museum ship. She is Ester, the 1901 champion racing yacht designed by Gunnar Melgren, with a dagger keel for extreme performance… and she was a… […]
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20% off Wharram Designs
Press release from Wharram Designs We would like to draw your attention to our September sale which starts on Saturday. 20% off ALL Boat Building Plans! If your heart is already set on building a… […]
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Olin Stephens Interview
Olin Stephens’ interview is below but this shot shows him aged 90 as he helms Dorade: The photo by James Taylor was taken soon after Dorade was restored (for the first time!) in Italy in… […]
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Cross sections of a wooden boat
A few of the names that describe the parts of a wooden boat, here in cross section. Note the timber is of less thickness than a frame – boats might have timbers between frames –… […]
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Suhaili – the yacht that launched so many others
She was originally intended to be a dhow! Robin Knox-Johnston and a couple of fellow Merchant Navy officers had admired the graceful craft of the Persian Gulf and thought it would be good to sail… […]
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Feature In praise of the She 36
By Peter Poland Of all the design offices to rise to prominence in the 20th century, Sparkman & Stephens must rank near the top. From cruising yachts to America’s Cup 12 metres (with an unsurpassed… […]
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No1 Camper & Nicholson 32
The first in the series of Nardi’s Nods began with the fine lines and legendary seakeeping of the Nicholson 32. The magic of a wooden boat will always stay with us, never to be substituted… […]
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No 2 The Alpa 9.50
Alpa 9.50 “What I like most about the 9.50 is that she is seaworthy and fast and she sails herself which just does not happen with modern boats” Nardi’s Nods – By Federico Nardi of… […]
