Building a Lake Skiff - Part 2: Modeling
This is the second installment of Charlie Ewers' account of his quest to design and build a boat to fit a certain set of criteria. Here, Charlie builds models and learns a bit in the process.

Fafnir
A new design from John Welsford, Fafnir began it's life as Gimli, a proposal for the Aroundinten race. Fafnir has grown less competitive and more laid back with milder adventures in mind.

Nootka Sound - A Camping Cruiser
If you heard rumors that we were going to start offering the designs of Joe Dobler, you heard right. We start off with Nootka Sound - a Camping Cruiser, Joe's design #213

Toter Update
Ever since his clever little nesting electric boat was introduced last year, Ken Simpson has been improving and upgrading the design. Here he discusses some of those changes.

Building a Lake Skiff
Charlie Ewers lives on a chain of lakes in Maine. He and his wife, Theo, like to explore them but between the size of the chain and the age of the explorers, another boat was needed.

Gato Especial
Chris Ostlind has an eye for style and the technical ability to back it up, so when he decided to design a handy two person trailerable, cruising catamaran, it's no wonder he succeeded.

2 More Messer Models
I am not sure if it was the lovely lines of these boats that moved me to use the alliterative title or just because it's Friday. Either way, you will enjoy building these models.

MSD Rowing Skiff
We don't always learn the process that results in a new boat design, but in the case of the MSD Rowing Skiff, Michael Storer lets us in on the process that resulted in this little number.

Open 18 Footer
I have known Phil Lea since 2001 and he has always sailed a nice Junebug that he built. This year he decided he wanted something a little bigger.

Schoml
What better way to start off the new year than with a set of free plans for a neat little rowing/sailing dink? Reinier Scheele was kind enough to share his with us.

Introducing Toter
Ken Simpson has designed a very clever little dinghy. This 8 foot oar, paddle or electric powered boat comes apart and nests to fit in a small car's trunk.

Launch Day for the 10ft Nuthatch
Warren Messer has been on a roll lately, launching boat after boat and all his own designs - and he offers the most detailed, colorful plans at a modest cost.

Bufflehead a 21st Century, Solo Cruising Sailing Canoe
Canoe sailing 'caught' Hugh Horton back in the 1980's and and has had him ever since. In this article he gives a brief history of his involvement in the sport.