News & Recent Events

In order to keep you up to date with new developments, this page will contain links to our most recently added content.  Here and elsewhere among our web pages we will flag new and updated content with the symbol...  Since this is already a collection of various news and recent items, I will only flag the "extra new" items below with that symbol...!

 

NEW IN 2007 & 2008

Current Projects: Designs that have recently been begun, are ongoing, will soon be completed, or are now under construction - in order of size:

50m (164') Indonesian Charter Yacht - A plank-on-frame Phinisi Charter Schooner (being designed)
36m (118') KLM, Dunia Baru - A plank-on-frame Indonesian KLM Charter Yacht (soon to be launched
36m (118') Schooner Amrapali - A plank-on-frame wooden Tern Schooner (out for estimates)
30m (98') Sailing Phinisi   - A plank-on-frame Phinisi Charter Yacht (under construction)
80' Motor Yacht, North Coast  - An all-ocean Diesel-Electric motor yacht. (out for estimates)
64' Steel 'Steam Clipper' Yacht, Ironheart   - Motor Sailor (being designed)
60' Motor Sailor, Swallow's Nest   -  A Motor Sailing Family Trawler Yacht (new design being developed
56' Aluminum Ketch, Shiraz - Fast sailing in a classic ketch reminiscent of Herreshoff (stock design revision)
53' Aluminum Motor Yacht, Valdemar - Motor Yacht (under construction)
50' Steel Motor Yacht, Renegade - Motor Yacht (out for estimates)
48' Aluminum Schooner, Jasmine -  Electric Drive Motor Sailor (out for estimates)
43' Aluminum Motor Yacht, Roberta Jean - Motor Yacht for voyaging (new design being developed)
43' Aluminum Motor Yacht, Roberta - Motor Yacht for voyaging (new design)

New Prototypes: New ideas...!

50 Meter Indonesian Charter Yacht -  The ultimate charter vessel: 164' on deck!
112' Sailing Yacht, Leah - A fast yacht for luxury and fast sailing.  Did I say fast...?
'Tunnel CAT' 90  - A unique very fast foil-borne planing vessel - the 'Tunnel CAT'
Nautilus 80 / Nemo 70  - Hybrid submarine-yacht..!
70' Express Cruiser -  Like the rum runners of yore - fast and sleek..!
60' Motor Yacht, 'Steamer'  - A classic..! New layout images added.
60' Motor Yacht, Peregrine  -  New images and interior for a continuing favorite..!

 

ARTICLES

New or recently revised articles are as follows:  

Testimonials  
Composites for Boats
Evolution of a Traditional Wooden Sailing Type
Metal Parts for Boats

 

ADVENTURES

Once in a while we get to go on something of an adventure, a little of which follows...

At the end of 2004 Lena and I traveled to Indonesia and sailed for several weeks aboard the 35 meter Si'Lolona, a traditional wooden phinisi 'schooner' that we designed during 2001 - 2002.   This was an excellent trip!  If you'd like to discover more about our brief adventure in Indonesia, please check out the Si'Lolona Homecoming page.

During the second quarter of 2006 Lena and I traveled to Indonesia to begin work on a new 36 meter Indonesian Motor Sailor, which is now under construction in Kalimantan (Borneo). A few select images from that trip (and another trip to Indonesia during 2001) can be seen at our web page on Boatbuilding in Indonesia - A Photo Gallery.

For a bit of background about these vessels, please see our Phinisi History page.

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