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BOAT STORY INDEX

TOP STORY Minnie Moltok Goes All The Way. A delightful journey in Danmark
A Graceful Conversion New life for a surf boat
Achieveable Cruisers A series of cheap to build cruising capable boats
Action Stations (Reid) a performance yacht
Aussie Ski paddling
Awatuna Dinghy An oldy for sale
ABET Fat Canoe An aid project for East Timor
Black Knight a beautiful vintage launch from the USA
Baden's Seaview dinghy collection Visitors from the United Kingdom
Bluejacket My Denis Ganley Gypsy Cutter 24ft
Brooke 23 taking on an unfinished boat
Building Bubbles Maurice OBrien reflects on a journey into boatbuilding at home
Building Alice Ward A smaller edition of a Joannsa
Beatrice USA design NZ Build 27" St Pierre dory. A real beauty
Cariad Yep fibreglass lifeboat. But many of us cut our teeth fitting out a glass hull as a first project
Caique Kairanga Tram. A Ganley Caique is discovered in a paddock and restored.
Crazy Bird A well travelled open boat
Deal Huff Boat. A light fast rowing boat by John Welsford
Delphinus a 26'x8'6"x4'6" Philip Rhodes (USA) cutter
Drascombes We were looking for owners (and Flounder)
FERRO A workboat that has reached its centenary and is still going strong
Ghost of the Egret Ross Lillicombe writes from Australia
Golden Bay (Welsford) built by Colin Tyler
Tender Behind A very functional boat tender
Fiji A Navigator in Yasawa One of the all time greats on this website
Hinemoa's launch. A classic workboat from 1903
Houdini From Australia
Houdini From Roger Kane a New Zealand Houdini builder
Houseboat Brief Our search for a creative houseboat designer
Jessie Logan. Claimed to be the oldest yacht in the world still racing
Joansa (Welsford) built by Doug Kemp
Joansa A wonderful Welsford rowing boat built by Jan
Joansa The ultimate in classic rowing boat styles
John Dory - a local launch from Auckland New Zealand
Light Dory Not many people don't want a dory
Light Trow Gavin Atkin dinghy for rowing or sailing
Little Mo A 19 footer from the board of Denis Ganley. A building project about to start maybe
Lloyd's Rowing Boat A sized down Joansa
Lone Wolf (kayak) (Reid) Kayakers have more fun by far
Longbow An open water rowing boat from Grant Stone
Lovely Plumage Lew Clayman' answer
M Class A famous NZ racing design we all love down here
Matariki a double canoe concept you can row or paddle
Mischief not just a yacht but a story about a yachting family
Navigator My favourite boat
Open Water Dories Some suitable types of rowing boat
Pakawai The story of the restoration of a pilot boat
Penguin (Welsford)
Praam Another timeless design concept
Rhodes 26 yacht. And it's for sale
Rifleman design (Welsford) built by John Brogden
Riques Malolo Rique Higgin's Wharram outrigger canoe
Romany The pride you get being a steamboat owner
Seagull (Welsford) a popular skiff
Searching for Result a NZ yacht built in 1902
Skiffs Every country has its own version
South Haven Dory USA FREE comprehensive dory plan and instructions
Steam Hydroplane Steam powered hydroplane for record attempt
Stingray (sail) A small sail design concept from Stuart Reid
Taihoa A wander around the concept of a small launch design
Tread Lightly (Welsford) A thirteen foot camping concept boat
Trover [Welsford] an excellent first boat building project
Truant A new design from John Welsford
Waione A fine vintage New Zealand yacht designed by Bailey
Walkabout A new rowing, sailing, outboard boat from John Welsford February 2004
Whalers the ex Navy 27 footers
What Next Performance sailing canoe by Stuart Reid
Wildcat From Gavin Atkin • Updated plans 27/12/01
Willow Pattern (Welsford) Junk rigged home for a single man