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Mailbag: Whitehall in British Columbia

Mailbag: Whitehall in British Columbia

Last month we received a great report from a lady at Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada. She detailed for herself a very nicely outfitted Whitehall that she can row in conventional aft facing and our Forward Facing slide seat operation. The maiden voyage was in the thick of...

When less is more

This is a real-life example of how a bigger boat isn’t necessarily better… Many years ago we built a 12′ Point Defiance sailboat for a lady who lives on a nearby island. She sailed the dickens out of that Point Defiance and really loved it! But then...
A novel way to tow your boat

A novel way to tow your boat

Got a boat and no way to tow it?  Here’s a clever solution we’ve never seen before… Keith in St. Petersburg, FL rigged up a way to tow his Captain’s Gig with a recumbent tricycle! Here is his dad, age 84, making it look way too easy…...
Custom Jib in Santa Barbara

Custom Jib in Santa Barbara

We got a great piece of mail today from Andrew in Santa Barbara. Andrew owns a 12′ Point Defiance, and the squirrely winds in his favorite sailing areas were playing havoc with the stock jib. We love the ingenuity of our customers! Andrew built a self-tending...
Mailbag: Whitehall in British Columbia

Mailbag: a cute Captain’s Gig

At the boat show in January these folks ordered a Captain’s Gig tender. A couple of months later they picked up their custom dinghy… The matching colors and nice installation adds a level of sophistication to an already nice yacht! They report enjoying...