by GHBoats Webmaster | Apr 12, 2014 | Press Reviews, SCAMP
Our fiberglass SCAMP got a fantastic write-up in the April 2014 issue of 48 North! It’s a pretty good sized article so we’re not going to reprint the whole thing here, but these are a few of our favorite parts: Gig Harbor Boat Works, known for their...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Feb 28, 2014 | Mailbag, Navigator
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...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Feb 21, 2014 | Mailbag
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…...
by Dave Robertson | Dec 18, 2013 | Mailbag
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...
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by GHBoats Webmaster | Jul 13, 2013 | Mailbag
A couple of months ago we shipped out a pretty Melonseed all the way to the other side of the world, to Western Australia. Her new owner, Peter, has been keeping us in the loop on her adventures. His first impression: “Blazin’ly fast… she sure is...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Jul 9, 2013 | Ocean Rowing
Just a brief update… For those of you who’ve been following our website since the “Newsletter” days, you may remember Erdun Eruc, who undertook a human-powered circumnavigation of the globe. His journey began in July of 2007, and we first...
