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Category: polytarp sails

Wood-epoxi boat plans for the amateur builder

Right Canoe: the right boat for the beginner

The Right Canoe is named after the Right Whale, a species hunted to near extinction in the southern coast of Brazil. Whaling canoes built after the whalers of New Bedford were sailed by fisherman of azorean descent. Inspired by the great sailing qualities of these boats, we designed a simple 13-foot canoe that is very…
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Making Polytarp Sails

Homemade polytarp sails are affordable and easy to make. They make excelent, durable and proffessional-looking sails! Polytarp sails have been around for many years. They gained popularity with boatbuilders because they were cheap, easy to make, and made decent sails for one-off amateur-built small boats. When we started designing sailboats we decided to offer sail…
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