The Construction of Hull 001 for my Girls By Erik Palin Pandemics and the resultant quarantines applied are good for more than protecting your health… they give you a chance to reboot and do things you have not previously “had time” to do before. This is one such short(ish) story… I fondly recall the summer […]
It took a little over two years, but my wife Claire and I finally finished our new boat, the Glen-L Minuet. When I retired, everyone said that I was making a mistake, that I would be bored in about two months. So, since we sold our Catalina 30 right before we retired and moved to […]
Two years ago I started the construction of a Glen-L 15. I have a blog with a lot of pictures. Sorry is in Portuguese http://construirumveleiro.blogs.sapo.pt/ You are welcome to visit… (Editor’s note: when we went to his blog, there’s a box that pops up and you can translate the page into your own language)
For over 60 years, we’ve strived to provide the best plans and patterns we can so that beginning builders can build their own boat and have something that performs beautifully and that they can be proud of. Over the years, we’ve developed guidelines on changing a design so that first, the change is within the […]
Launched my BullsEye last September and have had quite a few sailing trips on Birch Bay this winter & spring. Really enjoying getting back to dinghy sailing. So responsive. But most of the rides are quite wet! Finding it very easy to get water coming in over the side in just 12-15 knots wind. And then its very […]