It is official Dave has moved into his new office. No longer will the spare bedroom be a mess and the president of Moe Boat Works pulling his hair out. The Skookum 28 has taken a back burner while the Schooner Sindbad project was being jump started. Now I can get back to working on my dream yacht.  A launch date of May 7th for the Mo Skookum is possible if I don't get any more big distractions.  

The Schooner Sindbad project is scheduled to begin in 60 days.

It has been a number of years since a new Falmouth Cutter has been built out of the Sam Morse molds. I wonder why. Have they become too expensive? I have a boat shop and would love to build one for some one. The hulls would be laid up at Cape George Marine Works and then finished at my shop in Port Townsend. I am currently working on a Skookum 28/Cape George 28. The hull was built by Skookum Marine in Port Townsend and then the boat was moved to Cape George Marine Works where we installed the ballast, engine, cockpit and some of the deck beams. The house on the boat is contructed using the same method they use for building Cape George Cutters. Launch date is scheduled for early May. After that I am looking for another project. Anyone looking for a new Falmouth Cutter?

The picture on the top of my website is the interior of my Skookum 28 sailboat. It shows the compression post of Alaska yellow cedar and the mast partner of Sapelle a kind of maghogonogy. The cabin top beams are made of Alaska yellow cedar and Sapelle. I will give Mike Neubauer credit for designing the compression post and showing me how to install it.

The interest is growing about the Classic Cutter Rendezvous and local business are very interested in giving the yachtsmen from other parts of the country a warm welcome. I don't know how many of people realize that Port Townsend and the Point Hudson Marina is one of the most popular places to hold a sailin on the west coast. We yachtsmen who live in Port Townsend are very happy to live here and share it with traveling skippers. Last year there were 19 yacht clubs or groups which reserved the marina for an event. This year the number has grown to 22. The phone rings off the hook the first day of the year that the Port start taking bookings. Sea Marine has decided to host a wine and cheese tasting party for Saturday night after the fun race on the harbor.

Owners of Cape George Cutters, Bristol Channel Cutters, and Falmouth Cutters are invited to rendezvous in Port Townsend August 13th, 14th, and 15th for a weekend of fun and sailing.