This is a Wee Lassie canoe, designed by "Mac" McCarthy, who explains how to build the boat in his book "Featherweight Boatbuilding" (WoodenBoat Books, 1996; ISBN 0937822-39-6). It is built, like most boats, over temporary molds that provide the shape of the boat. The boat is strip-planked of western red cedar and fiberglassed with 4-ounce cloth. It is designed to be paddled by a single occupant using a double paddle.
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is located in Port Hadlock WA and is an accredited, non-profit vocational school. You can find us on the web at www.nwboatschool.org .
Our mission is to teach and preserve the fine art of traditional and contemporary wooden boatbuilding and maritime crafts.
We build both commissioned and speculative boats to US Coast Guard standards while teaching adult students the traditional wood and wood composite boatbuilding skills they will need to work in the marine trades. We sell our boats to help support the School. Please feel free to give us a call should you like to discuss our building a boat for you.
You can reach us via e-mail at info@nwboatschool.org or by calling us at 360-385-4948.