This is a four-strake Caledonia Yawl nearing completion in the School’s Contemporary class during the summer of 2009 under the direction of instructor Bruce Blatchley.
The Caledonia Yawl was designed by Ian Oughtred for construction in glued lapstrake marine plywood, and is one of his most popular designs.
We built this boat, the second of two, for Camp Four Winds/Westward Ho on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands in Washington State. www.fourwindscamp.org/
It is 19′ 6" long with a beam of 6′ 1". She’ll draw about 11 inches with the centerboard up and 3′ 6" with the centerboard down. The boat weighs about 350 pounds in its "as-designed" configuration, and can easily be customized to an owner’s wishes. It can be built as a sloop (one mast) or yawl (two masts).
Oughtred’s book, Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual explains his methods for building these beautiful, functional boats. While his methods differ slightly from ours, both yield superlative results. www.amazon.com/Clinker-Plywood-Boatbuilding-Manual-Oughtr…
Nic Compton’s biography of Ian Oughtred, A Life in boats, captures this complex, enigmatic designer. www.woodenboatstore.com/product/325-144
" Late at night, out in the workshop, builder’s of Iain’s boats have often admitted to feelings of invisible company, of being part of something much bigger; a strong sense that in the act of working with such beauty they too have become part of that great pantheon of boatbuilders. -Robert Ayliffe, founder, Duck Flat Wooden Boats
If you’re interested in how these great camp cruising boats are often used, check out boats.duncan.com/caledoniayawl/index.html
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is located in Port Hadlock WA, on the Olympic Peninsula, and is a private, accredited non-profit vocational school.
Our mission is to teach and preserve the fine art of wooden boatbuilding and traditional maritime crafts.
We build both commissioned and speculative boats for sale while teaching students boatbuilding the skills they need to work in the marine trades.
You can find us on the web at www.nwboatschool.org .
You can reach us via e-mail at info@nwboatschool.org or by calling us at 360-385-4948.
