We are at the Festival. We have a booth next to the presentation stand out on the point. The PT Skiff is in the water at the dock. We hope some of you can make it over the weekend!  We will be accepting orders for both kits for shipping in October. The PT Eleven will ...continue reading Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2011

This month saw the launch of our proa, Jzerro. She had been pulled up onto a bank in a friend’s yard on the Hood Canal for more than a year. With a ‘come-along’, logs for rollers and skids, Russell got her onto the beach just in time for the tide to float her. A couple ...continue reading an outing in July

On September 15th, as the City Hall tolled 9:00am, Russell and I were pulling out of Port Townsend Harbor in the PT Skiff. We were loaded up with nearly 600 lbs between the 2 of us and gear. It was foggy and cold on Puget Sound but that is nothing new. We were headed for ...continue reading Port Townsend to Desolation Sound

Wow, what a weekend!  First and foremost, thank you all for coming and spending time talking to us about the PT Skiff. I hope all your questions got answered and you have had a chance to check out the website if you had not seen it before. The enthusiasm expressed by so many of you ...continue reading Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival 2010

Hello to all, After 8500 miles, many weeks on the road with the PT Skiff and meeting so many and yet not all of you, we are back at work in Port Townsend. We will highlight the trip on our blog soon. The boat logged some good sea miles, some in extreme conditions and performed ...continue reading Back in Port Townsend

We are on the road to the east coast and somehow these photos did not upload right on the website so I am posting them here. When we get back I will be able to make such updates from the main computer. Here is the windshield photo and a photo of a hatch with the ...continue reading New Windshield & water-tight Hatch photos

Our skiff is almost complete! We are waiting on the new adjustable height windshield & mount, but besides that we only need to install the motor and cables and a few other small things. We were pulled off skiff building for a good part of the spring, filling orders for our other business, PT Foils, ...continue reading Almost Finished

This page is dedicated to notes on design and specific designs. Scroll down to read various articles and commentaries. "DESIGN" Explained; a commentary by Brian Clark Product Design is the conscious, educated and disciplined attempt to translate a clearly defined idea into a physical product.  It takes years to build the intuitive 'mojo' and discipline ...continue reading On Design

Find discounts throughout the store from kayaks and canoes to sailboats and rowing craft, paddleboards to powerboats, even Teardrop Campers and ProKits. All of our complete kits and wood-parts-only kits are marked down. Most carry discounts up to 10%. This sale won't last long, so get on board now for the best prices! Through Tuesday, ...continue reading CLC Presidents Day Weekend Sale