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I have more raw footage to play with but these are the latest from this summer. Click on the titles for the story and video, A bit of 'white water' in the PT 11 Sky rowing in the PT 11 Camp Cruising July 2014 or watch all our videos on PTW You Tube !
Here is something that has just about all of our boating friends talking, scheming, dreaming, and even a few actually preparing for... After watching this video, which I find to be the perfect play on the multi-million (and 'tough-sailor-dude') sailing event videos, even I have fantasized about doing this.... well...maybe in another life... if I ...continue reading The Latest Buzz
Enjoy Pictures recently received of boats launched this summer or boats in use. I love the new colors added to PT 11's; now sporting blue, green, sunny yellow, mellow yellow, cream, red, white...have I missed any? Beautiful!! Keep those pictures coming! What do you think about a photo contest???? Let me know and I will ...continue reading Featured Launchings, Fall 2014
On June 30th, Cassandra McDermott and 10 year old Milo arrived to pick up their PT 11 kit. 'Cassie' is a young woman who delivers boats, does a lot of sailing, boat finishing, refinishing, and polishing. I suspect she is very good at it, too. Meeting Cassie and Milo (who also loves to sail) was ...continue reading Builder spotlight 9/14
I admit it..I am a bit of a chicken when it comes to some things. I am not a skier, will not go near a roller coaster, and have never been white water rafting. Russell on the other hand... well let's just say, in reference to THIS VIDEO, a standing wave, big or small, is ...continue reading A bit of ‘white water’ in the PT 11
I am always happy to show off new boats from our family of builders. I am also so very impressed with the beautiful work everyone has done. Here are some pictures from this Spring. 206 Composites’ Simon Miles, here in Port Townsend, has had 3 PT11 projects in progress. One of these was just launched ...continue reading Launchings for 2nd quarter 2014
Growing Pains Things have come a long way since we first started producing kits. We have put a lot of effort into making production more efficient and timely. The current kits contain parts that require less fitting and fiddling. We have refined the kit, and the manual. One thing we have maintained is the stance ...continue reading Production notes
The PT 11 is known as a “nesting dinghy” and while many people know what that means, many again, do not. It is easy to explain that the boat can be separated into two parts, and the bow half ‘nests’ in the aft half, making it possible to own a relatively large dinghy that will ...continue reading Nesting, Nester, Nestable..
Since we began producing the PT 11 kit, all of our costs have gone up. Plywood, CNC machining, and everything else we use has increased in price. For now, we are holding the price of the basic kit where it has been since we began but we need to increase the prices for the rigs ...continue reading Price increases 2014
As of Monday, April 7 th, our PT 11 nesting dinghy will be on display at Fisheries Supply in Seattle. This is something we have talked about doing for a long time and we are pleased it is happening this year. Fisheries Supply is one of our very favorite resources. On display is our PT ...continue reading PT 11 on display in Seattle