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We have returned from our trip to BC feeling generally refreshed. Our main goal of getting good video of the nesting dinghy was largely thwarted by successive gales and torrential rains! However, we did get a few light winds clips on our last day in the San Juans and we had some time on our ...continue reading Back from BC
Well!!...we are recovering from a super weekend at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. We want to thank all of you who came by to see us. We were surrounded the entire time and absolutely loved it. The positive feedback was overwhelming and we thank you all. Also, being in the tent with WEST SYSTEM ...continue reading A great time at the festival
I recently sent someone to this page to see pictures of the last prototype nested. After a search, I found out that I never posted them! oops... I will post them here but I do admit they are not the best pictures by far. (that might be why I neglected to post them...) New ones ...continue reading PT Eleven; prototype nested
Russell and I want to let everyone know that we are much closer to having the PT Eleven nesting dinghy done. The final prototype is very close to completion. All the hardware (some recently posted on the blog) and most parts of the kit have been developed for production. Writing the manual is progressing daily ...continue reading General update:PT Eleven
Russell designed the connective hardware for our nesting dinghies after many experiments with nesting boats over the years. The current design is the result of that experience and several sessions of refinement greatly assisted by the lofting skills, material expertise and beautiful machining of Paul Zeusche here in Port Townsend. This hardware has turned out ...continue reading PT Eleven Connective Hardware
June was a month of distractions, delays and details that slowed progress on the the nesting dinghy. One of those distractions was a turning point in our carbon eyestrap production. Demand for these little hand crafted eyestraps has increased. This is good news! However; our previous production method was not meeting demand effectively. It became ...continue reading New carbon eyestraps
Frequently Asked Questions about the PT 11 Nesting dinghy are listed below in alphabetical order. You can scroll down to find what you are looking for or try the search box to the right... If you have a question not found here, please email us. Our email info is on our website PTWATERCRAFT.COM or contact ...continue reading PT ELEVEN Q & A
Port Townsend Watercraft non longer produces kits for the PT Skiff. This was purely a logistics decision as our nesting dinghy became more popular and took up all of our time and space. The PT Skiff designers at BIEKERBOATS.COM are offering plans as of 2022 but builders need to note that the manual, which can ...continue reading PT Skiff Q & A
This last summer we drove the skiff across country and had some opportunities to splash in the Atlantic and Chesapeake. Alas, my video skills are not too hot. I compiled some of the better clips from the summer in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpJoJfkA0j0 I would like to mention that Russell has been working on the nesting ...continue reading PT Skiff clips from summer 2010
Russell Brown is best known for his superior knowledge and technique with epoxy, fiberglass and carbon. He has been building foils and other boat parts for years. He is also known for a lifetime of designing, building, and sailing windward Pacific Proas. He has long experimented with nesting kayaks and sailing dinghies that have been ...continue reading About us